Grappling glossary
Plain-English definitions for 111 grappling terms.
Guard
Closed Guard
Open Guard
Butterfly Guard
Spider Guard
De La Riva Guard
Reverse De La Riva
X-Guard
50/50 Guard
Ashi Garami
Saddle (Honey Hole)
Leg Entanglement
Mount
S-Mount
Technical Mount
Side Control
North-South
Kesa Gatame (Scarf Hold)
Back Control
Body Triangle
Half Guard
Deep Half Guard
Knee on Belly
Turtle
Standing
Submission
Armbar (Juji Gatame)
Triangle Choke (Sankaku)
Kimura
Americana
Omoplata
Rear Naked Choke (Mata Leão)
Guillotine
D'Arce Choke
Anaconda Choke
Ezekiel Choke (Sode Guruma Jime)
Bow and Arrow Choke
Cross Collar Choke
Loop Choke
Heel Hook
Kneebar
Toe Hold
Straight Ankle Lock
Calf Slicer
Sweep
Scissor Sweep
Flower Sweep (Pendulum)
Hip Bump Sweep
Berimbolo
Escape
Upa (Bridge & Roll)
Elbow Escape (Knee-Elbow)
Transition
Guard Pass
Toreando Pass
Knee Cut Pass
Over-Under Pass
Leg Drag
Guard Pull
Takedown
Double Leg
Single Leg
Snap Down
Sprawl
Uchi Mata
Osoto Gari
Seoi Nage
Tomoe Nage
Harai Goshi
Granby Roll
Frame
Posture
Base
Shrimp (Hip Escape)
Bridge (Upa)
Technical Stand-Up
Hooks
Underhook
Overhook
Whizzer
Pummeling
Grip Fighting
Scramble
Level Change
Angle
Kuzushi
Family / Concept
Gi
No-Gi
Rashguard
Tap
Roll
Drill
Positional Sparring
Flow Roll
Oss / Osu
Professor
IBJJF
ADCC
EBI Rules
Belt System
Stripe
Ippon
Waza-Ari
Blood Choke
Air Choke
Joint Lock
Stack
Combat Base
Collar Tie
Butterfly Hook
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