Techniques

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Ankle Pick

A takedown technique where the attacker grabs the opponent's ankle (typically the lead leg) and lifts it while driving …

Arm Drag

The arm drag is a fundamental grappling technique used to control an opponent's arm and create angles for advantageous …

Arsonist

A variation of the firemans carry, where we place the head in front of the body.

Ashi Guruma

Ashi Guruma is a dynamic Judo throwing technique where the tori (executor) uses their leg as a fulcrum to wheel the uke…

Bodylock Takedown

From a locked front bodylock, break the opponent's posture by pulling the hips in and bending them forward or arching t…

Collar Drag

A technique where the attacker grabs the opponent's collar or neck and pulls/drags them forward and to the side, creati…

Collar Tie

The collar tie is foundational across wrestling (freestyle, folkstyle, Greco-Roman), BJJ, Judo, and MMA. It represents …

Cow Catcher

A versatile control technique that combines head control with an underhook to dominate an opponent's posture and moveme…

Cut Back

A versatile finish/off-balancing tool from the Single Leg. From a secured single leg (often on the knees), the attacker…

De Ashi Barai

Tori brushes the outer (little-toe) edge of uke's advancing foot sideways with the sole, sweeping it into or past the o…

Double Leg Takedown

The double leg is a takedown where you grab the opponent's legs while pushing their upper body forward, forcing them to…

Duck under

A technique where the attacker ducks underneath the opponent's arm (typically from a collar tie or clinch) and emerges …

Dump

A high-amplitude finish from the Single Leg, especially effective from the high single position where the head is alrea…

Funk Roll

A wrestling single leg defense popularized by collegiate coach Cary Kolat. Used once the opponent has secured a head-in…

Guard Pull

Sitting or dropping to the ground while pulling the opponent's grip, sleeve, or collar to establish guard, without jump…

Hane Goshi

Spring hip throw: a hip technique (koshi-waza) in which tori turns in as for o-goshi, loads uke against the body, then …

Harai Goshi

A hip throw combined with a leg sweep to throw uke.

Harai Makikomi

Sweeping wraparound: a side sacrifice throw (yoko-sutemi-waza) that begins as harai-goshi (sweeping hip), then — instea…

Harai Tsurikomi Ashi

Tori first lifts and pulls uke up-and-forward (the tsurikomi action) to load them onto one tensioned leg, then sweeps t…

Hiza Guruma

A technique where tori places their foot in front of uke's knee and turns, causing uke to fall.

Inside Trip

A finish from the Single Leg used when the opponent's remaining leg is the near/inside leg relative to the attacker's p…

Ippon Seoi Nage

A variation of Seoi-nage where tori grips only one arm of uke.

Jumping Closed Guard

A guard-pull entry in which the bottom player jumps from standing and wraps both legs around the standing opponent's to…

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Kani Basami (Scissor takedown)

A leg-scissoring sacrifice throw (yoko-sutemi-waza), 'crab scissors,' in which tori drops beside a standing opponent an…

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