Jiu Jitsu Fundamentals Level Key Vocabulary

 

  • Ground Positions

    • Mount

    • Back

    • Side Control

    • Guard

    • Half-guard

  • Sweep

  • Escape

  • Pass

  • Posture in the Guard

  • Sit-through

  • Gablegrip

  • Figure 4 – Kimura, Americana, Triangle

  • Butterfly Hooks

  • North South

  • Closed Guard

  • Open Guard

  • Grapevine

  • Hooks-in (on the back)

  • Standing Clinch/Pummelling*

  • Overhooks

  • Underhooks

  • Bodylock

  • Quadrapedal Movement

  • Tripod-negative

*The clinch is in every position on the ground (and standing). Standing practice transfers to the ground.