All BJJ techniques

Used when the knee shield is already established. By walking back to the center and arcing around, you bypass the shield's leverage, controlling the leg and hi…

A dynamic pass used when the opponent is actively defending. You stand up, place your knee over their shin, and 'windshield wiper' the leg off while turning to…

Use this as your primary guard pass when the opponent is in a seated open guard position. It solves the problem of passing without getting caught in defensive…

Fundamental guard pass using diagonal knee cut across opponent's hip. Essential to know even if not your favorite pass, because you'll need to defend it. Creat…

Used to break open closed or semi-closed guard by sliding the knee across the opponent's body. The core mechanism is hip trapping and weight distribution to pr…

A variation used when the opponent attempts an underhook. By pinning the underhooking arm with heavy weight, you prevent rotation and slide into 3/4 mount for…

An alternative attack when the opponent pulls their arm to the far side. By securing a specific grip below the pinky, you prevent them from straightening the a…

An alternative entry into Spider Guard used when the opponent tries to stand up or pass by backing away. It uses a scissor-like knee drive to maintain control…

Use this when the opponent fights the knee-in-belly pressure. Control their heel, extend your leg to guide their limb, and slide off the side to recover.

Switch sides from knee-on-belly while maintaining heavy chest pressure. The core mechanism is using the top leg to circle over the opponent's shoulder, allowin…

Used when you have control of an opponent's leg in no-gi. The mechanism relies on isolating the knee joint by trapping the thigh and lower leg with your arms,…

A leverage-based method to open closed guard from the knees. By controlling the opponent's wrist and turning your knee into their hip, you misalign their spine…

Use this when the opponent has established hooks but you're defending the choke with crossed hands and tucked chin. Turning your knees up floats the opponent's…

When opponent hops to escape Uchi Mata, link arms and attack with Ko Uchi Gari by lifting opponent's leg and passing.

Used when the opponent is static or resisting lightly. Leverages weight on the underhook to off-balance the opponent while sweeping their far leg with the oppo…

A counter to the opponent stepping their far leg out. Splits the legs by attacking the inside of the near leg, creating a 'banana peel' effect.

Perform a Kouchi Gari drop by lifting and dropping under opponent, but risk opponent sprawling on your back making it ineffective in no-gi.

Basic lapel choke from back using deep lapel grip and turning the blade of the wrist into the opponent's neck.

Apply a blood choke by pulling the opponent's lapel across their carotid arteries using arm positioning and leverage.

Use your own lapel to choke the opponent when you cannot access their lapel by pulling your lapel around their neck and rolling to finish.

Enters Lasso Guard by stepping under the arm to hook the spine, then transitions into an Omoplata by controlling the tricep and extending the leg.

A foundational sweep used when the opponent posts or smashes. It works by aligning your knee to their shoulder to control their posture, then using your shin a…

Use this when the opponent pressures forward to pass your lasso guard, moving toward what appears to be your open side. It converts their passing momentum into…

A counter-sweep used when the opponent stands up to defend against the Spider Scissor. It utilizes a lasso grip on the sleeve to create a shoulder dip, allowin…

An adaptation of the Lasso sweep from Half Guard. It works by lifting your knee when the opponent aligns their hip over it, using their weight to roll them ove…

A sweep from lasso guard used to reverse position against a standing or posturing opponent. It works by controlling the leg with a lasso grip and using the opp…

Use a hip frame to stop a leg drag attempt and create time to recover guard. Works by lifting the hips to break the opponent's base and control before they can…

Use the outside short hook to tilt the opponent's base, then carve underneath their frames to win the inside track and secure the back.

Use this pass when an opponent pulls you forward aggressively. Break their grip while squatting to maintain base, drag the leg, trap the knee, and spin to side…

Set up leg drag by inverting through after knocking opponent over in berimbolo and placing foot on chest to control.

Set up the leg drag position by shooting the right knee in when passing open guard and controlling opponent's legs and hips.

A versatile leg drag system that allows attacking the guard pass and backtake from a dominant leg drag position with multiple setups and finishing options.

When the opponent posts their knee to your chest to escape the leg drag, shoot your knee through the created gap to secure a leg entanglement. This prevents th…

When the opponent successfully posts their knee to escape the leg drag, stand up and catch their leg. Use a collar and pants grip to control their movement, wa…

When the opponent bridges to escape a leg entanglement, use their upward momentum to step over and lock in an armbar. This works by converting their defensive…

When the opponent posts an arm or paws at you from seated guard, kick your leg through the space under their arm to bypass their guard. Finish in knee-on-belly…

Use this when the opponent is stuck trying to pass mount with a trapped foot. Pin their legs with a lockdown to neutralize their base, then roll under their ar…

Use this variation when the opponent defends the cross-face. By balancing your mid-shin on their thigh, you create a stable platform to post high and step thro…

Use this when your opponent transitions to De La Riva guard and extends their leg through. It counters the DLR by timing a sprawl to pin the extended leg with…

A collar choke initiated from open or closed guard by sliding the hand under the neck. It works by using the collar against the carotid arteries with wrist fle…

Apply a loop choke by grabbing the collar, pushing the opponent's head into your armpit, and using a pulling and pushing motion with your hands.

A lapel choke from butterfly guard. It works by gripping the lapel, pulling the head down, and sliding the arm above the head while gripping with the legs to p…

Used when the opponent is in standard mount with arms extended. Collapse the arm to the chest, trap the foot, and bridge to roll the opponent over.

Low mount provides the safest and most stable control position for beginners and advanced practitioners. The core mechanism is chest-steering that dynamically…

From the Lasso/Omoplata setup, extends the leg and brings the head over to trap the arm and pin the shoulders, finishing with a shoulder lock.

A counter to the common leg-hug omoplata defense. When the opponent prevents your bottom leg from clearing, you use their resistance by coming to your knees an…

Use this when opponent sits out in modified scarf hold position. The escape works by reading opponent's balance, creating space with a hip bump, then attacking…

A variation for when the opponent pushes up aggressively. It uses a knee slide to block the arm return and a leg flip to secure the submission, emphasizing hee…

Effective against opponents who push up to bench press you off. It works by transferring weight into the hands to control the arm, then using leg movement to i…

A transition from knee crush to mount by walking over the opponent's legs as they fatigue. It relies on the opponent's inability to maintain leg extension due…