135 techniques documented
TECHNIQUES
The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Bible technique library. Each entry covers mechanics, key points, common mistakes, and drills with references to the practitioners who mastered the technique.
ARMBAR FROM CLOSED GUARD
Armlock da Guarda Fechada
The armbar from closed guard is the canonical submission of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu — the first weapon a white belt is handed and the technique that, even decades i…
TRIANGLE FROM CLOSED GUARD
Triângulo da Guarda Fechada
The triangle choke from closed guard is jiu jitsu's most recognizable strangle and one of its most lethal. Inherited from the judo sankaku-jime, it took its mod…
KIMURA FROM CLOSED GUARD
Kimura da Guarda Fechada
The kimura is a shoulder lock executed via a figure-four grip on the opponent's wrist, named after the great Japanese judoka Masahiko Kimura, who broke Helio Gr…
HIP BUMP SWEEP
Raspagem de Quadril
The hip bump sweep is the simplest reversal in the closed-guard playbook and one of the most consequential, because nearly every other closed-guard sweep and su…
PENDULUM SWEEP
Raspagem de Pêndulo
The pendulum sweep, known in Portuguese as raspagem da flor, is the closed guard's answer to an opponent who plants their hands on the mat or on the hips to bas…
SCISSOR SWEEP
Raspagem de Tesoura
The scissor sweep is the highest-percentage gi sweep at white and blue belt and a technique that survives unchanged into the black-belt game because it solves a…
KNEE CUT PASS
Passagem de Joelho Cortado
The knee cut pass is the single most-used guard pass at every level of modern competitive jiu jitsu. It works in the gi and no-gi, it functions against beginner…
TORREANDO PASS
Passagem Toreador
The torreando, or bullfighter pass, is the speed-and-angle answer to open guard. Named for the matador's pass-and-step around the bull's horns, the technique us…
HIP ESCAPE (SHRIMP)
Fuga de Quadril
The hip escape, known in Portuguese as fuga de quadril, is the most fundamental movement in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the first thing a competent instructor teach…
TECHNICAL STAND-UP
Levantada Técnica
The technical stand-up is the safest way to return to feet from any seated or supine position in jiu jitsu, and it is the defining self-defense movement of the …
OMOPLATA
Omoplata
The omoplata is a shoulder lock executed by isolating one of the opponent's arms with the legs, swinging the same-side leg over the opponent's back, and finishi…
AMERICANA
Americana
The americana is a shoulder lock executed via a figure-four grip on the opponent's wrist with the elbow bent at 90 degrees, the wrist driven toward the mat, and…
EZEKIEL CHOKE
Estrangulamento Ezequiel
The ezekiel choke, known in Japanese as sode guruma jime (sleeve wheel choke), is a gi-based strangulation that uses the attacker's own sleeve as the anchor of …
CROSS-COLLAR CHOKE FROM MOUNT
Estrangulamento Cruzado de Gola da Montada
The cross-collar choke from mount is the canonical mount submission of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the first technique taught in nearly every Gracie self-defense cu…
BERIMBOLO
Berimbolo
The berimbolo is the inverted back-take technique that defined a generation of competitive jiu jitsu. Developed inside the Mendes brothers' academy in São Paulo…
SINGLE-LEG TAKEDOWN
Queda de Uma Perna
The single-leg takedown is the most-used wrestling-derived takedown in modern Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the takedown that defines the standing exchange in both gi…
DOUBLE-LEG TAKEDOWN
Queda de Duas Pernas
The double-leg takedown is the highest-percentage takedown in collegiate wrestling and a foundational standing technique in modern jiu jitsu. Where the single-l…
UPA ESCAPE (BRIDGE AND ROLL)
Upa (Fuga da Montada)
The upa, called bridge-and-roll in English, is the first escape every white belt learns and one of the two universal answers to being mounted (the other being t…
BUTTERFLY SWEEP
