Standing in BJJ

The neutral standing position where both grapplers are on their feet, engaging in grip fighting, clinch work, and takedown exchanges.

⚔️ Attack Options

  • → Takedowns
  • → Throws
  • → Guard pull
  • → Clinch entries

🛡️ Defense Options

  • → Sprawl
  • → Underhook defense
  • → Distance management

Techniques from Standing

Double Leg Takedown

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Single Leg Takedown

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Osoto Gari

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Guard Pull

takedowns • white belt • ★

Ankle Pick

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Collar Drag

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Snap Down

takedowns • white belt • ★

Foot Sweep

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Kouchi Gari

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Ouchi Gari

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Uchi Mata

takedowns • purple belt • ★★★★

Harai Goshi

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Seoi Nage

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Hip Throw

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Fireman's Carry

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Front Headlock

positions • white belt • ★★

Blast Double Leg

takedowns • white belt • ★★

High Crotch

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Arm Drag

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Russian Tie

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Duck Under

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Lateral Drop

takedowns • purple belt • ★★★★

Suplex

takedowns • purple belt • ★★★★★

Tai Otoshi

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Tomoe Nage

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Tani Otoshi

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Sumi Gaeshi

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Kata Guruma

takedowns • purple belt • ★★★★

Body Lock Control

positions • white belt • ★★

Sleeve Drag

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Ankle Pick Takedown

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Snapdown to Front Headlock

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Straight Ankle Lock from Standing

submissions • blue belt • ★★★

Sambo Kneebar

submissions • purple belt • ★★★★

Standing Wristlock

submissions • purple belt • ★★★

Standing Leg Drag

passes • blue belt • ★★★

Low Single Leg

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Outside Single Leg

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Single Leg Run the Pipe

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Single Leg to Back Take

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Single Leg from Clinch

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Single Leg Dump Finish

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Single Leg Lift Finish

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Head Inside Single Leg

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Single Leg Sweep Finish

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Post and Single Leg

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Power Double Leg

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Double Leg from Body Lock

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Snatch Double Leg

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Reactive Double Leg

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Misdirection Double Leg

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Double Leg to Side Control

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Double Leg Counter Takedown

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

High Crotch to Double Leg

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Inside Trip

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Outside Trip

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Body Lock Trip

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

De Ashi Barai

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Collar Tie to Inside Trip

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Ankle Trip

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Underhook Trip

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Sacrifice Trip

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Lateral Drop

takedowns • purple belt • ★★★★

Drop Seoi Nage

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

O Goshi

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Ko Soto Gake

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Ura Nage

takedowns • purple belt • ★★★★

Kani Basami

takedowns • purple belt • ★★★★

Modified Uchi Mata for BJJ

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Modified Harai Goshi for BJJ

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Sode Tsurikomi Goshi

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Yoko Tomoe Nage

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Obi Tori Gaeshi

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Foot Sweep Combination

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

No-Gi Hip Throw

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Collar Sleeve Guard Pull

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Butterfly Guard Pull

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Seated Guard Pull

takedowns • white belt • ★

Flying Guard Pull

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

De La Riva Guard Pull

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Collar Tie Ankle Pick

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Two-on-One Ankle Pick

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Fake Guard Pull to Ankle Pick

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Cross Ankle Pick

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Level Change Ankle Pick

takedowns • blue belt • ★★

Guard Pull Counter Scramble

transitions • blue belt • ★★

Takedown Scramble

transitions • blue belt • ★★

Snap Down to Front Headlock

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Inside Trip Takedown

takedowns • blue belt • ★★★

Single Leg Finish

takedowns • white belt • ★★

Double Leg Finish

takedowns • white belt • ★★

How to Get to Standing

Technical Standup

From: seated • escapes

Technical Stand Up

From: seated • movements

Sit Out Escape

From: turtle • escapes

Wrestling Stand Up

From: bottom referee • escapes

Standing Back Escape

From: back control bottom • escapes

Back Clinch Peel Escape

From: back control bottom • escapes

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Related Positions

Side Control

A dominant top position perpendicular to your opponent, controlling their upper body.

Closed Guard

A fundamental bottom position where your legs are wrapped around your opponent's waist, controlling their posture and movement.

Back Control

The most dominant position in BJJ, controlling your opponent from behind with your hooks in.

Body Lock Position

A clinch and passing position where you lock your hands around the opponent's torso, commonly used in no-gi passing and takedowns.