Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. The art was derived from the japanese martial art of Kodokan Judo in the early 20th century. It teaches that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique, most notably by applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the other person. [More infos on this page]
Pins or mat holds (osaekomi waza)
- Kata gatame (shoulder hold)
- Kami shiho gatame (north-south hold)
- Yoko shiho gatame (side four quarters hold)
- Tate shiho gatame (mount/montada)
- Kesa gatame (scarf hold)
- Makura kesa gatame (pillow scarf hold)
- Ushiro kesa gatame (rear scarf hold)
- Kuzure yoko shio gatame (side four quarters hold variation)
- Kuzure kami shio gatame (north-south hold variation)
- Full mount / kuzure tate shio gatame (mounted position, montada variation)
Chokes or strangles (shime waza)
- Nami juji jime (normal cross choke)
- Gyaku juji jime (inverted cross choke)
- Kata juji jime (shoulder cross choke)
- Hadaka jime (rear naked choke)
- Okuri eri jime (sliding lapel choke)
- Kata ha jime (shoulder choke)
- Do jime (chest compression)
- Ezekiel choke (sode guruma jime)
- Katate jime (air choke hold)
- Ryote jime (two-hand strangle)
- Tsukkomi jime (lift pull strangle)
- Sankaku jime (triangle choke)
- D’Arce choke (arm triangle chocke)
- Anaconda choke (arm triangle chocke)
- Guillotine choke (front neck choke)
- Kakato jime (heel choke)
- Gogoplata (shin choke)
Joint locks (kansetsu waza)
- Kimura (ude garami, reverse keylock)
- Cross armlock (juji gatame)
- Ude gatame (straight arm lock)
- Hiza gatame (arm bending knee lock)
- Waki gatame (armpit lock)
- Hara gatame (stomach armlock)
- Ashi garami (leg dislocation)
- Ashi gatame (leg armlock)
- Te gatame (hand arm lock)
- Sankaku gatame (triangle arm lock)
- Omoplata (sankaku garami)
- Ankle lock (achilles tendon lock)
- Floating americana (ude garami in kesa gatame)