Raspagem da Borboleta
The butterfly sweep is the canonical reversal from butterfly guard and the technique that defines the seated open-guard game in modern no-gi competition. By hoo…
OLD-SCHOOL SWEEP
Raspagem Old-School
The old-school sweep is the signature reversal from half guard and the technique most responsible for converting half guard from a defeated position into one of…
SPIDER SWEEP
Raspagem da Aranha
The spider sweep is the canonical reversal from spider guard and one of the most-used sweeps in IBJJF gi competition. Using sleeve grips and the soles of the fe…
LASSO SWEEP
Raspagem do Lasso
The lasso sweep is the reversal from lasso guard — the open-guard variant in which one of the bottom player's legs is threaded through the opponent's same-side …
DE LA RIVA SWEEP
Raspagem De La Riva
The classical De La Riva sweep is the foundational reversal from De La Riva guard and the technique that established the position as a legitimate offensive base…
LEG DRAG PASS
Passagem Leg Drag
The leg drag is one of the three pillars of modern competitive guard passing, alongside the knee cut and the torreando. Refined by Rafael Mendes and the Atos te…
OVER-UNDER PASS
Passagem Over-Under
The over-under pass is the foundational pressure-passing technique in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the few passes that scales upward against larger opponents …
STACK PASS
Passagem Empilhada
The stack pass is the canonical closed-guard pass taught at white belt and the first answer most practitioners learn to the problem of being inside a closed gua…
GRANBY ROLL
Rolamento Granby
The granby roll is the inversion-based guard-recovery movement that allows a practitioner to spin under and around the top player's passing pressure, re-emergin…
TRIANGLE FROM MOUNT
Triângulo da Montada
The mounted triangle is one of the most punishing finishes in modern Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the few submissions where the position itself — high mount —…
ELBOW-KNEE ESCAPE FROM MOUNT
Fuga Cotovelo-Joelho da Montada
The elbow-knee escape is the second universal mount escape every white belt learns, paired with the upa (bridge-and-roll) as the two foundational answers to bei…
BACK ESCAPE (PEEK-OUT)
Fuga das Costas
The peek-out is the canonical escape from back control and the technique every practitioner must master to have a functional back-defense game. Because back con…
ARM DRAG
Arrasto de Braço
The arm drag is a wrestling-derived control technique that captures one of the opponent's arms and pulls it across their body, opening the back-take angle as th…
TOMOE NAGE
Tomoe Nage
Tomoe nage is the sacrifice throw inherited directly from Kodokan judo in which the attacker falls backward to the mat while planting one foot in the opponent's…
DOUBLE UNDER PASS
Passagem com Duas por Baixo
The double under pass is the pressure-passing technique in which the passer threads both arms under the opponent's thighs from inside the guard, grips the oppon…
HEADQUARTERS PASS (HQ)
Passagem HQ
The Headquarters pass — typically abbreviated HQ — is a hybrid passing technique in which the passer establishes a knee-on-the-floor position next to the bottom…
LONG STEP PASS
Passagem com Passo Longo
The long step pass is the guard-pass technique in which the passer steps the inside leg across and over the bottom player's thigh in a single committed motion, …
ARMBAR FROM MOUNT
Armlock da Montada
The armbar from mount is one of the canonical mount submissions and the natural follow-up to a defended cross-collar choke. Where the closed-guard armbar requir…
REVERSE TRIANGLE
Triângulo Invertido
The reverse triangle is the figure-four leg strangulation executed from a side-on angle, with the attacker's legs closing around the opponent's head and one tra…
CALF SLICER
Compressão de Panturrilha
The calf slicer is the compression lock that traps the opponent's calf muscle between the attacker's shinbone and the back of the opponent's own thigh, applying…
UNDERHOOK ESCAPE FROM SIDE CONTROL
