---
title: Moves
description: The edges of the graph. A chronological ledger of every move I've embodied, in the order I embodied it.
section: body
tags: [bjj, moves, graph, index]
genre: index
lastUpdated: 2026-04-26
url: https://fardiniqbal.com/docs/body/mat/moves
---


Moves are the **edges** of the graph. Each move page declares:

* **`fromPosition`** — where the move begins
* **`toPosition`** — where it ends
* **`principles`** and **`skills`** — what it relies on underneath
* **`bjjSources`** — where I learned it (instructional + volume + timestamp)
* **`addedOn`** — the date I embodied it and committed the page

Same rule as software documentation: **only embodied moves have pages**. If a move isn't here, I don't know it yet.

## Ledger [#ledger]

All moves below from Volume 02 of [The Only Way Out](/docs/body/mat/sources/only-way-out) by Brian Glick. Added 2026-04-26.

### Chain 1: Sit-through to trilemma [#chain-1-sit-through-to-trilemma]

* [Sit-through to half guard](/docs/body/mat/moves/sit-through-to-half-guard) — the foundational escape from front headlock. Walk to a leg, frame, wedge, capture.
* [Knee lever](/docs/body/mat/moves/knee-lever) — when partner keeps hands locked after half guard, tilt them over.
* [Scoop sweep](/docs/body/mat/moves/scoop-sweep) — trilemma prong 1. Roll-through when partner has a whizzer.
* [Back take from half guard](/docs/body/mat/moves/half-guard-back-take) — trilemma prong 2. Partner posts hand, you take their back.
* [Knee slide takedown](/docs/body/mat/moves/knee-slide-takedown) — trilemma prong 3. Partner pulls back with whizzer, you come up and attack.

### Chain 2: Two-on-one to arm drags [#chain-2-two-on-one-to-arm-drags]

* [Two-on-one pass-off](/docs/body/mat/moves/two-on-one-pass-off) — patient escape using thumb grip and pump-handle. Head to the outside.
* [Arm drag to back take](/docs/body/mat/moves/arm-drag-back-take) — partner pushes in, drag past, chest lock on back.
* [Arm drag to Sumi Gaeshi](/docs/body/mat/moves/arm-drag-sumi-gaeshi) — partner pulls back, slide forward, hook and lift.
* [Arm drag to Hiza Guruma](/docs/body/mat/moves/arm-drag-hiza-guruma) — partner stalemates, uppercut through, chest-to-chest sweep.
* [Snap-down reversal](/docs/body/mat/moves/snap-down-reversal) — rise and snap partner into your own front headlock.

### Chain 3: Locked-hands escapes [#chain-3-locked-hands-escapes]

* [Thumb-post drag](/docs/body/mat/moves/thumb-post-drag) — Americana-like leverage on the shoulder when hands won't unlock.
* [Sucker drag](/docs/body/mat/moves/sucker-drag) — true arm drag with two hands on the tricep for the strongest grips.