All BJJ techniques

Apply when the opponent drives forward or frames, allowing you to secure the neck. Converts a natural headlock instinct into a controlled blood choke.

A method to secure the guillotine during a takedown by preventing head escape. It relies on side-on body positioning, freeing the opposite leg, and driving the…

A tighter grip variation for when the opponent posts their hand tightly against your neck. It uses a reverse gable grip to secure the choking arm and prevent t…

A choke used when the opponent tackles back into you during the sweep attempt, utilizing a snuff-box grip.

Attack opponent's neck with guillotine choke when they drive back into you after hip bump sweep attempt.

A high-percentage choke entered from the Kimura Sweep setup. It works by driving the opponent's head out and switching hips to cut the angle, preventing the st…

When caught in a guillotine with their guard locked, inside knee position solves the finishing sequence by forcing them onto their far hip. This disrupts their…

Threaten a guillotine choke to force the opponent to defend their neck. As they grab your arm to defend, sweep your leg under their far side and roll them over…

Use this when the opponent attempts an elbow escape from mount by grabbing your ankle. It catches them by surprise because their focus is entirely on the leg e…

Set up the guillotine from a Kimura grip by looping the arm around, sitting up, and securing the grip before falling back, finishing with a high elbow and leg…

An offensive pass that jumps over the guard while securing a guillotine, transitioning to north-south. It uses heavy chest pressure and chin control to prevent…

Use when opponent changes position while you have guillotine control. Solves the problem of losing the submission when opponent moves. These submissions are in…

A fallback when the anaconda lacks depth. Traps the opponent's arm against their neck and finishes with a guillotine grip and half-guard base.

Escape a hair grab by neutralizing the attacker's leverage through circular movement and establishing a close clinch, rendering the initial grip ineffective.

When the opponent lacks an underhook, use your free arm to turn your thumb down and lift your elbow while using your leg to generate momentum, slipping underne…

When the opponent posts their right hand to prevent the sweep, switch from tight waist to lap grip and use a combination of pulling, knee bumping, and kicking…

When flat on your back with a cross-face and underhook, post your hand to create space. Insert your foot under their lead leg's hamstring, lift with your elbow…

Used when the opponent resists the cross-face by following you up or down. Use the cross-face as a distraction to slip your hand inside their bicep, then crash…

Used to secure the top head and arm position against resistance. Connect your ear to your shoulder to prevent the opponent from exploiting the gap between your…

Used when the opponent extends away or drifts their knee outside your hip. Drive your knee across to their far hip to break their base, then establish a knee-e…

When the opponent has an underhook preventing back takes, grab their exposed foot with two hands. Buckle your knee to lift the leg, then either bridge to roll…

A guillotine entry from half guard that utilizes hip movement and back elevation to create space and pressure. It solves the problem of flat positioning by lif…

A sweep from half guard using a leg triangle to control the opponent's lower body. It works by forcing the opponent to post or straighten their leg, creating a…

Pass half guard by winning the underhook battle, flattening the opponent's back to the mat, and using heavy shoulder pressure to prevent their escape. Once fla…

A half guard pass against the knee shield that uses a constant collar grip and a punch grip on the knee to pin the defender's legs. The passer sprawls to flatt…

Use this when facing a locked knee shield in half guard. The technique defeats the frame by placing weight on the outside edge of the opponent's knee rather th…

A pass from half guard using an underhook and elbow flare to create space for the knee. It transitions directly into knee on belly for additional points.

Use this pass when you land in top half guard after a takedown. It solves the problem of the bottom player's leg control by targeting the two critical points:…

Sweep from half guard when opponent cross faces and applies reverse kiskatami pass by gripping opponent's pants and collar, creating space, spinning, and rolli…

Use this when your underhook is neutralized by an overhook. Scoot low, control the instep and toes, and scissor your legs to break posture and pass to side con…

Counters the opponent's leg weave by securing a sleeve grip, kicking the leg through to bypass their control, and using a hip-scoot mechanic to reverse positio…

Use this sweep when your opponent pressures forward into your hook. Load their weight by pulling them in, then bump your hips to off-balance them and secure a…

A sweep for smaller players against larger opponents, using a hip shot under the centerline rather than a rolling motion. It relies on controlling the opponent…

Used when the opponent straightens their leg to defend an initial outside sankaku sweep. The mechanism relies on switching hip orientation to gain leverage for…

From the underhook, scoop the far leg and drape your top leg over their ankle to create a lower leg shift, then walk a smaller circle underneath them using rev…

A sweep initiated from half guard when the top player has secured an underhook, using the top player's pressure and position against them to reverse the dynami…

Passes from half guard to mount when the bottom player traps your foot. Uses forward pressure and head framing to break their posture, forcing a bridge that al…

Used when an opponent grabs your head from half guard to control you. By kicking out their base while maintaining neck posture, you force a hand drop that enab…

Switch triangle lock legs by undoing figure four, keeping top leg thigh to thigh, pulling top leg out and switching to bottom leg to lock triangle outside.

Use this when you have knee shield half guard and want to sweep a pressure-heavy top player. It works by securing a high underhook, getting around the corner t…

Uses the stable Top Lockdown base to switch angles and secure a half-butterfly guard, neutralizing the opponent's half-butterfly threat.

A sweep from half-spider guard used when the opponent maintains upright posture. It works by breaking their posture forward and chopping the knee to unbalance…

Use whole body mechanics to elevate opponent's arm and finish a head and arm triangle choke from side control.

Use this when you have wrist control and collar tie to get behind the opponent and take them down. Solves the problem of accessing dominant positions from neut…

A guillotine-style choke from backpack position using the radial bone placement and shoulder pressure to attack the neck. The key mechanism is crushing the car…

Escape a loose headlock by framing against the face to create space, then bridging and turning to take the back for a choke or arm lock.

When leg hooks are unavailable, turn over to your knees to control the elbow, then use hip movement and lap pulls to reverse position.

Used when the opponent grabs your legs from guard, this technique leverages their grip to secure a heel hook by controlling the ankle and applying rotational p…

Use X-guard to stretch the opponent's base and force them onto their hands, then lock a triangle to manipulate their heel across their body, forcing a roll int…

The guillotine is one of the most versatile chokes, working from standing, ground, top, bottom, and multiple positions. The high elbow variation prevents commo…