Fuga do Cento por Cento com Underhook
The underhook escape is the canonical recovery from side control and the technique every practitioner relies on when the bridge-and-shrimp combination has faile…
CROSS-COLLAR CHOKE FROM GUARD
Estrangulamento Cruzado da Guarda
The cross-collar choke from closed guard is the gi strangulation executed from the bottom position using two opposite collar grips that cross at the wrist to co…
COLLAR DRAG
Arrasto de Gola
The collar drag is the gi equivalent of the arm drag — a control technique that uses a deep cross-collar grip to pull the opponent's upper body across and forwa…
SMASH PASS
Passagem de Esmagamento
The smash pass is the pressure-passing technique in which the passer drops their hip and shoulder onto the bottom player's trapped leg, crushing it across the b…
FOLDING PASS
Passagem de Dobramento
The folding pass is the modern pressure-passing technique in which the passer body-locks the opponent's hips and folds them up by walking the legs above the sho…
STANDING GUARD BREAK
Abertura de Guarda em Pé
The standing guard break is the fundamental method of opening a closed guard before any passing attempt. Where kneeling guard breaks attempt to pry the bottom p…
COMBAT BASE
Base de Combate
Combat base is the defensive guard-top posture in which the passer kneels on one knee with the other leg posted forward at a 45-degree angle, presenting a trian…
SINGLE-UNDERHOOK PASS
Passagem com Um Underhook
The single-underhook pass is the half-guard top technique in which the passer threads one arm under the bottom player's thigh and grips the lapel or belt with t…
NORTH-SOUTH KIMURA
Kimura Norte-Sul
The north-south kimura is the figure-four shoulder lock executed from the north-south top position, attacking the opponent's arm from a perpendicular angle rath…
KNEE SHIELD TO BACK TAKE
Knee Shield para Tomada de Costas
The knee shield to back take is the half-guard transitional technique in which the bottom player uses the knee-shield framing to off-balance the top player forw…
SIT-UP GUARD
Guarda Sentada
Sit-up guard is the seated open-guard position in which the bottom player remains upright with both feet planted on the floor or one foot framing on the opponen…
INVERTED GUARD RECOVERY
Recuperação por Guarda Invertida
The inverted guard recovery is the technique in which the bottom player rolls onto their shoulders and inverts their hips upward, sliding the body underneath th…
GRANBY TO BACK TAKE
Granby para Tomada de Costas
The granby to back take is the offensive application of the granby roll in which the bottom player, rather than re-emerging in open guard, continues the inversi…
BACKSTEP PASS
Passagem com Passo Atrás
The backstep pass is the guard-pass technique in which the passer steps the trailing leg backward over the bottom player's leg, then drops chest pressure forwar…
CARTWHEEL PASS
Passagem Cambalhota
The cartwheel pass is the dynamic guard-pass technique in which the passer rotates their body through a half-cartwheel motion over the bottom player's legs, lan…
RUSSIAN TIE (TWO-ON-ONE)
Pegada Russa
The Russian tie, also called the two-on-one, is the wrestling-derived control technique in which the attacker controls one of the opponent's arms with both of t…
HEADLOCK ESCAPE
Fuga de Chave de Cabeça
The headlock escape is the foundational defensive technique against the kesa-gatame (scarf hold) pin and the broader category of side-control variations where t…
ARMBAR FROM KNEE ON BELLY
Armlock do Joelho na Barriga
The armbar from knee on belly is the canonical submission off the knee-on-belly position and the most common reason for the position's tactical use. When the bo…
MOUNT TO BACK TAKE
Transição Montada para Costas
The mount to back take is the transitional sequence in which the attacker rides the bottom player's defensive roll to recover the back rather than losing mount.…
BOW-AND-ARROW SETUP
Setup do Arco e Flecha
The bow-and-arrow setup is the technique sequence that establishes the position and grips for the bow-and-arrow choke — the gi-only canonical back-control finis…
