Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Positional and Technical Guide/Movements

There are several body movements that are related with techniques of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. A technique being a series of movements, and here will be listed the major ones in categories (e.g all types of shrimps in shrimp section). Specific movements that are used in few techniques may not be listed here. Shrimping / Hip escaping Shrimping is generally done by the bottom player on pin positions, and it is one of the parts of a technique for escaping the pin generally, most of the times to guard. Bridging / "Upa"Bridge (grappling) 2026-01-21 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bridge_(grappling)&oldid=1334119975 Wikipedia 2026-01-24 en"Upa" term is generally used in Brazilian Portuguese for describing bridging. The Bridging movement is done upwards and maybe with an angle used for creating space generally. Up Bridge Diagonal Bridge Rolls Shoulder roll (Forward) Forward Somersault Backwards Shoulder roll Granby roll Side rolls Technique based rolls These are Techniques that use some sort of (or modified type of) roll. Imanari Roll Makikomi Roll Heisting Back Heisting Sit-up Technical Stand-up Other Movements Kipping Flutter kick References __FORCETOC__