# Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Bible > The most comprehensive Brazilian Jiu Jitsu encyclopedia on the internet. ## About Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Bible (brazilianjiujitsubible.com) is a free, bilingual (English / Portuguese) encyclopedia covering all aspects of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu — the gentle art descended from Kodokan judo via Mitsuyo Maeda and reformed in Brazil across the twentieth century. Content covers techniques, positions, submissions, history, lineages, and the practitioners who built the modern game. ## Full Content: https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/llms-full.txt ## Techniques - [Armbar from Closed Guard (Armlock da Guarda Fechada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/armbar-from-closed-guard): The armbar from closed guard is the canonical submission of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu — the first weapon a white belt is hande... - [Triangle from Closed Guard (Triângulo da Guarda Fechada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/triangle-from-closed-guard): The triangle choke from closed guard is jiu jitsu's most recognizable strangle and one of its most lethal. Inherited fro... - [Kimura from Closed Guard (Kimura da Guarda Fechada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/kimura-from-closed-guard): The kimura is a shoulder lock executed via a figure-four grip on the opponent's wrist, named after the great Japanese ju... - [Hip Bump Sweep (Raspagem de Quadril)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/hip-bump-sweep): The hip bump sweep is the simplest reversal in the closed-guard playbook and one of the most consequential, because near... - [Pendulum Sweep (Raspagem de Pêndulo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/pendulum-sweep): The pendulum sweep, known in Portuguese as raspagem da flor, is the closed guard's answer to an opponent who plants thei... - [Scissor Sweep (Raspagem de Tesoura)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/scissor-sweep): The scissor sweep is the highest-percentage gi sweep at white and blue belt and a technique that survives unchanged into... - [Knee Cut Pass (Passagem de Joelho Cortado)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/knee-cut-pass): The knee cut pass is the single most-used guard pass at every level of modern competitive jiu jitsu. It works in the gi ... - [Torreando Pass (Passagem Toreador)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/torreando-pass): The torreando, or bullfighter pass, is the speed-and-angle answer to open guard. Named for the matador's pass-and-step a... - [Hip Escape (Shrimp) (Fuga de Quadril)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/hip-escape): The hip escape, known in Portuguese as fuga de quadril, is the most fundamental movement in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the ... - [Technical Stand-Up (Levantada Técnica)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/technical-stand-up): The technical stand-up is the safest way to return to feet from any seated or supine position in jiu jitsu, and it is th... - [Omoplata (Omoplata)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/omoplata): The omoplata is a shoulder lock executed by isolating one of the opponent's arms with the legs, swinging the same-side l... - [Americana (Americana)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/americana): The americana is a shoulder lock executed via a figure-four grip on the opponent's wrist with the elbow bent at 90 degre... - [Ezekiel Choke (Estrangulamento Ezequiel)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/ezekiel-choke): The ezekiel choke, known in Japanese as sode guruma jime (sleeve wheel choke), is a gi-based strangulation that uses the... - [Cross-Collar Choke from Mount (Estrangulamento Cruzado de Gola da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/cross-collar-choke-from-mount): The cross-collar choke from mount is the canonical mount submission of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the first technique taugh... - [Berimbolo (Berimbolo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/berimbolo): The berimbolo is the inverted back-take technique that defined a generation of competitive jiu jitsu. Developed inside t... - [Single-Leg Takedown (Queda de Uma Perna)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/single-leg-takedown): The single-leg takedown is the most-used wrestling-derived takedown in modern Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the takedown that ... - [Double-Leg Takedown (Queda de Duas Pernas)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/double-leg-takedown): The double-leg takedown is the highest-percentage takedown in collegiate wrestling and a foundational standing technique... - [Upa Escape (Bridge and Roll) (Upa (Fuga da Montada))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/upa-escape-from-mount): The upa, called bridge-and-roll in English, is the first escape every white belt learns and one of the two universal ans... - [Butterfly Sweep (Raspagem da Borboleta)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/butterfly-sweep): The butterfly sweep is the canonical reversal from butterfly guard and the technique that defines the seated open-guard ... - [Old-School Sweep (Raspagem Old-School)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/old-school-sweep): The old-school sweep is the signature reversal from half guard and the technique most responsible for converting half gu... - [Spider Sweep (Raspagem da Aranha)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/spider-sweep): The spider sweep is the canonical reversal from spider guard and one of the most-used sweeps in IBJJF gi competition. Us... - [Lasso Sweep (Raspagem do Lasso)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/lasso-sweep): The lasso sweep is the reversal from lasso guard — the open-guard variant in which one of the bottom player's legs is th... - [De La Riva Sweep (Raspagem De La Riva)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/de-la-riva-sweep): The classical De La Riva sweep is the foundational reversal from De La Riva guard and the technique that established the... - [Leg Drag Pass (Passagem Leg Drag)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/leg-drag-pass): The leg drag is one of the three pillars of modern competitive guard passing, alongside the knee cut and the torreando. ... - [Over-Under Pass (Passagem Over-Under)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/over-under-pass): The over-under pass is the foundational pressure-passing technique in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the few passes that... - [Stack Pass (Passagem Empilhada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/stack-pass): The stack pass is the canonical closed-guard pass taught at white belt and the first answer most practitioners learn to ... - [Granby Roll (Rolamento Granby)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/granby-roll): The granby roll is the inversion-based guard-recovery movement that allows a practitioner to spin under and around the t... - [Triangle from Mount (Triângulo da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/triangle-from-mount): The mounted triangle is one of the most punishing finishes in modern Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the few submissions ... - [Elbow-Knee Escape from Mount (Fuga Cotovelo-Joelho da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/elbow-knee-escape-from-mount): The elbow-knee escape is the second universal mount escape every white belt learns, paired with the upa (bridge-and-roll... - [Back Escape (Peek-Out) (Fuga das Costas)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/back-escape-peek-out): The peek-out is the canonical escape from back control and the technique every practitioner must master to have a functi... - [Arm Drag (Arrasto de Braço)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/arm-drag): The arm drag is a wrestling-derived control technique that captures one of the opponent's arms and pulls it across their... - [Tomoe Nage (Tomoe Nage)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/tomoe-nage): Tomoe nage is the sacrifice throw inherited directly from Kodokan judo in which the attacker falls backward to the mat w... - [Double Under Pass (Passagem com Duas por Baixo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/double-under-pass): The double under pass is the pressure-passing technique in which the passer threads both arms under the opponent's thigh... - [Headquarters Pass (HQ) (Passagem HQ)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/headquarters-pass): The Headquarters pass — typically abbreviated HQ — is a hybrid passing technique in which the passer establishes a knee-... - [Long Step Pass (Passagem com Passo Longo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/long-step-pass): The long step pass is the guard-pass technique in which the passer steps the inside leg across and over the bottom playe... - [Armbar from Mount (Armlock da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/armbar-from-mount): The armbar from mount is one of the canonical mount submissions and the natural follow-up to a defended cross-collar cho... - [Reverse Triangle (Triângulo Invertido)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/reverse-triangle): The reverse triangle is the figure-four leg strangulation executed from a side-on angle, with the attacker's legs closin... - [Calf Slicer (Compressão de Panturrilha)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/calf-slicer): The calf slicer is the compression lock that traps the opponent's calf muscle between the attacker's shinbone and the ba... - [Underhook Escape from Side Control (Fuga do Cento por Cento com Underhook)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/underhook-escape-from-side-control): The underhook escape is the canonical recovery from side control and the technique every practitioner relies on when the... - [Cross-Collar Choke from Guard (Estrangulamento Cruzado da Guarda)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/cross-collar-choke-from-guard): The cross-collar choke from closed guard is the gi strangulation executed from the bottom position using two opposite co... - [Collar Drag (Arrasto de Gola)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/collar-drag): The collar drag is the gi equivalent of the arm drag — a control technique that uses a deep cross-collar grip to pull th... - [Smash Pass (Passagem de Esmagamento)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/smash-pass): The smash pass is the pressure-passing technique in which the passer drops their hip and shoulder onto the bottom player... - [Folding Pass (Passagem de Dobramento)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/folding-pass): The folding pass is the modern pressure-passing technique in which the passer body-locks the opponent's hips and folds t... - [Standing Guard Break (Abertura de Guarda em Pé)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/standing-guard-break): The standing guard break is the fundamental method of opening a closed guard before any passing attempt. Where kneeling ... - [Combat Base (Base de