Submission Wrestling
BJJ style grappling
Submission wrestling is a grappling-based combat sport similar to no-gi jujitsu (BJJ) that focuses on taking an opponent to the ground and gaining a dominant position to submit them through joint locks or chokeholds. It is characterized by its emphasis on technique, leverage, and strategy rather than strength, making it accessible to practitioners of all sizes. Our Plano martial arts fight team specializes in both MMA (mixed martial arts) and Submission wrestling (BJJ style grappling).

Submission Wrestling incorporates a wide variety of techniques, including: Joint Locks, Techniques used to apply pressure to a joint, forcing an opponent to submit. The most effective joint locks include the arm bar (straight arm lock), knee bar (leg lock), toe hold (ankle lock), Double Wrist Lock DWL (kimura), heel hook (twisting knee lock), bent arm lock (Americana), coil lock (omoplata), keylock (bicep slicer) and many others.
Some of the most effective Chokeholds in submission wrestling include the sleeper choke (rear naked choke RNC), front head lock FHL (Guillotine), shoulder choke (arm triangle), triangle, short choke, chokes and strangles are techniques that restrict airflow or blood flow, leading to a submission.
Just like stance and footwork are critical in stand up striking positional control is vital for successful submission wrestling. Some of the basic grappling positions include leg scissors (guard), mount, cross body (side control), and back control (rear mount), each allowing different submission attacking opportunities.