HIP SWITCH
Troca de Quadril
The hip switch is the side-control top transitional technique in which the attacker reorients their body 180 degrees relative to the bottom player, sliding the …
KNEEBAR FROM DE LA RIVA
Kneebar da 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 point to a kneebar on the opponent's ho…
TOREANDO HOP
Hop da Toreando
The toreando hop is the variation of the toreando pass in which the passer hops rather than walks around the bottom player's legs, using short explosive jumps t…
SIDE CONTROL TO MOUNT TRANSITION
Transição Cento por Cento para Montada
The side-control-to-mount transition is the canonical positional advance from side control to the higher-scoring mount position. The technique is structurally s…
KNEE-ON-BELLY TO MOUNT
Joelho na Barriga para Montada
The knee-on-belly to mount transition is the high-scoring positional advance from KOB (worth two points in IBJJF) to full mount (worth four), producing six tota…
BERIMBOLO DEFENSE
Defesa do Berimbolo
The berimbolo defense is the technical sequence used by the standing player to neutralize a bottom player's De La Riva-based berimbolo attempt before the invers…
HEEL HOOK DEFENSE
Defesa de Chave de Calcanhar
The heel hook defense is the technical sequence used to escape from or prevent a heel hook submission attempt — one of the highest-stakes defensive scenarios in…
TRIANGLE DEFENSE
Defesa do Triângulo
The triangle defense is the sequence of techniques used to escape from or prevent a triangle choke submission attempt. The defense's structure mirrors the offen…
IMANARI ROLL
Rolamento Imanari
The Imanari roll is the standing-to-leg-entanglement entry developed and popularized by Japanese MMA grappler Masakazu Imanari in the early 2000s. The technique…
NORTH-SOUTH TO BACK TAKE
Norte-Sul para Tomada de Costas
The north-south to back take is the transitional sequence in which the attacker converts the north-south top position into back control by riding the bottom pla…
ARMBAR DEFENSE
Defesa do Armlock
The armbar defense is the sequence of techniques used to escape from or prevent an armbar submission attempt. Like the triangle defense, the armbar defense's st…
TOREANDO TO KNEE CUT TRANSITION
Transição Toreando para Joelho Cortado
The toreando-to-knee-cut transition is the combined-pass sequence in which the attacker begins a toreando pass to one side and, when the bottom player defends b…
CRACKDOWN PASS (KNEE-CUT PRESSURE)
Passagem Crackdown
The crackdown is the high-pressure variation of the knee cut pass in which the passer drops substantial weight onto the trapped knee while sliding the cutting k…
SLEEVE GRIP BREAK
Quebra de Pegada na Manga
The sleeve grip break is the foundational gi-specific technique for stripping an opponent's grip on one's own sleeve. Because nearly every gi BJJ technique depe…
LAPEL GRIP BREAK
Quebra de Pegada na Lapela
The lapel grip break is the gi-specific technique for stripping an opponent's grip on one's own lapel or collar. Lapel grips are particularly important in gi BJ…
POSTURE MAINTENANCE IN CLOSED GUARD
Manutenção de Postura na Guarda Fechada
Posture maintenance in closed guard is the foundational defensive skill of the guard-top position. Because nearly every closed-guard attack — armbar, triangle, …
WRIST DRAG
Arrasto de Punho
The wrist drag is the standing control technique in which the attacker captures only the wrist of the opponent and uses it to pull them off-balance, typically a…
INSIDE LEG DRAG
Leg Drag Interno
The inside leg drag is the variation of the leg drag pass in which the attacker pulls the opponent's leg across the centerline from the inside line rather than …
SIDE STEP PASS
Passagem com Passo Lateral
The side step pass is the standing-passing technique in which the attacker sidesteps around the opponent's legs from a standing posture, using lateral movement …
REVERSE DE LA RIVA SWEEP
Raspagem da Reverse De La Riva