Combate)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/combat-base): Combat base is the defensive guard-top posture in which the passer kneels on one knee with the other leg posted forward ... - [Single-Underhook Pass (Passagem com Um Underhook)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/single-underhook-pass): The single-underhook pass is the half-guard top technique in which the passer threads one arm under the bottom player's ... - [North-South Kimura (Kimura Norte-Sul)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/north-south-kimura): The north-south kimura is the figure-four shoulder lock executed from the north-south top position, attacking the oppone... - [Knee Shield to Back Take (Knee Shield para Tomada de Costas)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/knee-shield-to-back-take): The knee shield to back take is the half-guard transitional technique in which the bottom player uses the knee-shield fr... - [Sit-Up Guard (Guarda Sentada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/sit-up-guard): Sit-up guard is the seated open-guard position in which the bottom player remains upright with both feet planted on the ... - [Inverted Guard Recovery (Recuperação por Guarda Invertida)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/inverted-guard-recovery): The inverted guard recovery is the technique in which the bottom player rolls onto their shoulders and inverts their hip... - [Granby to Back Take (Granby para Tomada de Costas)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/granby-to-back-take): The granby to back take is the offensive application of the granby roll in which the bottom player, rather than re-emerg... - [Backstep Pass (Passagem com Passo Atrás)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/backstep-pass): The backstep pass is the guard-pass technique in which the passer steps the trailing leg backward over the bottom player... - [Cartwheel Pass (Passagem Cambalhota)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/cartwheel-pass): The cartwheel pass is the dynamic guard-pass technique in which the passer rotates their body through a half-cartwheel m... - [Russian Tie (Two-on-One) (Pegada Russa)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/russian-tie): The Russian tie, also called the two-on-one, is the wrestling-derived control technique in which the attacker controls o... - [Headlock Escape (Fuga de Chave de Cabeça)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/headlock-escape-from-side): The headlock escape is the foundational defensive technique against the kesa-gatame (scarf hold) pin and the broader cat... - [Armbar from Knee on Belly (Armlock do Joelho na Barriga)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/knee-on-belly-armbar): The armbar from knee on belly is the canonical submission off the knee-on-belly position and the most common reason for ... - [Mount to Back Take (Transição Montada para Costas)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/mount-to-back-take): The mount to back take is the transitional sequence in which the attacker rides the bottom player's defensive roll to re... - [Bow-and-Arrow Setup (Setup do Arco e Flecha)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/bow-and-arrow-setup): The bow-and-arrow setup is the technique sequence that establishes the position and grips for the bow-and-arrow choke — ... - [Hip Switch (Troca de Quadril)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/hip-switch): The hip switch is the side-control top transitional technique in which the attacker reorients their body 180 degrees rel... - [Kneebar from De La Riva (Kneebar da De La Riva)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/kneebar-from-de-la-riva): The kneebar from De La Riva is the leg-attack variation in which the bottom player uses the De La Riva hook as the entry... - [Toreando Hop (Hop da Toreando)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/toreando-hop): The toreando hop is the variation of the toreando pass in which the passer hops rather than walks around the bottom play... - [Side Control to Mount Transition (Transição Cento por Cento para Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/side-control-to-mount): The side-control-to-mount transition is the canonical positional advance from side control to the higher-scoring mount p... - [Knee-on-Belly to Mount (Joelho na Barriga para Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/kob-to-mount): The knee-on-belly to mount transition is the high-scoring positional advance from KOB (worth two points in IBJJF) to ful... - [Berimbolo Defense (Defesa do Berimbolo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/berimbolo-defense): The berimbolo defense is the technical sequence used by the standing player to neutralize a bottom player's De La Riva-b... - [Heel Hook Defense (Defesa de Chave de Calcanhar)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/heel-hook-defense): The heel hook defense is the technical sequence used to escape from or prevent a heel hook submission attempt — one of t... - [Triangle Defense (Defesa do Triângulo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/triangle-defense): The triangle defense is the sequence of techniques used to escape from or prevent a triangle choke submission attempt. T... - [Imanari Roll (Rolamento Imanari)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/imanari-roll): The Imanari roll is the standing-to-leg-entanglement entry developed and popularized by Japanese MMA grappler Masakazu I... - [North-South to Back Take (Norte-Sul para Tomada de Costas)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/north-south-to-back-take): The north-south to back take is the transitional sequence in which the attacker converts the north-south top position in... - [Armbar Defense (Defesa do Armlock)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/arm-bar-defense): The armbar defense is the sequence of techniques used to escape from or prevent an armbar submission attempt. Like the t... - [Toreando to Knee Cut Transition (Transição Toreando para Joelho Cortado)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/toreando-to-knee-cut): The toreando-to-knee-cut transition is the combined-pass sequence in which the attacker begins a toreando pass to one si... - [Crackdown Pass (Knee-Cut Pressure) (Passagem Crackdown)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/crackdown-pass): The crackdown is the high-pressure variation of the knee cut pass in which the passer drops substantial weight onto the ... - [Sleeve Grip Break (Quebra de Pegada na Manga)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/sleeve-grip-break): The sleeve grip break is the foundational gi-specific technique for stripping an opponent's grip on one's own sleeve. Be... - [Lapel Grip Break (Quebra de Pegada na Lapela)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/lapel-grip-break): The lapel grip break is the gi-specific technique for stripping an opponent's grip on one's own lapel or collar. Lapel g... - [Posture Maintenance in Closed Guard (Manutenção de Postura na Guarda Fechada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/posture-maintenance): Posture maintenance in closed guard is the foundational defensive skill of the guard-top position. Because nearly every ... - [Wrist Drag (Arrasto de Punho)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/wrist-drag): The wrist drag is the standing control technique in which the attacker captures only the wrist of the opponent and uses ... - [Inside Leg Drag (Leg Drag Interno)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/inside-leg-drag): The inside leg drag is the variation of the leg drag pass in which the attacker pulls the opponent's leg across the cent... - [Side Step Pass (Passagem com Passo Lateral)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/side-step-pass): The side step pass is the standing-passing technique in which the attacker sidesteps around the opponent's legs from a s... - [Reverse De La Riva Sweep (Raspagem da Reverse De La Riva)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/reverse-de-la-riva-sweep): The reverse De La Riva sweep is the offensive technique from reverse De La Riva guard in which the bottom player uses th... - [Lasso to Omoplata (Lasso para Omoplata)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/lasso-to-omoplata): The lasso to omoplata is the transitional sequence in which the bottom player converts the lasso guard's leg-around-arm ... - [Spider Guard to Triangle Chain (Spider para Triângulo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/spider-to-triangle): The spider to triangle chain is the canonical gi-only attack sequence in which the bottom player uses the spider guard's... - [Standing Snap Down (Snap Down em Pé)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/standing-snap-down): The standing snap down is the wrestling-derived technique in which the attacker pulls the opponent's head sharply downwa... - [Sit-Up Escape from Side Control (Escape Sit-Up da Cento por Cento)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/sit-up-escape): The sit-up escape is one of the canonical escapes from side control, in which the bottom player frames against the top p... - [Frame Escape from Mount (Escape com Frame da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/frame-escape-from-mount): The frame escape from mount is one of the two canonical escapes from mount (the other being the upa / bridge-and-roll), ... - [K-Guard Entry (Entrada de K-Guard)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/k-guard-entry): The K-guard entry is the canonical modern no-gi entry to the leg-lock system (saddle, single-leg-X, ashi-garami) develop... - [Underhook Half-Guard Sweep (Raspagem com Underhook da Meia-Guarda)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/underhook-half-guard-sweep): The underhook half-guard sweep is the canonical sweep from bottom half-guard in which the bottom player establishes a de... - [Flower Sweep (Pendulum Sweep) (Raspagem da Flor (Pêndulo))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/flower-sweep): The flower sweep — also called the pendulum sweep — is the canonical closed-guard sweep that uses a pendulum-style swing... - [Ankle Pick (Ankle Pick (Pegada de Tornozelo))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/ankle-pick): The ankle pick is one of the highest-percentage takedowns in modern grappling competition and one of the most accessible... - [Mount Maintenance (Manutenção da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/mount-maintenance): Mount maintenance is the technical category of techniques used to retain the mount control position against the bottom p... - [Butterfly Hook Sweep (Raspagem do Gancho Butterfly)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/butterfly-hook-sweep): The butterfly hook sweep is the canonical sweep from butterfly guard, in which the bottom player uses the elevation of t... - [Baseball Bat Choke (Estrangulamento Beisebol)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/baseball-bat-choke): The baseball bat choke is the canonical gi-specific blood choke that uses both hands gripping the opponent's same lapel ... - [Ezekiel Choke from Back (Estrangulamento Ezequiel das