Turtle

All-fours defensive position

Techniques (12)

Bow and Arrow Choke

A powerful collar choke applied from back control where one hand secures a deep collar grip, while …

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Canto Choke

A gi choke, named for Brazilian judoka and BJJ black belt Flavio Canto, distinguished by threading …

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Clock Choke

Applied against an opponent in turtle position by securing a deep collar grip and circling around t…

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Dagestani Handcuff

A dominant control technique popularized by Dagestani wrestlers, particularly Khabib Nurmagomedov, …

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Daki Wakare

Daki-wakare is a sacrifice throw executed by embracing uke's torso from behind or above, then rotat…

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D'Arce Choke

A no-gi arm-triangle blood choke. The choking arm threads under the opponent's near arm, across the…

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Farce

A far-side D'Arce choke variation, part of Jeff Glover's "Darcepedia" family of unorthodox D'Arce v…

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Fat Man Roll

A turtle-position rolling technique used to reverse position or take the back, cross-referenced wit…

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Japanese Necktie

Similar to D'Arce but wrap leg over opponent's back for added pressure. Instead of figure-four, gra…

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Kata Ha Jime

A Kodokan chokehold using a collar/lapel grip to pressure the carotid arteries while the opponent's…

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Steamroller

A turtle-position reversal developed by Eduardo Telles, used when the top player has locked in seat…

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Turtleplata

An omoplata-style shoulder lock adapted by Eduardo Telles to the turtle position. When the top play…

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