submission moves

Joint locks, chokes

Submission moves are techniques in wrestling and martial arts designed to force an opponent to surrender, typically by applying painful joint locks or chokes.

The goal is to make the opponent "tap out"—signal defeat by tapping the mat or their opponent—before injury occurs.

Common submissions include armbars, rear naked chokes, and leg locks.

He won with a submission move in the second round.

Related

tapout · tap out · grappling · wrestling · BJJ · ground game · kimura · joint lock · headlock · stranglehold · leg lock · neck crank · mounted · full mount · pinned · side control · squeeze · pressure

Opposites
combat sport technique type

submission movesstrikes

Refusals to work collectively

punches · kicks · ground and pound · elbows · knees

offensive vs. defensive technique

submission movessweeps

Uses a broom

reversals · scrambles

combat approach

submission movesdefensive maneuvers

Tactics for self-protection

scrambles · evasion

Family

submission, submit, submits, submitted, submitting, submissive, submissively, submissiveness, move

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated PG