Techniques & Related Terms 

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A 

 

American Lock

Similar to Kimura only opponents hand is facing the feet.

 

Arm Bar

Pressure from on top of the arm (shoulder to elbow) going one way and opposite pressure from bottom of

the arm (elbow to hand) going the other way. In this position, the arm can be broken if enough pressure is

applied.

 

 

B 

 

Back Fist

Punch with the back of your knuckles.

 

Biting

Yes, Like Dracula.

 

Bitch Slap

Backhand Slap; Repeated slaps

 

Body Kick

Any type of kick the lands between the shoulders and hips.

 

 

C 

 

Charlie Horse

Painful punch to the muscles in the legs or arms.

 

Choke

Primarily restricting circulation of blood to brain or air flow through the neck.

 

Crescent kick

High front kick with contact made with inside or outside of foot.

 

 

D 

 

Dim Mak

The Death Touch (One Strike); Primarily seen in the movies.

 

Donkey Kick

Kick straight behind you with minimal movement.

 

Double kick

Low kick, High Kick combination with out a pause.

 

Double leg take down

Shoot to both legs.

 

 

E 

 

Elbow

Any strike that utilizes the elbow: Up, Down, Side to Side.

 

Eye Gouging

Sticking your fingers in your opponents eye (eyes).

 

 

F 

 

Figure Four

Crossing one foot behind your other knee and clamping down with your leg to hold your foot.

 

Fish hooking

Sticking your fingers inside your opponents cheeks and pulling.

 

Front Kick

Kick delivered with the ball of your foot right in front of you.

 

 

G 

 

Give Your Back

Letting your opponent get behind you and have his body making contact with your back.

 

Groin Strikes

Painful punch to the family jewels.

 

Guard

Laying on your back with opponents hips in between your legs and your legs wrapped around your each other.

 

Guillotine Choke

Usually, your opponent has his/her head at your waist level (off to the right or left) and you have your

right/left arm underneath his/her chin while  grasping or holding your opposite arm and pulling up and in,

arching your back and bringing your opponents head into a position for a choke.

 

 

H 

 

Half Guard

Laying on your back with one of your opponents leg caught in between your legs.

 

Half Mount

Your on top of your opponent with one leg caught in between your opponents legs: Same as Half Guard in

reverse.

 

Head Butt

Hit someone's head with your head.

 

Heel Hook

Trapping your opponents foot under your arm pit and wrapping your arm around his heel and pulling

upwards.

 

Heel Kick

Kick delivered with your heel.

 

High Kick

Any type of kick thrown above the shoulders.

 

 

I 

 

 

J 

 

Jab

Quick Punch forward with leading hand: used to set up other techniques.

 

Joint Lock

 Joint isolated from movement.

 

Joint manipulation

Moving joints into positions to better your position.

 

 

K 

 

Kimura

Side mount with Person on top going across to grab opponents wrist, tuck in elbow to the body, use other

arm to go underneath opponents triceps reaching for your own forearm and apply pressure upwards.

 

Knee

Any Strike that utilizes the knee; Up, Down, Straight, Side to Side.

 

Knee Bar

Your opponent on the opposite side of you with his leg in between your crouch and you putting pressure

against his knee.

 

Knee in the belly

One Knee on the belly of your opponent.

 

Knock Out

Being rendered unconsciousness in a bout. Abbreviated KO

 

 

L 

 

Left Cross

A Strike that comes from the outside using your left hand.

 

Low Kick

Any type of kick thrown below the hips.

 

 

M 

 

Mata lion

Also known as Rear naked choke: Figure Four with arms: Primarily restricting circulation of blood to brain or

air flow through the neck;  I.E.  standing behind your opponent and putting your right arm around his neck,

then grabbing your muscle on the left arm with your right hand and grabbing the back of your opponents

head with the left hand and squeezing.

 

Mount

You're on top of your opponent with both your legs on the side of your opponents hips.

 

 

N 

 

 

O 

 

Open Guard

Laying on your back with opponents hips in between your legs 

 

 

P 

 

Palm

A Strike utilizing the bottom portion of the hand: Can be powerful.

 

Pass Guard

Removing your opponents legs from being wrapped around your body.

 

Phoenix Eye

Contact only with the 2nd joint from the top of your index finger in a closed fist.

 

Pull Guard

Pulling your opponent to the guard position.

 

 

Q 

 

 

R 

 

Rear Naked Choke

Also known as Mata lion : Figure Four with arms: Primarily restricting circulation of blood to brain or air flow

through the neck; I.E.  standing behind your opponent and putting your right arm around his neck, then

grabbing your muscle on the left arm with your right hand and grabbing the back of your opponents head

with the left hand and squeezing.

 

Right Cross

A Strike that comes from the outside using your Right hand

 

Round House Kick

Can be a kick to the mid-section of the body, the head or the legs. If kicking with your right leg, you take a

step forward with your left leg, pivot your left foot while twisting your hips to bring the right leg around to your

target. The opposite for kicking with the left leg.

 

 

S 

 

Scissor Kick

Leaping in the air to bring down your opponent with your legs in a Y position and your body side ways;

usually used as a sweep.

 

Side mount

Lying on top of opponents torso from the side.

 

Single leg take down

Shoot to one leg.

 

Shoot

Rapid take down usually to the lower part of the body using your arms to wrap around the legs.

 

Side Kick

Kick delivered with the bottom of your foot at a horizontal angle from the side of your body.

 

Slam

Lifting your opponent and dropping them with force to the ground: Yes, like the WWF.

 

Slap

Open hand punch usually with the top portion of the hand.

 

Spinning Back Fist

Same as back fist but with 180 or 360 degree spinning action.

 

Spinning Back Kick

180 degree spinning kick delivered behind you.

 

Spinning 360 Kick

Same as spinning back fist only using your foot and most commonly using your heel.

 

Straight Punch

Closed fist strike: Power strike.

 

Submission

Immobilize an opponent where they can not continue fighting; forced to tap out or verbally quit.

 

Suplex

Basically, with your opponent facing away from you, grabbing him (usually) by the waist from behind and

picking him up and falling backwards where his/her back lands on the floor and you twisting your body as

you fall backwards so as not to absorb the impact and being able to control your opponent.

 

Sweep

Using your feet to throw your opponents feet of the mat and throw your opponent off balance.

 

 

T 

 

Take The Back

Getting behind your opponent and having contact with your body with your opponents back.

 

Talk Trash

 Verbal Assault to psychologically get the advantage over your opponent.

 

Technical Knock out

Not being able to continue in a bout; reasons vary from referee stoppage for not protecting oneself  to being

knocked down and not being lucid; abbreviated TKO

 

Triangle

Putting opponents arm and head in between your legs but as close as possible to your crouch and figure

four your legs behind your opponents head and pulling arm and head down

 

 

U 

 

Upper Cut

A Strike that comes from underneath your opponents body; power punch.

 

 

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