Armbar from Guard
Step 1: Control your opponent’s wrist and place your same side foot on their hip. Step 2: Swing your opposite leg high across their back and clamp their shoulder with your knees. Step 3: Bring their trapped arm to your chest, pinch your knees, and lift your hips.
Triangle Choke from Guard
Step 1: Break posture and pull one arm inside your guard while the other stays outside. Step 2: Shoot your leg over their shoulder and lock your ankles. Step 3: Adjust the angle, lock the triangle, and squeeze by pulling the head down.
Guillotine Choke (Closed Guard)
Step 1: Wrap your arm around their neck when they shoot in. Step 2: Close guard and grip your choking hand with the other hand. Step 3: Lift your elbows and arch back.
Kimura from Guard
Step 1: Sit up to grab their wrist with one hand and wrap your other arm behind their elbow. Step 2: Grab your own wrist to form the lock. Step 3: Fall back, pull their elbow forward, and rotate their arm behind their back.
Cross Collar Choke from Guard
Step 1: Feed one hand deep into their opposite collar. Step 2: Insert your second hand deep on the other side. Step 3: Pull with your wrists while squeezing your elbows together.
Scissor Sweep to Mount Armbar
Step 1: Perform a scissor sweep to reach mount. Step 2: Isolate one of their arms by pushing it across. Step 3: Step over their head and fall back for the armbar.
Americana from Mount
Step 1: Pin their wrist to the mat with your hand. Step 2: Slide your other arm under their elbow and grab your own wrist. Step 3: Lift their elbow while keeping their wrist pinned.
Armbar from Mount
Step 1: Push one of their arms across your centerline. Step 2: Step your leg over their head and sit next to them. Step 3: Pinch your knees and lift your hips.
Ezekiel Choke from Mount
Step 1: Slide one forearm across their neck. Step 2: Feed your other hand inside your sleeve. Step 3: Extend the choking arm across their throat.
Rear Naked Choke
Step 1: Get one arm under their chin. Step 2: Grab your biceps and place your hand behind their head. Step 3: Squeeze your elbows together and pull back.
Rear Collar Choke (Gi)
Step 1: From back control, feed one hand deep into their collar. Step 2: Grab their other collar or behind their shoulder with the second hand. Step 3: Pull while expanding your chest.
Bow and Arrow Choke
Step 1: Control the collar from back or side. Step 2: Grab their leg or pants. Step 3: Fall to the side and pull like drawing a bowstring.
Straight Ankle Lock
Step 1: Secure their leg between your thighs. Step 2: Grip their Achilles with a blade of your wrist. Step 3: Arch back and straighten your legs.
Triangle from Mount (Mounted Triangle)
Step 1: Push their arm across and step over their head. Step 2: Drop into a triangle position. Step 3: Lock your legs and squeeze.
Arm Triangle (Head and Arm Choke)
Step 1: From mount or side control, isolate their arm across their face. Step 2: Drop your shoulder next to their neck. Step 3: Squeeze while lowering your head and tightening your arms.
Guillotine from Standing
Step 1: Wrap their neck as they shoot. Step 2: Sprawl to keep their hips away. Step 3: Lift your choking arm and sit back if needed.
Omoplata from Guard
Step 1: Control their wrist and swing your leg over their shoulder. Step 2: Turn your body out to the side. Step 3: Sit up and pull their arm behind their back.
Kimura from Side Control
Step 1: Pin their wrist to the mat. Step 2: Thread your arm behind their elbow and grab your own wrist. Step 3: Lift and rotate their arm away from their body.
Baseball Bat Choke (Gi)
Step 1: Feed one hand deep into their far collar. Step 2: Insert your second hand palm up near the first. Step 3: Rotate your hips and pull for the choke.
North South Choke
Step 1: From north south, wrap your arm around their neck. Step 2: Lock your hands or grip their shoulder. Step 3: Drop your weight and squeeze with chest pressure.