Costas)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/ezekiel-from-back): The Ezekiel choke from back is the variation of the canonical ezekiel choke applied from the back-control position. The ... - [Paper Cutter Choke (Estrangulamento Paper Cutter)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/paper-cutter-choke): The paper cutter choke is the canonical gi-specific blood choke from side control, in which the attacker uses the oppone... - [Sprawl Drill (Drill de Sprawl)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/sprawl-drill): The sprawl drill is the foundational takedown-defense conditioning drill used to develop the reflexive sprawl response t... - [Body Lock Pass (Passagem com Body Lock)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/body-lock-pass): The body lock pass is the modern pressure-passing technique in which the passer establishes a tight body-lock grip aroun... - [X-Pass (Passagem X)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/x-pass): The x-pass is the standing open-guard pass in which the passer steps laterally around one of the opponent's legs, then d... - [Half-Guard Shrimp Escape (Escape Shrimp da Meia-Guarda)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/half-guard-shrimp-escape): The half-guard shrimp escape is one of the canonical recovery techniques from bottom half-guard, in which the bottom pla... - [Butterfly Elevation Sweep (Raspagem de Elevação Butterfly)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/butterfly-elevation-sweep): The butterfly elevation sweep is the variation of the butterfly sweep in which the bottom player uses both butterfly hoo... - [Tornado Pass (Passagem Tornado)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/tornado-pass): The tornado pass is the dynamic spinning pass in which the passer rotates around the opponent's body in a 'tornado' moti... - [Armbar from Closed Guard (Chave de Braço da Guarda Fechada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/closed-guard-armbar): The armbar from closed guard is the canonical submission attack from closed guard that uses a leg-pivot motion to swing ... - [Crossover Sweep (Raspagem Crossover)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/crossover-sweep): The crossover sweep is the canonical sweep from lasso guard in which the bottom player crosses one leg over the opponent... - [Spider Guard Tripod Sweep (Raspagem de Tripé da Guarda Spider)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/spider-guard-sweep): The spider tripod sweep is the canonical sweep from spider guard in which the bottom player uses both sleeve grips and o... - [Kimura Trap Series (Série de Kimura Trap)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/kimura-trap-series): The kimura trap series is the modern systematic approach to the kimura grip, developed and popularized by David Avellan,... - [Knee-Shield Pass (Passagem do Knee-Shield)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/half-guard-knee-shield-pass): The knee-shield pass is the canonical pass against an opponent's knee-shield half-guard configuration in which the passe... - [Electric Chair Sweep (Raspagem da Cadeira Elétrica)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/electric-chair-sweep): The electric chair sweep is the signature 10th Planet sweep from the lockdown half-guard position in which the bottom pl... - [Peruvian Necktie (Gravata Peruana)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/peruvian-necktie): The Peruvian necktie is the front-headlock submission in which the attacker traps the opponent's head and one arm in a g... - [X-Guard Entry from Standing (Entrada para X-Guard em Pé)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/mounted-x-guard): The X-guard entry from standing is the canonical approach to establishing X-guard configuration against a standing oppon... - [Bow-and-Arrow from Back Control (Arco-e-Flecha da Pegada de Costas)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/mounted-bow-and-arrow): The bow-and-arrow choke from back control is the canonical gi-specific blood choke from the back position in which the a... - [Shoulder Pin Pass (Passagem com Pin de Ombro)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/shoulder-pin-pass): The shoulder pin pass is the canonical pressure technique in which the passer uses shoulder pressure into the opponent's... - [Kiss of the Dragon (Beijo do Dragão)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/kiss-of-the-dragon): The kiss of the dragon is the inverted back-take sweep from De La Riva guard in which the bottom player inverts under th... - [Wrestler Up Escape (Escape Wrestler Up)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/wrestler-up-escape): The wrestler up escape is the wrestling-derived escape from bottom half-guard in which the bottom player uses an underho... - [Inverted Armbar (Helicopter Armbar) (Chave de Braço Invertida (Armbar Helicóptero))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/inverted-armbar): The inverted armbar (also called the helicopter armbar) is the variation of the armbar in which the attacker uses invert... - [Deep Half-Guard Sweep (Raspagem da Meia-Guarda Profunda)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/deep-half-sweep): The deep half-guard sweep is the canonical sweep from the deep half-guard position in which the bottom player has burrow... - [Collar-and-Sleeve Closed Guard (Guarda Fechada Gola-e-Manga)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/collar-and-sleeve-control): Collar-and-sleeve closed guard is the canonical gi-specific closed-guard configuration in which the bottom player has es... - [Omoplata Finish (Mechanics) (Finalização da Omoplata (Mecânica))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/omoplata-finish): The omoplata finish is the canonical shoulder-lock submission mechanics that completes the omoplata attack from the omop... - [Lasso Guard System (Sistema da Guarda Lasso)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/lasso-guard-system): The lasso guard is the canonical gi-specific open-guard variant in which the bottom player has threaded one foot through... - [Ankle Pick from Knees (Ankle Pick dos Joelhos)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/ankle-pick-from-knees): The ankle pick from knees is the canonical sweep against an opponent in combat-base posture (one knee up, one knee down)... - [Kneebar from Saddle (Chave de Joelho do Saddle)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/kneebar-from-saddle): The kneebar from saddle is the canonical kneebar variation entered from the saddle (4-11) leg-entanglement position. The... - [Uchi Mata (Inner Thigh Throw) (Uchi Mata (Projeção da Coxa Interna))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/judo-throw-uchimata): Uchi mata is one of the most celebrated judo throws and one of the most effective takedowns when integrated into BJJ. Th... - [Osoto Gari (Major Outer Reap) (Osoto Gari (Grande Ceifa Externa))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/judo-throw-osoto-gari): Osoto gari is the canonical judo reaping throw in which the attacker reaps the opponent's leg from outside using the att... - [Over-Under Clinch Control (Controle de Clinch Over-Under)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/over-under-clinch): The over-under clinch control is the canonical neutral grip configuration in which each competitor has one arm overhooki... - [Lapel Guard System (Sistema da Guarda Lapela)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/lapel-guard-system): The lapel guard system is the modern gi-specific open-guard family in which the bottom player uses one of the opponent's... - [Tornado Guard Sweep (Raspagem do Tornado Guard)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/tornado-guard-sweep): The tornado guard sweep is the canonical sweep from the inverted tornado guard position developed by Eduardo Telles in t... - [Standing Guillotine (Guilhotina em Pé)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/standing-guillotine): The standing guillotine is the variation of the guillotine choke applied while both competitors are still standing rathe... - [Mata Leão (Rear-Naked Choke Variation) (Mata Leão (Variação do Rear-Naked Choke))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/mata-leao-rear-naked): The mata leão (lion killer) is the Brazilian Portuguese name for the rear-naked choke (RNC) — one of the most fundamenta... - [Butterfly Half-Guard (Meia-Guarda Butterfly)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/butterfly-half-guard): Butterfly half-guard is the hybrid configuration in which the bottom player has one foot in butterfly position (hooked u... - [Snap Down (Snap Down)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/snap-down): The snap down is the wrestling-derived technique in which the attacker uses an overhand grip on the back of the opponent... - [Pummeling (Pummeling)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/pummeling-drill): Pummeling is the canonical hand-fighting drill that develops the underhook-and-overhook swimming mechanics required for ... - [Shrimping Drill (Drill de Shrimp)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/shrimp-drill): The shrimping drill (also called hip-escape drill) is the foundational solo conditioning drill that develops the hip-esc... - [Guard Retention Drill (Drill de Retenção de Guarda)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/guard-retention-drill): The guard retention drill is the modern training methodology that develops the framing, hip movement, and active engagem... - [Positional Sparring (Sparring Posicional)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/positional-sparring): Positional sparring is the canonical training methodology in which practitioners begin from a specific position and enga... - [Flow Rolling (Flow Rolling)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/flow-rolling-drill): Flow rolling is the cooperative live-training methodology in which two practitioners engage in continuous grappling exch... - [Situational Drilling (Drill Situacional)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/situational-drilling): Situational drilling is the training methodology in which practitioners begin from specific competitive scenarios (mid-r... - [Visualization Training (Treinamento de Visualização)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/visualization-training): Visualization training is the mental-preparation methodology in which competitors mentally rehearse specific technical s... - [BJJ Conditioning Circuit (Circuito de Condicionamento BJJ)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/conditioning-circuit): The BJJ conditioning circuit is the training methodology in which practitioners cycle through specific BJJ-related movem... - [Breakfalls (Ukemi) (Quedas (Ukemi))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/techniques/breakfalls-ukemi): Breakfalls (ukemi in Japanese) are the foundational falling-safety drills derived from judo and integrated into BJJ trai... ## Positions - [Closed Guard (Guarda Fechada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/closed-guard): Closed guard is the foundational guard of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the position from which the entire art was historicall... - [Half Guard (Meia Guarda)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/half-guard): Half guard is the position created when the bottom player has trapped one of the top player's legs between their own, le... - [Mount (Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/mount): The mount is the most dominant top position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the position from which the highest concentration... - [Side Control (Cento por Cento)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/side-control): Side control, called cento por cento in Portuguese (literally one hundred percent, because of the unrestricted pressure ... - [Back Control (Pegada de Costas)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/back-control): Back control is the most dominant position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the highest-scoring position in every modern rules... - [Open Guard (Guarda Aberta)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/open-guard): Open guard is the umbrella term for every bottom-position configuration in which the legs are not locked behind the oppo... - [De La Riva Guard (Guarda De La Riva)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/de-la-riva): De La Riva guard is the open-guard variant in which the bottom player wraps one leg around the outside of the opponent's... - [Butterfly Guard (Guarda Borboleta)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/butterfly-guard): Butterfly guard is the seated open-guard position in which the bottom player hooks both feet under the inside of the opp... - [X-Guard (X-Guard)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/x-guard): X-guard is the open-guard variant in which the bottom player wraps both legs around one of the opponent's legs from unde... - [Knee on Belly (Joelho na Barriga)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/knee-on-belly): Knee on belly is the transitional top position in which one of the attacker's knees is planted on the opponent's torso (... - [North-South (Norte-Sul)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/north-south): North-south is the perpendicular pin in which the top player faces opposite the bottom player, with the top player's che... - [Turtle (Tartaruga)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/turtle): Turtle is the defensive position in which a practitioner is on their hands and knees with the chest curled toward the fl... - [Spider Guard (Guarda Aranha)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/spider-guard): Spider guard is the open-guard variant in which the bottom player establishes grips on both of the opponent's sleeves an... - [Lasso Guard (Guarda Lasso)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/lasso-guard): Lasso guard is the open-guard variant in which one of the bottom player's legs threads through and wraps around the oppo... - [Single-Leg X (Single-Leg X)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/single-leg-x): Single-leg X is the leg-entanglement position in which the bottom player captures one of the opponent's legs between the... - [50-50 Guard (Guarda 50-50)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/50-50-guard): 50-50 is the leg-entanglement position in which both players have one of each other's legs trapped in a mirrored figure-... - [Reverse De La Riva (Reverse De La Riva)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/reverse-de-la-riva): Reverse de la riva is the open-guard variant in which the bottom player wraps their leg around the inside of the opponen... - [Crucifix (Crucifixo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/crucifix): The crucifix is the dominant position in which the attacker has trapped one of the opponent's arms with their legs while... - [Deep Half Guard (Meia Guarda Profunda)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/deep-half-guard): Deep half guard is the half-guard variant in which the bottom player slides their hips deep underneath the opponent's bo... - [Worm Guard (Worm Guard)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/worm-guard): Worm guard is the gi-specific open-guard variant developed by Keenan Cornelius in the early 2010s, in which the bottom p... - [Truck Position (Posição Truck)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/truck): The truck position is the leg-entanglement configuration related to back control in which the attacker is perpendicular ... - [Saddle / Honey Hole (Saddle / Honey Hole)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/saddle): The saddle is the leg-entanglement position in which the attacker's legs trap the opponent's leg in a figure-four config... - [Rubber Guard (Rubber Guard)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/rubber-guard): Rubber guard is the closed-guard variant developed by Eddie Bravo in which the bottom player uses extreme hip flexibilit... - [Inverted Guard (Guarda Invertida)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/inverted-guard): Inverted guard is the open-guard variant in which the bottom player operates from an inverted position — body rotated on... - [93 Guard (Guarda 93)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/93-guard): The 93 guard is the closed half-guard variant in which the bottom player traps one of the opponent's arms inside their o... - [Front Headlock (Front Headlock)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/front-headlock): The front headlock is the transitional top position in which the attacker has the opponent's head and one arm trapped fr... - [Kesa-Gatame (Scarf Hold) (Kesa-Gatame)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/kesa-gatame): Kesa-gatame is the side-control variant inherited from Kodokan judo in which the top player sits more upright relative t... - [S-Mount (S-Mount)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/s-mount): S-mount is the high-mount variant in which the attacker rotates to one side from conventional high mount, with one leg t... - [Clinch (Standing) (Clinch (em Pé))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/clinch): The clinch is the standing position in which both practitioners have established upper-body contact, typically with at l... - [Standing Position (Posição em Pé)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/standing-position): The standing position is the starting position of every BJJ match before any contact is made, and the position to which ... - [Crab Ride (Crab Ride)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/crab-ride): The crab ride is the modern back-take entry position in which the attacker controls the opponent from underneath while s... - [Tornado Guard (Tornado Guard)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/tornado-guard): Tornado guard is the inverted open-guard variant developed by Eduardo Telles in the late 2000s, in which the bottom play... - [Octopus Guard (Guarda Polvo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/octopus-guard-position): Octopus guard is the multi-grip open-guard variant in which the bottom player establishes simultaneous control points on... - [Modified De La Riva (De La Riva Modificada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/modified-de-la-riva): Modified De La Riva is the variation of De La Riva guard in which the bottom player adjusts the hook depth, grip configu... - [Front Body Lock (Body Lock Frontal)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/front-body-lock): The front body lock is the standing control position in which the attacker has secured both arms around the opponent's h... - [Lockdown Half Guard (Lockdown (Meia Guarda))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/lockdown-half-guard): The lockdown is the half-guard variant developed and popularized by Eddie Bravo in the early 2000s, in which the bottom ... - [Spider Web (Teia de Aranha)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/spider-web): The spider web is the armbar control position in which the attacker is perpendicular to the opponent on the ground, with... - [Reverse Mount (Montada Inversa)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/reverse-mount): Reverse mount is the rare control position in which the attacker is mounted on the opponent's chest but facing the oppon... - [Dogfight (Briga de Cachorro)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/dogfight): The dogfight is the transitional scramble position that emerges from half-guard exchanges when both players have gripped... - [Mantis Guard (Guarda Louva-a-Deus)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/mantis-guard): The mantis guard is the standing open-guard variant in which the bottom player operates from the knees while the top pla... - [K-Guard (K-Guard)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/k-guard): K-guard is the modern inverted open-guard variant developed and refined primarily by the Danaher Death Squad and Lachlan... - [Williams Guard (Williams Guard)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/williams-guard): The Williams Guard is the rare hybrid open-guard variant developed by Pete Williams, in which the bottom player traps on... - [Truck Position (Truck (Caminhão))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/truck-position): The truck is the 10th Planet-system control position used as the structural entry to the twister submission and as a bac... - [Technical Mount (Montada Técnica)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/technical-mount): Technical mount is the mount variation in which the attacker has one knee posted up (the foot flat on the mat) while the... - [High Mount (High Mount (Montada Alta))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/high-mount): High mount is the mount variation in which the attacker climbs forward so that the attacker's chest presses against the ... - [Mounted Crucifix (Crucifixo Montado)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/mounted-crucifix): Mounted crucifix is the rare control position in which the attacker is mounted on the opponent and has trapped one of th... - [Outside Ashi-Garami (Ashi-Garami Externo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/outside-ashi-garami): Outside ashi-garami is the leg-entanglement position in which the attacker's legs are entangled around one of the oppone... - [Half-Butterfly Guard (Meia-Butterfly)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/half-butterfly-guard): Half-butterfly guard is the hybrid open-guard configuration in which the bottom player has one butterfly hook (foot hook... - [50/50 Guard (Guarda 50/50)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/fifty-fifty): The 50/50 position is the symmetric leg-entanglement configuration in which both competitors have one of their own legs ... - [Turtle Position (Posição de Tartaruga)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/turtle-position): Turtle position is the defensive configuration in which the bottom player is on hands and knees with the head tucked and... - [Waiter Position (Posição do Garçom (Waiter))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/waiter-sweep-position): The waiter position is the open-guard configuration in which the bottom player has scooped one of the opponent's legs wi... - [Shin-on-Shin Guard (Guarda