The reverse De La Riva sweep is the offensive technique from reverse De La Riva guard in which the bottom player uses the inside-hooked leg as the pivot point f…
LASSO TO OMOPLATA
Lasso para Omoplata
The lasso to omoplata is the transitional sequence in which the bottom player converts the lasso guard's leg-around-arm configuration directly into the omoplata…
SPIDER GUARD TO TRIANGLE CHAIN
Spider para Triângulo
The spider to triangle chain is the canonical gi-only attack sequence in which the bottom player uses the spider guard's bicep control to force one of the oppon…
STANDING SNAP DOWN
Snap Down em Pé
The standing snap down is the wrestling-derived technique in which the attacker pulls the opponent's head sharply downward, disrupting their posture and creatin…
SIT-UP ESCAPE FROM SIDE CONTROL
Escape Sit-Up da Cento por Cento
The sit-up escape is one of the canonical escapes from side control, in which the bottom player frames against the top player's neck and far hip, then sits up w…
FRAME ESCAPE FROM MOUNT
Escape com Frame da Montada
The frame escape from mount is one of the two canonical escapes from mount (the other being the upa / bridge-and-roll), used when the top player's posture is up…
K-GUARD ENTRY
Entrada de K-Guard
The K-guard entry is the canonical modern no-gi entry to the leg-lock system (saddle, single-leg-X, ashi-garami) developed primarily by the Danaher Death Squad …
UNDERHOOK HALF-GUARD SWEEP
Raspagem com Underhook da Meia-Guarda
The underhook half-guard sweep is the canonical sweep from bottom half-guard in which the bottom player establishes a deep underhook on the top player's far-sid…
FLOWER SWEEP (PENDULUM SWEEP)
Raspagem da Flor (Pêndulo)
The flower sweep — also called the pendulum sweep — is the canonical closed-guard sweep that uses a pendulum-style swinging motion of the bottom player's leg to…
ANKLE PICK
Ankle Pick (Pegada de Tornozelo)
The ankle pick is one of the highest-percentage takedowns in modern grappling competition and one of the most accessible takedown techniques for BJJ practitione…
MOUNT MAINTENANCE
Manutenção da Montada
Mount maintenance is the technical category of techniques used to retain the mount control position against the bottom player's escape attempts. The category in…
BUTTERFLY HOOK SWEEP
Raspagem do Gancho Butterfly
The butterfly hook sweep is the canonical sweep from butterfly guard, in which the bottom player uses the elevation of the butterfly hooks combined with an unde…
BASEBALL BAT CHOKE
Estrangulamento Beisebol
The baseball bat choke is the canonical gi-specific blood choke that uses both hands gripping the opponent's same lapel in opposing directions — like a batter g…
EZEKIEL CHOKE FROM BACK
Estrangulamento Ezequiel das Costas
The Ezekiel choke from back is the variation of the canonical ezekiel choke applied from the back-control position. The technique uses the attacker's own sleeve…
PAPER CUTTER CHOKE
Estrangulamento Paper Cutter
The paper cutter choke is the canonical gi-specific blood choke from side control, in which the attacker uses the opponent's far-side lapel as the structural ch…
SPRAWL DRILL
Drill de Sprawl
The sprawl drill is the foundational takedown-defense conditioning drill used to develop the reflexive sprawl response that all takedown defense relies on. The …
BODY LOCK PASS
Passagem com Body Lock
The body lock pass is the modern pressure-passing technique in which the passer establishes a tight body-lock grip around the opponent's torso (both arms wrappe…
X-PASS
Passagem X
The x-pass is the standing open-guard pass in which the passer steps laterally around one of the opponent's legs, then drops to a side-control position. The tec…
HALF-GUARD SHRIMP ESCAPE
Escape Shrimp da Meia-Guarda
The half-guard shrimp escape is one of the canonical recovery techniques from bottom half-guard, in which the bottom player uses the shrimp (hip-escape) motion …
BUTTERFLY ELEVATION SWEEP
Raspagem de Elevação Butterfly
The butterfly elevation sweep is the variation of the butterfly sweep in which the bottom player uses both butterfly hooks to simultaneously elevate the opponen…
