All Submissions Techniques

Perpendicular shoulder lock from mount and side control — punishes arms pinned flat on the mat.

Head-and-arm strangle from side control and mount — uses your shoulder and their trapped arm to cut blood flow.

Classic elbow hyperextension attack from guard, mount, and back — one of the first submissions every white belt learns.

Collar strangle from back control using leg and collar grips — one of the strongest gi chokes from the back.

Classic gi strangle using deep cross-collar grips — a foundational attack from guard and mount.

Arm-in brachial strangle from front headlock — a modern no-gi staple when the guillotine arm slides too deep.

Sleeve-and-forearm strangle applied from mount and inside closed guard — surprising and tight when grips are set.

Front headlock strangulation that punishes level changes, failed shots, and loose posture in standing and guard.

Figure-four shoulder lock that controls the arm from guard, side control, and north-south — a staple sweep and submission.

Shoulder lock using your legs from guard — a natural follow-up to triangle and armbar attacks.

The most fundamental and high-percentage submission in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Primary straight foot lock attacking the ankle — legal at all adult belts in IBJJF and essential in no-gi leg entanglements.

A classic submission from guard, using your legs to choke the opponent.