Submission

Submission

Submission is a combat sports term for yielding to the opponent, and hence resulting in an immediate defeat.

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Omoplata

Martial arts; Submission

A Kimura lock using the leg to trap the fighter's arm instead of the arm. This armlock can also be used as a sweep instead of a submission. This is the case in judo where this technique is called ...

Choke hold

Martial arts; Submission

A submission hold applied to the neck that restricts air flow, blood flow or both. A choke is designed to cause the other fighter to tap out or be choked out.

Armbar

Martial arts; Submission

A lock in which the arm is straightened hyper extending the elbow. In MMA this is most often done by trapping the arm between the legs and extending the hips upward.