TORNADO PASS
Passagem Tornado
The tornado pass is the dynamic spinning pass in which the passer rotates around the opponent's body in a 'tornado' motion, using rotational momentum to defeat …
ARMBAR FROM CLOSED GUARD
Chave de Braço da Guarda Fechada
The armbar from closed guard is the canonical submission attack from closed guard that uses a leg-pivot motion to swing one of the attacker's legs over the oppo…
CROSSOVER SWEEP
Raspagem Crossover
The crossover sweep is the canonical sweep from lasso guard in which the bottom player crosses one leg over the opponent's body to invert the opponent and compl…
SPIDER GUARD TRIPOD SWEEP
Raspagem de Tripé da Guarda Spider
The spider tripod sweep is the canonical sweep from spider guard in which the bottom player uses both sleeve grips and one foot on the opponent's hip to topple …
KIMURA TRAP SERIES
Série de Kimura Trap
The kimura trap series is the modern systematic approach to the kimura grip, developed and popularized by David Avellan, that treats the kimura as a control con…
KNEE-SHIELD PASS
Passagem do Knee-Shield
The knee-shield pass is the canonical pass against an opponent's knee-shield half-guard configuration in which the passer uses a combination of head pressure an…
ELECTRIC CHAIR SWEEP
Raspagem da Cadeira Elétrica
The electric chair sweep is the signature 10th Planet sweep from the lockdown half-guard position in which the bottom player uses leg-extension geometry to dump…
PERUVIAN NECKTIE
Gravata Peruana
The Peruvian necktie is the front-headlock submission in which the attacker traps the opponent's head and one arm in a guillotine-style configuration, then roll…
X-GUARD ENTRY FROM STANDING
Entrada para X-Guard em Pé
The X-guard entry from standing is the canonical approach to establishing X-guard configuration against a standing opponent, in which the bottom player threads …
BOW-AND-ARROW FROM BACK CONTROL
Arco-e-Flecha da Pegada de Costas
The bow-and-arrow choke from back control is the canonical gi-specific blood choke from the back position in which the attacker uses the opponent's same-side la…
SHOULDER PIN PASS
Passagem com Pin de Ombro
The shoulder pin pass is the canonical pressure technique in which the passer uses shoulder pressure into the opponent's jaw or face to deny head movement, then…
KISS OF THE DRAGON
Beijo do Dragão
The kiss of the dragon is the inverted back-take sweep from De La Riva guard in which the bottom player inverts under the opponent's legs and rotates to take th…
WRESTLER UP ESCAPE
Escape Wrestler Up
The wrestler up escape is the wrestling-derived escape from bottom half-guard in which the bottom player uses an underhook combined with a coming-to-the-knees m…
INVERTED ARMBAR (HELICOPTER ARMBAR)
Chave de Braço Invertida (Armbar Helicóptero)
The inverted armbar (also called the helicopter armbar) is the variation of the armbar in which the attacker uses inverted body geometry to attack the opponent'…
DEEP HALF-GUARD SWEEP
Raspagem da Meia-Guarda Profunda
The deep half-guard sweep is the canonical sweep from the deep half-guard position in which the bottom player has burrowed underneath the opponent's hips and us…
COLLAR-AND-SLEEVE CLOSED GUARD
Guarda Fechada Gola-e-Manga
Collar-and-sleeve closed guard is the canonical gi-specific closed-guard configuration in which the bottom player has established a cross-grip on the opponent's…
OMOPLATA FINISH (MECHANICS)
Finalização da Omoplata (Mecânica)
The omoplata finish is the canonical shoulder-lock submission mechanics that completes the omoplata attack from the omoplata control position. The technique att…
LASSO GUARD SYSTEM
Sistema da Guarda Lasso
The lasso guard is the canonical gi-specific open-guard variant in which the bottom player has threaded one foot through the opponent's same-side arm at the bic…
ANKLE PICK FROM KNEES
Ankle Pick dos Joelhos
The ankle pick from knees is the canonical sweep against an opponent in combat-base posture (one knee up, one knee down) in which the bottom player captures the…