Canela-com-Canela)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/shin-on-shin): The shin-on-shin guard is the open-guard configuration in which the bottom player's shin is pressed against the opponent... - [Omoplata Control Position (Posição de Controle da Omoplata)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/omoplata-control-position): The omoplata control position is the configuration in which the attacker has established an omoplata-style figure-four a... - [Standing Clinch (Clinch em Pé)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/standing-clinch): The standing clinch is the canonical engagement position in stand-up grappling in which both competitors have upper-body... - [Combat Base (Combat Base)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/combat-base): Combat base is the canonical engaged-knee posture used by the top player when working from a kneeling position against a... - [Sit-Up Guard Position (Posição da Guarda Sentado)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/sit-up-guard-position): The sit-up guard position is the structural foundation of modern no-gi open-guard competition. The bottom player is seat... - [Front Headlock (High-Elbow) (Front Headlock (Cotovelo Alto))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/high-elbow-front-headlock): The front headlock is the canonical control position established when an attacker sprawls on an opponent's takedown atte... - [Shoulder of Justice Position (Posição Shoulder of Justice)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/shoulder-of-justice-position): The shoulder of justice is the modern pressure-passing position in which the passer drives the shoulder directly into th... - [Back Control with Body Triangle (Pegada de Costas com Triângulo de Corpo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/back-control-body-triangle): The back control with body triangle is the variation of back control in which the attacker establishes a figure-four leg... - [Standing Side Control (Cento por Cento em Pé)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/standing-side-control): Standing side control is the unusual top-control position in which the attacker has established side-control geometry ov... - [Inverted Guard (Guarda Invertida)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/inverted-guard-position): Inverted guard is the general category of open-guard configurations in which the bottom player is inverted (shoulders pr... - [Butterfly Half Position (Posição Butterfly Half)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/butterfly-half-position): Butterfly half is the hybrid bottom-game configuration combining butterfly hook on one side with half-guard leg trap on ... - [Mounted Back Control (Pegada de Costas Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/mounted-back-control): Mounted back control is the variation of back control in which the attacker is positioned on top of an opponent face-dow... - [Side Control to Knee on Belly Transition (Transição Cento por Cento para Joelho na Barriga)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/side-control-knee-on-belly): The side control to knee on belly (KoB) transition is the canonical positional progression that converts side-control st... - [Knee on Belly Position (Posição do Joelho na Barriga)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/knee-on-belly-position): Knee on belly (KoB) is the canonical top-control position in which the attacker has one knee pressing down on the oppone... - [Turtle Top Position (Tartaruga de Cima)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/positions/turtle-top): Turtle top is the top-control position in which the attacker is above an opponent in turtle defense, with the attacker p... ## Submissions - [Rear Naked Choke (Mata Leão)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/rear-naked-choke): The rear naked choke, known in Portuguese as mata leão (lion killer), is the highest-percentage submission in all of com... - [Bow and Arrow Choke (Estrangulamento Arco e Flecha)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/bow-and-arrow-choke): The bow-and-arrow choke is the gi-only equivalent of the mata leão and the most-used back-finish in IBJJF competition. N... - [Guillotine Choke (Guilhotina)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/guillotine): The guillotine is a frontal headlock choke executed by trapping the opponent's head and one arm against the attacker's c... - [Straight Ankle Lock (Chave de Tornozelo Reta)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/straight-ankle-lock): The straight ankle lock is the entry-level leg attack and the only leg lock legal at every IBJJF belt level from blue be... - [Heel Hook (Inside Sankaku) (Chave de Calcanhar (Sankaku Interno))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/heel-hook): The inside heel hook is the most controversial and the most efficient submission in the modern grappling game. By rotati... - [Omoplata (Omoplata)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/omoplata-submission): The omoplata is the shoulder lock executed by trapping the opponent's arm between the bottom player's legs and using a f... - [Arm Triangle (Kata-Gatame) (Triângulo de Braço)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/arm-triangle): The arm triangle, called kata-gatame in judo, is a blood choke that uses the opponent's own shoulder to compress one car... - [North-South Choke (Estrangulamento Norte-Sul)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/north-south-choke): The north-south choke is Marcelo Garcia's signature submission and one of the most uniquely-finished techniques in moder... - [D'Arce Choke (Estrangulamento D'Arce)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/darce-choke): The D'Arce choke is the front-headlock blood choke in which the attacker threads one arm under the opponent's near armpi... - [Toe Hold (Chave de Pé (Toe Hold))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/toe-hold): The toe hold is the leg-lock technique that rotates the opponent's ankle inward and downward, transmitting torque throug... - [Kneebar (Chave de Joelho)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/kneebar): The kneebar is the joint lock attacking the knee by hyperextending the leg with the attacker's hips as the fulcrum. The ... - [Anaconda Choke (Estrangulamento Anaconda)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/anaconda-choke): The anaconda choke is the front-headlock blood choke that threads the attacker's arm around the back of the opponent's n... - [Loop Choke (Estrangulamento de Laço)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/loop-choke): The loop choke is the gi strangulation that uses the opponent's own collar as a noose, looped around the back of the nec... - [Brabo Choke (Estrangulamento Brabo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/brabo-choke): The brabo choke is the gi-specific cousin of the D'Arce choke, using the opponent's own lapel as the choking blade inste... - [Mounted Triangle (Triângulo da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/mounted-triangle): The mounted triangle is the figure-four leg strangulation executed from the top mount position, with the attacker's legs... - [Cross-Collar Choke from Guard (Estrangulamento Cruzado da Guarda)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/cross-collar-choke-guard): The cross-collar choke from closed guard is one of the four canonical closed-guard submissions in the Gracie curriculum,... - [Calf Slicer (Compressão de Panturrilha)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/calf-slicer-sub): The calf slicer is the compression lock that traps the opponent's calf muscle between the attacker's shinbone and the op... - [Reverse Triangle (Triângulo Invertido)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/reverse-triangle-sub): The reverse triangle is the figure-four leg strangulation executed from a side-on top position, with the attacker's legs... - [Wristlock (Chave de Punho)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/wristlock): The wristlock is the joint lock attacking the wrist via flexion, extension, or rotation past its natural range of motion... - [Outside Heel Hook (Chave de Calcanhar Externa)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/outside-heel-hook): The outside heel hook is the leg-lock technique that rotates the opponent's foot outward (away from the centerline), tra... - [Twister (Twister)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/twister): The twister is the spinal lock developed by Eddie Bravo as the signature finish of the 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system. The... - [Buggy Choke (Buggy Choke)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/buggy-choke): The buggy choke is the unusual defensive submission executed from underneath side control, where the bottom player uses ... - [Estima Lock (Estima Lock)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/estima-lock): The Estima lock is the foot-lock variant developed and popularized by Brazilian brothers Victor and Braulio Estima in th... - [Suloev Stretch (Suloev Stretch)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/suloev-stretch): The Suloev stretch is the hamstring and lower-back compression lock developed by Russian fighter Amar Suloev in the late... - [Bulldog Choke (Bulldog Choke)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/bulldog-choke): The bulldog choke is the front-headlock blood choke executed by trapping the opponent's head and neck against the attack... - [Clock Choke (Estrangulamento Relógio)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/clock-choke): The clock choke is the gi-specific blood choke executed against a turtled opponent in which the attacker walks around th... - [Banana Split (Banana Split)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/banana-split): The banana split is the compression and stretching submission in which the attacker spreads the opponent's legs in oppos... - [Mir Lock (Mir Lock)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/mir-lock): The Mir lock is the rotational shoulder lock named after MMA heavyweight Frank Mir, who used the technique to win his UF... - [Aoki Lock (Aoki Lock)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/aoki-lock): The Aoki lock is the wristlock variation named after Japanese MMA and submission grappling specialist Shinya Aoki, who u... - [Cervical Lock (Neck Crank) (Cervical)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/cervical-lock): The cervical lock — typically called a neck crank in English — is the submission category in which force is applied to t... - [Marcelotine (High-Elbow Guillotine) (Marcelotina)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/marcelotine): The Marcelotine is the variation of the guillotine choke developed and popularized by Marcelo Garcia in the mid-2000s. T... - [Crucifix Choke (Estrangulamento do Crucifixo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/crucifix-choke): The crucifix choke is the gi-specific blood choke executed from the crucifix position, in which the attacker uses one of... - [Hammerlock (Hammerlock)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/hammerlock): The hammerlock is the shoulder lock in which the attacker rotates the