IBJJF referenced techniques
BJJ does not have a canonical list of techniques, however, the IBJJF makes reference to a number of techniques in its rules:
- Takedown: Single or double-leg takedown, Suplex, Scissor takedown*
- Positions: Side-control, North-south, Knee on belly, Mount, Side-mount, Sideways mount, Technical mount, Back mount, Back control, Hooks, Ground fighting
- Guard: Closed guard, Half-guard, Reverse half-guard, guard pull
- Guard pass
- Sweep
- Submission:
- Triangle, Flying Triangles, Choke with spinal lock, Forearm choke, Ezequiel choke, Frontal guillotine choke, Arm triangle
- "Lock inside the closed guard with legs compressing kidneys or ribs"
- Armbar, Flying Armbars, Omoplata, Wristlock
- Bicep slicer, Calf slicer
- Straight foot lock, Toe hold, Knee bar, Heel hook,* Lock twisting the knees,* Knee reaping*
- Triangle (pulling head), Spinal lock*
References: (1.3.8), (2.5.2), (4.1.7), (4.1.8), (4.2), (4.4), (4.4.1), (4.5), (6.2.2 W), (6.2.3 L), (6.2.3 M)
* banned in competition
Common techniques
The following is a (non-exhaustive) list of techniques generally recognized in the BJJ community:
Takedowns
- Judo (gi) throws
- No-gi throws (Single leg takedown, Double leg takedown, Fireman's carry, Suplex,
Slam)
- Arm drags (Overhook, Underook)
Guards
- Closed guard
- Half guard (Quarter guard, Lockdown, Z-guard)
- Open guard (X, De la Riva, Spider, Butterfly, Rubber, 50/50)
Guard passes
- Simple guard pass
- Stacking guard pass
- Near knee guard pass
- Scissor sweep
- Push sweep
- Xande sweep
- Flower sweep
Pins
- Side control (Scarf hold)
- Mount (Full, Seated, Technical, Back)
- Back control
- Knee on belly
- North-South
- Crucifix
Submissions
Joint-locks
- Armlocks
- Wristlocks (flexing, supinating, abducting)
- Armbar (straight, inverted)
- Biceps slicer
- Shoulder-locks
- Americana, Kimura, Hammerlock
- Omoplata, Baratoplata, Monoplata/Marceloplata
- Leglocks
- Ankle-locks (Straight, Toe hold)
- Kneebar
- Calf slicer
- Heel hook* (inside, outside)
- Banana split
- Neck cranks (Can opener, Cattle catch, Crucifix, Twister, Guillotine)
Chokes/Strangles
- Gi chokes
- Baseball choke
- Cross choke (Palm up/palm down, Palm up/palm up)
- Breadcutter/Papercutter
- Thrust choke
- Loop choke
- Ezequiel
- Bow and Arrow, Arm and collar, Clock, Crucifix
- No-gi chokes
- RNC (Figure-four grip, Gable grip)
- Guillotine
- North South Choke
- Gogoplata
- Triangle
- Arm triangle
- Kata-gatame choke, North South choke (arm-in), Von Flue
- Anaconda, Peruvian necktie, D'Arce/Brabo/Japanese necktie
Pressure submissions
- Body-scissors
- Knee on belly