Submissions are almost synonymous with Jiu-jitsu. This sport has hundreds (maybe thousands) of variations of submissions, with more being added every day. Here you’ll find details on most of the common submissions in

Below you’ll find a list of the most common submissions in BJJ that you’ll encounter on your jiu-journey, from both attacking and defensive points of view. In all of the illustrations, the attacker will be in a blue gi and the defender will be wearing a white gi.

Each person’s body shape and fighting style are different, so I can’t guarantee what works for me will work for you. The details in these pages are my approaches to the various submissions. Comment if you have details that work better for you!