opponent's arm behind their own back, applying hyp... - [Lockdown Hyperextension (Hiperextensão do Lockdown)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/lockdown-hyperextension): The lockdown hyperextension is the leg-lock submission executed from the 10th Planet lockdown half guard, in which the b... - [Inverted Triangle from Mount (Triângulo Invertido da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/inverted-triangle-from-mount): The inverted triangle from mount is the variation of the mounted triangle in which the figure-four configuration is reve... - [Spinning Armbar from Side Control (Chave de Braço Giratória da Cento por Cento)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/spinning-armbar-from-side-control): The spinning armbar from side control is the canonical armbar transition from a top side-control position, in which the ... - [Far-Side Kimura (Kimura do Lado Oposto)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/far-side-kimura): The far-side kimura is the kimura variation applied to the opponent's far arm from side-control or north-south position,... - [Top Wristlock (TWL) (Mão-de-Vaca (TWL))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/top-wristlock): The top wristlock (TWL) is the canonical wristlock submission in BJJ, in which the attacker grips the opponent's hand an... - [Anaconda Choke from Sprawl (Anaconda da Sprawl)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/anaconda-from-sprawl): The anaconda choke from sprawl is the canonical front-headlock blood choke variant in which the attacker, having sprawle... - [Inside Heel Hook (Chave de Calcanhar Interna)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/inside-heel-hook): The inside heel hook is the highest-percentage submission in modern no-gi grappling and the strategic centerpiece of the... - [Gogoplata (Gogoplata)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/gogoplata): The gogoplata is the rare submission in which the attacker uses the attacker's own shin or instep to choke the opponent ... - [Calf Crush (Calf Crush (Esmagamento da Panturrilha))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/calf-crush): The calf crush is the compression-lock variation of the leg-attack system in which the attacker uses the attacker's own ... - [Inverted Triangle (Triângulo Invertido)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/inverted-triangle): The inverted triangle is the variation of the triangle choke in which the figure-four leg configuration is established w... - [Monoplata (Monoplata)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/monoplata): The monoplata is the rare shoulder-lock variation in which the attacker uses a single-leg omoplata-style configuration t... - [Armbar from Mount (Chave de Braço da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/mounted-armbar): The armbar from mount is the canonical armbar attack from the top mount position, in which the attacker uses S-mount or ... - [Baratoplata (Baratoplata)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/baratoplata): The baratoplata is the rare shoulder-lock submission developed by Rafael 'Barata' Freitas, in which the attacker uses a ... - [Far-Side Armbar (Chave de Braço do Lado Oposto)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/far-side-armbar): The far-side armbar is the canonical armbar attack from side-control top in which the attacker isolates and attacks the ... - [Gogoplata from Mount (Gogoplata da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/gogoplata-from-mount): The gogoplata from mount is the rare variation of the gogoplata choke applied from a mounted position rather than from r... - [Arm Triangle from Mount (Arm Triangle da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/arm-triangle-from-mount): The arm triangle from mount is the canonical variation of the kata-gatame blood choke applied from a mounted position ra... - [Banana Split Submission Finish (Finalização da Banana Split)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/banana-split-finish): The banana split submission finish is the painful compression-lock submission that forces the opponent's legs into a hyp... - [Bicep Slicer (Bicep Slicer (Biceps Crusher))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/bicep-slicer): The bicep slicer is the compression-lock submission in which the attacker uses one of the opponent's own arms or one of ... - [Cross Choke from Closed Guard (Estrangulamento Cruzado da Guarda Fechada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/cross-choke-from-guard): The cross choke from closed guard is the canonical gi-specific blood choke from the closed-guard position, using both of... - [High-Elbow Guillotine (Guilhotina Cotovelo Alto)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/guillotine-high-elbow): The high-elbow guillotine is the modern variation of the guillotine choke developed and popularized by Marcelo Garcia. T... - [Wristlock from Closed Guard (Mão-de-Vaca da Guarda Fechada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/wristlock-from-guard): The wristlock from closed guard is the canonical wristlock variation applied from the closed guard position. The techniq... - [Cross-Collar Choke from Mount (Estrangulamento de Gola Cruzada da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/mounted-cross-collar): The cross-collar choke from mount is the canonical gi-specific blood choke from the mounted position. The technique uses... - [D'Arce Choke (Estrangulamento D'Arce)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/d-arce-choke): The D'Arce choke is the front-headlock blood choke variant in which the attacker threads one arm under the opponent's ne... - [Arm Triangle from Side Control (Arm Triangle da Cento por Cento)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/arm-triangle-from-side): The arm triangle from side control is the canonical variation of the kata-gatame blood choke applied from the side-contr... - [Arm-In Guillotine (Guilhotina com Braço Dentro)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/arm-in-guillotine): The arm-in guillotine is the variation of the guillotine choke in which one of the opponent's arms is trapped inside the... - [Mounted Armlock (Chave de Braço Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/mounted-armlock): The mounted armlock is the canonical armbar finish from the mounted position, using the spider-web geometry that S-mount... - [Wristlock from Mount (Mão-de-Vaca da Montada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/wristlock-from-mount): The wristlock from mount is the wristlock variation applied from a mounted position, typically against an opponent who h... - [Standing Rear-Naked Choke (Mata Leão em Pé)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/standing-rear-naked): The standing rear-naked choke is the variation of the RNC applied while both competitors are standing rather than from a... - [Leg Triangle (Sankaku-Jime) (Triângulo de Pernas (Sankaku-Jime))](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/leg-triangle-finish): The leg triangle (sankaku-jime in Japanese) is the canonical triangle choke variation in which the attacker uses the fig... - [Far-Side Kimura from Side Control (Kimura do Lado Oposto da Cento por Cento)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/far-side-kimura-side): The far-side kimura from side control is one of the most-attempted shoulder-lock submissions in modern competitive BJJ. ... - [Omoplata from Closed Guard (Omoplata da Guarda Fechada)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/omoplata-from-closed-guard): The omoplata from closed guard is the canonical shoulder-lock entry from the closed-guard position. The technique uses t... - [Baseball Bat Choke from Turtle (Estrangulamento Beisebol da Tartaruga)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/baseball-bat-from-turtle): The baseball bat choke from turtle is the canonical gi-specific blood choke applied to an opponent in turtle position. T... - [Crucifix Choke (Estrangulamento do Crucifixo)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/crucifix-choke-finish): The crucifix choke is the gi-specific blood choke executed from the crucifix position, in which the attacker uses one of... - [Kimura from Half-Guard (Kimura da Meia-Guarda)](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/submissions/kimura-from-half-guard): The kimura from half-guard is the canonical shoulder-lock attack from the bottom half-guard position. The technique uses... ## Fighters - [Helio Gracie "O Mestre"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/helio-gracie): Helio Gracie is the historical face of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the figure most responsible for the art's global spread, ... - [Marcelo Garcia "Marcelinho"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/marcelo-garcia): Marcelo Garcia is widely regarded as the greatest pound-for-pound BJJ competitor of all time and the most influential fi... - [Gordon Ryan "The King"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/gordon-ryan): Gordon Ryan is the most dominant no-gi competitor in the history of submission grappling. Born in New Jersey in 1995, Ry... - [Mitsuyo Maeda "Conde Koma"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/mitsuyo-maeda): Mitsuyo Maeda is the technical ancestor of every Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner alive today. Born in Aomori Prefecture... - [Carlos Gracie Sr. "O Patriarca"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/carlos-gracie): Carlos Gracie Sr. is the eldest of the Gracie brothers and the figure most directly responsible for transmitting Mitsuyo... - [Royce Gracie "The Lion"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/royce-gracie): Royce Gracie is the practitioner most responsible for the global spread of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. As the youngest Gracie b... - [Rickson Gracie "The Black Belt of Black Belts"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/rickson-gracie): Rickson Gracie is the most mythologized fighter in the history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The third son of Helio Gracie, bo... - [Roger Gracie "The Greatest of All Time"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/roger-gracie): Roger Gracie is generally considered the most decorated competitive Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner of all time. The gr... - [Rolls Gracie "The Bridge"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/rolls-gracie): Rolls Gracie is the figure most responsible for connecting the traditional Gracie jiu-jitsu of the 1950s and 60s to the ... - [Carlson Gracie "O Lobo Solitário"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/carlson-gracie): Carlson Gracie is the figure who most directly bridged the original Gracie family teaching with the team-based competiti... - [Royler Gracie "Royler"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/royler-gracie): Royler Gracie was the most successful early-ADCC competitor in the featherweight division and the figure most responsibl... - [Renzo Gracie "Renzo"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/renzo-gracie): Renzo Gracie is the figure most responsible for the global expansion of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the 