Techniques
Browse every submission, sweep, escape, pass, and takedown in the library. Search by name or filter by phase, position, and mechanic.
Squid Guard
A lapel-based open guard variation popularized by Keenan Cornelius as part of his lapel guard system, using the opponen…
Stack Pass
A guard pass where the defender is stacked by driving their knees toward their head, allowing the passer to move around…
Steamroller
A turtle-position reversal developed by Eduardo Telles, used when the top player has locked in seatbelt control or is a…
Straight Ankle Lock
A foot lock that hyperextends the ankle joint by applying pressure against the Achilles tendon.
Sukui Nage
A scooping throw where the attacker drops their level, scoops both of the opponent's legs with their arms, and drives b…
Sumi Gaeshi
A sacrifice technique where tori falls backwards while lifting and pulling uke forward and to the side.
Tai Otoshi
A hand technique where tori turns in and drops their body while blocking uke's leg to execute the throw.
Tama Guruma
A side sacrifice throw (yoko-sutemi-waza) similar in entry to Kata Guruma — tori lifts uke across the shoulders/upper b…
Tani Otoshi
A side sacrifice technique often used as a counter where tori drops beside uke while blocking their legs.
Tate Shiho Gatame
A ground hold where tori controls uke from the top, straddling them while securing all four corners of their body.
Tawara Gaeshi
Tawara-gaeshi is a defensive sacrifice throw used when an opponent commits forward and downward — typically into a bear…
Te Guruma
A lifting hand throw (te-waza) in which tori grips over the opponent's shoulder, elevates their near arm to break their…
Tilt Sweep
A bottom half-guard sweep that punishes an opponent who reaches their arm underneath to weave between the legs for the …
Tomahawk Sweep
A guard-bottom sweep against a standing opponent that attacks one ankle and sends uke falling to the side rather than s…
Tomoe Nage
A sacrifice technique where tori falls onto their back and places a foot on uke's abdomen to throw them overhead.
Toreador Pass
A guard pass where the passer backs away from open guard, controls the legs, and passes to the side.
Trap and Roll (Mount)
A mount escape that uses the opponent's own posture and weight against them by trapping one or both of their arms and r…
Tree-Top Finish
A high-amplitude finish from the Single Leg in which the attacker elevates the captured leg straight overhead, driving …
Triangle Choke
A technique where the legs are used to form a triangle around an opponent's neck and one arm, cutting off blood flow to…