KNEEBAR FROM SADDLE
Chave de Joelho do Saddle
The kneebar from saddle is the canonical kneebar variation entered from the saddle (4-11) leg-entanglement position. The technique uses the saddle's structural …
UCHI MATA (INNER THIGH THROW)
Uchi Mata (Projeção da Coxa Interna)
Uchi mata is one of the most celebrated judo throws and one of the most effective takedowns when integrated into BJJ. The technique uses the attacker's lifting …
OSOTO GARI (MAJOR OUTER REAP)
Osoto Gari (Grande Ceifa Externa)
Osoto gari is the canonical judo reaping throw in which the attacker reaps the opponent's leg from outside using the attacker's own leg as the reaping tool, com…
OVER-UNDER CLINCH CONTROL
Controle de Clinch Over-Under
The over-under clinch control is the canonical neutral grip configuration in which each competitor has one arm overhooking the opponent (over) and one arm under…
LAPEL GUARD SYSTEM
Sistema da Guarda Lapela
The lapel guard system is the modern gi-specific open-guard family in which the bottom player uses one of the opponent's own lapels (typically threaded through …
TORNADO GUARD SWEEP
Raspagem do Tornado Guard
The tornado guard sweep is the canonical sweep from the inverted tornado guard position developed by Eduardo Telles in the late 2000s. The technique uses the in…
STANDING GUILLOTINE
Guilhotina em Pé
The standing guillotine is the variation of the guillotine choke applied while both competitors are still standing rather than from a sprawled position. The tec…
MATA LEÃO (REAR-NAKED CHOKE VARIATION)
Mata Leão (Variação do Rear-Naked Choke)
The mata leão (lion killer) is the Brazilian Portuguese name for the rear-naked choke (RNC) — one of the most fundamental and highest-percentage submissions in …
BUTTERFLY HALF-GUARD
Meia-Guarda Butterfly
Butterfly half-guard is the hybrid configuration in which the bottom player has one foot in butterfly position (hooked under the opponent's thigh) while the oth…
SNAP DOWN
Snap Down
The snap down is the wrestling-derived technique in which the attacker uses an overhand grip on the back of the opponent's neck (collar tie) to pull the opponen…
PUMMELING
Pummeling
Pummeling is the canonical hand-fighting drill that develops the underhook-and-overhook swimming mechanics required for modern standing grappling. The drill inv…
SHRIMPING DRILL
Drill de Shrimp
The shrimping drill (also called hip-escape drill) is the foundational solo conditioning drill that develops the hip-escape movement that all bottom-game escape…
GUARD RETENTION DRILL
Drill de Retenção de Guarda
The guard retention drill is the modern training methodology that develops the framing, hip movement, and active engagement required to prevent guard passes. Th…
POSITIONAL SPARRING
Sparring Posicional
Positional sparring is the canonical training methodology in which practitioners begin from a specific position and engage in live grappling with the goal of ei…
FLOW ROLLING
Flow Rolling
Flow rolling is the cooperative live-training methodology in which two practitioners engage in continuous grappling exchange without the competitive intent of c…
SITUATIONAL DRILLING
Drill Situacional
Situational drilling is the training methodology in which practitioners begin from specific competitive scenarios (mid-roll positions that arise frequently in c…
VISUALIZATION TRAINING
Treinamento de Visualização
Visualization training is the mental-preparation methodology in which competitors mentally rehearse specific technical sequences, competitive scenarios, and tac…
BJJ CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Circuito de Condicionamento BJJ
The BJJ conditioning circuit is the training methodology in which practitioners cycle through specific BJJ-related movements (shrimping, technical stand-ups, sp…
BREAKFALLS (UKEMI)
Quedas (Ukemi)
Breakfalls (ukemi in Japanese) are the foundational falling-safety drills derived from judo and integrated into BJJ training. The drills teach the body to fall …