1990s and 2000s and t... - [John Danaher "The Professor"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/john-danaher): John Danaher is the most influential coach in modern Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the architect of the systematic, principle-... - [Marcus Almeida (Buchecha) "Buchecha"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/marcus-buchecha): Marcus Almeida, universally known as Buchecha, is the most decorated competitor in the history of the IBJJF World Champi... - [André Galvão "Deco"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/andre-galvao): André Galvão is the most influential competitor-coach of the modern era after John Danaher and the founder of Atos Jiu-J... - [Mikey Musumeci "Darth Rigatoni"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/mikey-musumeci): Mikey Musumeci is one of the most technically innovative competitors of the modern era and the first American to win an ... - [Tainan Dalpra "Tainan"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/tainan-dalpra): Tainan Dalpra is the dominant lightweight and middleweight competitor of the early 2020s and the most successful product... - [Garry Tonon "The Lion Killer"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/garry-tonon): Garry Tonon is one of the founding members of the Danaher Death Squad and the figure most responsible — alongside Eddie ... - [Rodolfo Vieira "O Rei Leão"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/rodolfo-vieira): Rodolfo Vieira was the dominant heavyweight competitor of the early 2010s and the figure who briefly threatened to make ... - [Leandro Lo "Leandrinho"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/leandro-lo): Leandro Lo was one of the most technically gifted competitors in the history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the only black b... - [Mica Galvao "Mica"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/mica-galvao): Mica Galvao is the most prominent young competitor of the early 2020s and one half (with Tainan Dalpra) of the Atos comp... - [Eddie Bravo "The Twister"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/eddie-bravo): Eddie Bravo is the founder of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu — the first major no-gi-specific BJJ system — and one of the most in... - [Craig Jones "Craig"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/craig-jones): Craig Jones is the most influential Australian grappler in the history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the architects ... - [Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles "Cobrinha"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/cobrinha): Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles is one of the most accomplished featherweight competitors in the history of Brazilian Jiu Jits... - [Romulo Barral "Romulo"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/romulo-barral): Romulo Barral is one of the most decorated medium-heavyweight competitors in the history of IBJJF black-belt competition... - [Lucas Lepri "Lepri"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/lucas-lepri): Lucas Lepri is one of the most decorated lightweight competitors in the history of IBJJF black-belt competition and a fi... - [Kade Ruotolo "Kade"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/kade-ruotolo): Kade Ruotolo is one half of the Ruotolo twins (with brother Tye) and one of the youngest elite-level competitors in the ... - [Beatriz Mesquita "Bia"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/beatriz-mesquita): Beatriz "Bia" Mesquita is one of the most decorated female competitors in the history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the fig... - [Tye Ruotolo "Tye"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/tye-ruotolo): Tye Ruotolo is one half of the Ruotolo twins (with brother Kade) and one of the most prolific young no-gi grapplers in m... - [Ffion Davies "Ffion"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/ffion-davies): Ffion Davies is the most decorated Welsh competitor in the history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the leading non-Bra... - [Lachlan Giles "Lachlan"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/lachlan-giles): Lachlan Giles is one of the most respected modern no-gi instructors and the figure most responsible for the Australian n... - [Eddie Cummings "Wolverine"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/eddie-cummings): Eddie Cummings is the original technical architect of the modern leg-lock revolution and one of the founding members of ... - [Robert Drysdale "Drysdale"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/robert-drysdale): Robert Drysdale is one of the most successful Brazilian-American competitors of the late 2000s and the most influential ... - [Mackenzie Dern "Mackenzie"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/mackenzie-dern): Mackenzie Dern is one of the most decorated women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors of her generation and one of the hig... - [Gabi Garcia "Gabi"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/gabi-garcia): Gabi Garcia is one of the most dominant heavyweight competitors in the history of women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and arguab... - [Felipe Pena "Preguica (Sloth)"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/felipe-pena): Felipe Pena, known by the nickname 'Preguica' (Sloth — for his deliberate pace and patient submission setups), is one of... - [Ronaldo Souza "Jacare (Alligator)"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/jacare-souza): Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza is one of the most successful BJJ-to-MMA transitions in the history of mixed martial arts and one... - [Demian Maia "Demian"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/demian-maia): Demian Maia is one of the most distinctive BJJ-to-MMA transitions in the history of mixed martial arts and arguably the ... - [João Miyao "João"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/joao-miyao): João Miyao is one of the most influential lightweight competitors of the modern IBJJF era and one half of the Miyao brot... - [Paulo Miyao "Paulo"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/paulo-miyao): Paulo Miyao is the twin brother of João Miyao and one of the most decorated competitors in the modern IBJJF lightweight ... - [Diogo Reis "Diogo"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/diogo-reis): Diogo Reis is one of the most decorated young competitors of the early 2020s IBJJF era and the leading rooster-weight / ... - [Yvone Duarte "Yvone"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/yvone-duarte): Yvone Duarte is the historical foundational figure of women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the most significant pionee... - [Leticia Ribeiro "Leticia"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/leticia-ribeiro): Leticia Ribeiro is one of the most influential figures in women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu — both as a multi-time IBJJF World... - [Michelle Nicolini "Michelle"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/michelle-nicolini): Michelle Nicolini is one of the most prolific women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors of the 2010s era and one of the hi... - [Luanna Alzuguir "Luanna"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/luanna-alzuguir): Luanna Alzuguir is one of the most successful women's featherweight competitors of the late 2000s and early 2010s IBJJF ... - [Rafael Mendes "Rafael"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/rafael-mendes): Rafael Mendes is one of the most decorated featherweight competitors in modern BJJ history and one of the co-founders of... - [Guilherme Mendes "Gui"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/guilherme-mendes): Guilherme 'Gui' Mendes is the elder of the Mendes brothers and one of the co-founders of the Atos team that has produced... - [Romero Cavalcanti "Jacaré"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/romero-cavalcanti): Romero 'Jacaré' Cavalcanti is one of the foundational figures of modern Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the founder of Alliance,... - [Nicky Ryan "Nicky"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/nicky-ryan): Nicky Ryan is the younger brother of Gordon Ryan and one of the original Danaher Death Squad members who has been compet... - [Oswaldo Fadda "Oswaldo"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/oswaldo-fadda): Oswaldo Fadda is one of the most important non-Gracie foundational figures in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu history. Born in 1921 ... - [Luiz França "Luiz"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/luiz-franca): Luiz França is one of the most important foundational figures in the non-Gracie history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one o... - [Keenan Cornelius "Keenan"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/keenan-cornelius): Keenan Cornelius is one of the most influential pedagogical figures of the modern competitive gi BJJ era and the invento... - [Masakazu Imanari "Ashikan Judan"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/masakazu-imanari): Masakazu Imanari is the Japanese MMA fighter whose work in pioneering leg-lock submissions in mixed martial arts substan... - [Shinya Aoki "Tobikan Judan"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/shinya-aoki): Shinya Aoki is one of the most decorated Japanese MMA fighters and one of the most distinctive submission specialists in... - [Nicholas Meregali "Nicholas"](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/fighters/nicholas-meregali): Nicholas Meregali is one of the most dominant heavyweight competitors of the late 2010s and 2020s IBJJF era. Born in 199... ## History - [Mitsuyo Maeda and the Kodokan Origins](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/mitsuyo-maeda-and-the-kodokan-origins): Before there was a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, there was Mitsuyo Maeda, a small Kodokan judoka who traveled the world for two d... - [The Leglock Revolution: Danaher, Sambo, and the Modern No-Gi Game](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/the-leglock-revolution): For most of BJJ's competitive history, leg attacks were considered low-percentage, dishonorable, or both. The IBJJF bann... - [Royce Gracie and UFC 1: The Night Jiu Jitsu Conquered Combat](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/royce-gracie-and-ufc-1): On November 12, 1993, in Denver's McNichols Arena, a 178-pound Brazilian named Royce Gracie defeated three larger oppone... - [Rickson Gracie and the Mythos of the Undefeated Era](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/rickson-gracie-and-the-mythos): Between 1980 and 2000, Rickson Gracie fought in an indeterminate number of contests — competition matches, vale tudo bou... - [The Mendes Brothers and the Modern Competition Game](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/the-mendes-brothers-and-modern-competition): Between 2007 and 2015, Rafael and Guilherme Mendes did to competitive BJJ what no pair of competitors had done since the... - [The Gracie Challenge Era: Vale Tudo and the Establishment of BJJ](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/the-gracie-challenge-era): For forty years before the UFC, the Gracie family conducted a continuous public-relations campaign of issuing challenge ... - [Marcelo Garcia and the No-Gi Revolution](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/marcelo-garcia-and-the-no-gi-revolution): Between 2003 and 2011, Marcelo Garcia did something to no-gi grappling that no competitor had done since Royce Gracie at... - [The Danaher Death Squad Era](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/the-danaher-death-squad-era): Between 2015 and 2024, a small group of competitors training under John Danaher at the Renzo Gracie Academy in New York ... - [The Mundial Era: The IBJJF and the Codification of Sport Jiu-Jitsu](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/the-mundial-and-the-ibjjf-era): Between the founding of the IBJJF in 1994 and the first Mundial in 1996, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was transformed from a regi... - [The ADCC Founding and the Rise of the No-Gi Circuit](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/the-adcc-founding-and-the-no-gi-circuit): The Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Submission Wrestling World Championship was founded in 1998 by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed... - [The History of Women in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/womens-bjj-history): The history of women in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu spans three generations: the pioneers of the 1990s who entered the art when ... - [The Japanese Diaspora and the Roots of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/japanese-diaspora-and-bjj-roots): Between 1907 and 1923, more than 60,000 Japanese immigrants arrived in Brazil, most working initially on coffee plantati... - [The Atos vs New Wave Rivalry](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/atos-vs-new-wave-rivalry): The contemporary period of competitive Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has been substantially defined by the rivalry between two coa... - [The Commercialization of BJJ: From Academy Income to Million-Dollar Tournaments](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/commercialization-of-bjj): Between 2010 and 2024, the commercial structure of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu transformed from an academy-income-based local in... - [The Carlson Schism and the Birth of Team-Based BJJ](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/carlson-schism-and-team-based-bjj): Between the late 1950s and the early 1990s, the structure of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu transformed from a family-controlled di... - [The Globalization of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/globalization-of-bjj): Between 1993 and 2025, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu spread from a regional Brazilian discipline practiced primarily in Rio de Jan... - [BJJ in Modern MMA: From Royce to the Modern Champion](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/bjj-in-modern-mma): Royce Gracie's UFC 1 performance in 1993 established BJJ as essential to MMA, but the relationship between the two sport... - [The Origins of the IBJJF Belt System](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/origins-of-the-ibjjf-belt-system): The five-color adult belt progression in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu — white, blue, purple, brown, black — feels timeless to mod... - [The Brazilian Top Team and the MMA Crossover Era](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/brazilian-top-team-era): Between 1997 and 2008, the Brazilian Top Team (BTT) — founded by Mario Sperry, Murilo Bustamante, Ze Mario Sperry, and R... - [The Streaming Instructional Era: How BJJ Knowledge Went Global](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/streaming-instructional-era): Between 2010 and 2025, the production and distribution of BJJ technical knowledge underwent a fundamental shift from in-... - [Pride Fighting Championships and BJJ in Japan](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/pride-fc-and-bjj-in-japan): Between 1997 and 2007, Pride Fighting Championships in Japan served as the most commercially successful MMA promotion in... - [The Evolution of the Modern BJJ Curriculum](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/modern-bjj-curriculum-evolution): The technical curriculum that an intermediate Brazilian Jiu Jitsu student would learn in 2026 is dramatically different ... - [The Belt Promotion Ceremony: Tradition and Modern Practice](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/belt-promotion-ceremony-tradition): The belt promotion ceremony is one of the most distinctive cultural traditions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, combining element... - [The Death of Leandro Lo and BJJ's Brazilian Public-Safety Reckoning](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/death-of-leandro-lo): On August 7, 2022, Leandro Lo Pereira do Nascimento — one of the most decorated competitors in the history of Brazilian ... - [Sambo and the Russian Grappling Influence on BJJ](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/sambo-russian-grappling-influence): Sambo — the Soviet-developed grappling discipline that combines wrestling, judo, and submission grappling — has had a su... - [Women's BJJ: From Margin to Modern Pillar](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/womens-bjj-modern-pillar): Women's participation in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has undergone one of the most dramatic transformations in the sport's histo... - [The Gi vs No-Gi Divide in Modern BJJ](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/gi-vs-nogi-divide): The structural divide between gi and no-gi competitive BJJ — once a relatively minor stylistic distinction within a unif... - [The Jacaré vs Roger Mundial 2010 Final](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/jacare-roger-mundial-2010): The 2010 IBJJF Mundial men's middle-heavyweight final between Ronaldo 'Jacaré' Souza and Roger Gracie remains one of the... - [The Evolution of the IBJJF Point System](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/point-system-evolution): The IBJJF point system — the structural mechanism that determines who wins BJJ matches when no submission is achieved — ... - [The Mendes Brothers and the Modern Competition Game](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/mendes-brothers-era): Rafael and Guilherme Mendes — the brothers who co-founded Atos with Ramon Lemos in the late 2000s — substantially define... - [The Leg-Lock Revolution: Danaher and the Death Squad](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/leg-lock-revolution): Between 2015 and 2020, John Danaher's Renzo Gracie Academy team — informally known as the Danaher Death Squad — fundamen... - [Fight to Win and the Economics of Professional BJJ](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/fight-2-win-and-pro-bjj-economics): Fight to Win Pro, founded in 2015 by Seth Daniels, has become one of the most significant commercial vehicles for profes... - [ADCC 2017: Felipe Pena vs Gordon Ryan](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/adcc-2017-pena-ryan): The 2017 ADCC under-99kg final between Felipe Pena and Gordon Ryan remains one of the most-referenced matches in modern ... - [The ADCC and the Prestige of Submission Grappling](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/adcc-history-and-prestige): The Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Submission Wrestling World Championship, founded in 1998 by Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al... - [The Open Mat Tradition in BJJ Culture](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/open-mat-tradition): The open mat tradition — extended rolling sessions outside formal class structure, typically on weekends, where practiti... - [Rolls Gracie and the Foundation of Modern BJJ](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/rolls-gracie-influence): Rolls Gracie's pedagogical influence on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu — though cut short by his tragic death in 1982 at age 30 — e... - [Fadda vs Gracie: The 1950s Challenge Matches](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/fadda-vs-gracie-1950s): The 1950s challenge match series in which Oswaldo Fadda's non-Gracie BJJ team defeated the Gracie Academy at the Gracie'... - [The Ruotolo Twins and the New Generation of No-Gi](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/ruotolo-twins-era): Tye and Kade Ruotolo — twin brothers from Santa Cruz, California — are the most-watched young competitors of the 2020s n... - [Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie ADCC 2003](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/eddie-bravo-vs-royler-gracie): Eddie Bravo's 2003 ADCC submission victory over Royler Gracie is one of the most-watched competitive matches in BJJ hist... - [Marcelo Garcia's ADCC 2003 Debut](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/marcelo-garcia-adcc-2003): Marcelo Garcia's ADCC 2003 debut at age 20 — in which he defeated multiple substantially larger opponents in the absolut... - [The Global Growth of BJJ Through the 2010s](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/global-bjj-growth): Between approximately 2010 and 2020, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu experienced one of the most substantial periods of global growt... - [Gordon Ryan and ADCC Dominance](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/gordon-ryan-adcc-dominance): Gordon Ryan's competitive dominance at the ADCC tournament from 2017 onward represents one of the most sustained competi... - [Marcus Buchecha's Transition to MMA](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/buchecha-mma-transition): Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida's 2021 transition from BJJ to MMA via ONE Championship represented one of the most-anticipated... - [The Future of BJJ: Trajectories from 2026 Onwards](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/the-bjj-future-2026-onwards): Looking forward from 2026, several structural trajectories appear likely to shape the next decade of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu... - [Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Lineage: The Documented Family Tree from Maeda to the Modern Academies](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/history/brazilian-jiu-jitsu-lineage): Brazilian Jiu Jitsu lineage is the documented chain of instructors linking every black belt back to Mitsuyo Maeda and th... ## Reference - [BJJ Glossary](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/glossary): 424+ glossary terms covering Portuguese terminology, Japanese roots, English jargon, and rulesets - [BJJ Belt System](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/belt-system): Complete belt ranking system (white → blue → purple → brown → black) with time-in-grade norms - [Beginners — White Belt Guide](https://brazilianjiujitsubible.com/beginners): White-belt starter guide: what to expect, what to study, what to avoid - 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