BJJ Nickname Generator

Mat nicknames for grapplers, from apelidos to armbars

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Generate BJJ nicknames for training partners, competitors and academy group chats, from Tatu (armadillo) and Pipoca (popcorn) to Captain Kimura, Half Guard Harry and The Human Blanket.

About this generator

Brazilian academies have a habit of renaming people. A new student picks up an apelido, usually an ordinary Portuguese word for an animal, a food or a trait, and it can stick so well that training partners forget the name on the membership form. Over a quarter of this list follows that custom, each entry with an English gloss in parentheses: Tatu (armadillo), Pipoca (popcorn), Carrapato (tick) for the partner who never lets go.

The rest is English and comes from the mat itself. Technique nicknames say what someone always hunts (Captain Kimura, Mr. Omoplata, Lapel Wizard), and many pair a first name with a move, as in Half Guard Harry and Osoto Gary. Others follow styles of play: pressure passers (The Human Blanket), guard players and the flexible (Human Pretzel, Deep Half Diver), leg lockers and former wrestlers (The Heel Hunter, Never Pulls Guard).

Gym life fills the remainder: beginner and hobbyist jokes (Shrimps the Wrong Way, Desk Job Jitsu), open-mat characters, masters-division names (Old Man Strength, Started at Forty), kids' class names (Tiny Tornado), women's names (Armbar Queen, Braids and Chokes) and competition monikers such as Clockwork and The Closer. Entries are standalone nicknames, not full names, and the list holds no academy names and no belt-rank claims.

Tips for choosing a name

  • Let the nickname be earned. In most gyms it comes from something that happened on the mat, so offer two or three options in the group chat and keep the one teammates start using on their own.
  • Match it to the game. The partner who lives in bottom half guard suits Deep Half Diver, the one whose pressure ends rounds early suits Concrete Blanket, and the one who attacks feet suits The Podiatrist.
  • Say a Portuguese apelido aloud before it goes on a patch or a team shirt. Short words such as Tatu, Pipoca and Coruja are easy to shout across a mat, and the gloss tells you what you are calling someone.
  • Use the first-name entries as templates. Kimura Kim and Ankle Pick Nick show the pattern: take a teammate's first name and pair it with a technique that rhymes with it or shares its first letter.
  • Keep it kind. The beginner jokes work best on yourself or on a friend who laughs first, and no nickname should stay on someone who has asked for it to stop.

Frequently asked questions

What is an apelido in Brazilian jiu-jitsu?

Apelido is Portuguese for nickname. Nicknames are used widely in Brazilian daily life and sport, and jiu-jitsu academies kept the habit, so a student may be known on the mat by an animal, a food or a trait instead of a given name. The Portuguese entries here follow that pattern, such as Coruja (owl), Paçoca (peanut candy) and Tranquilo (easygoing).

Does the list include famous fighters' nicknames?

Not on purpose. The Portuguese words are ordinary ones that many people share, and the apelidos best known as one athlete's ring name were left out while drafting. Grappling has countless gyms and a long history, so an overlap with someone's nickname is still possible. Treat the entries as ideas, not as a record.

What do the technique nicknames refer to?

They use the standard names of positions and submissions. A kimura and an omoplata are shoulder locks, a triangle is a choke applied with the legs, and half guard is a position where the bottom player controls one of the top player's legs. That is where Captain Kimura, Mr. Omoplata, The Triangle Kid and Half Guard Harry come from. Japanese throw names appear too, as in Uchi Mata Matt.

Are there BJJ nicknames for kids and for women?

Yes. Tiny Tornado, Shrimp Champ, Captain Cartwheel and Gold Star are meant for kids' classes, and Armbar Queen, Lady Kimura, Mat Empress and Silk and Steel for women who train. The list steers away from nicknames that mock a person's weight, looks or background.

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A: 37 names

  • Abraço de Urso (bear hug)
  • Açaí (açaí berry)
  • Açaí After
  • Acarajé (black-eyed pea fritter)
  • Accidental Sweep
  • Acerola (acerola cherry)
  • After Work Abby
  • Air Dry Only
  • Alavanca (lever)
  • Algema (handcuff)
  • Alicate (pliers)
  • Always Late
  • Amassador (smasher)
  • Americana Dream
  • Anaconda Squeeze
  • Âncora (anchor)
  • Ankle Lock Andy
  • Ankle Pick Nick
  • Ankle Tax
  • Anvil Chest
  • Aperto (squeeze)
  • Areia Movediça (quicksand)
  • Arm Drag Artie
  • Arm Triangle Tom
  • Arm-In Guillotine Gil
  • Armbar Artist
  • Armbar Queen
  • Arraia (stingray)
  • Arte Suave (the gentle art)
  • Artemis
  • Ashi Garami Ami
  • Asks About the Counter
  • Athena
  • Atlas
  • Auntie Armbar
  • Azarão (underdog)
  • Azeite (olive oil)

B: 65 names

  • Baby Bolo
  • Bacalhau (salt cod)
  • Back in My Day
  • Back of the Class
  • Back Take Bandit
  • Back Take Becca
  • Backwards Shrimp
  • Baiacu (pufferfish)
  • Baiana (double-leg takedown)
  • Baiano (from Bahia)
  • Balloon Sweep Bailey
  • Bambu (bamboo)
  • Banana Split
  • Barefoot in the Bathroom
  • Baroness of the Back Take
  • Barracuda
  • Baseball Bat
  • Batata-doce (sweet potato)
  • Batatinha (little potato)
  • Bear Crawl Ben
  • Bedtime at Nine
  • Beija-flor (hummingbird)
  • Beijinho (coconut truffle, literally little kiss)
  • Belt Came Undone
  • Belt Tied All by Myself
  • Bem-te-vi (kiskadee)
  • Bendy
  • Bendy Straw
  • Berimbolo Bandit
  • Beterraba (beet)
  • Betoneira (cement mixer)
  • Bicep Slicer Brice

B, continued

  • Big Brother Backup
  • Big Sis
  • Bigorna (anvil)
  • Blast Double Blake
  • Blood Choke Baron
  • Boa Noite (good night)
  • Bode (billy goat)
  • Body Lock Bob
  • Body Triangle Bodhi
  • Bolinho (fritter)
  • Bolo (cake)
  • Bolo Bella
  • Bombeiro (firefighter)
  • Bora (let's go)
  • Borrowed Gi
  • Both Hooks In
  • Both Knees Taped
  • Boto (river dolphin)
  • Bow and Arrow
  • Brabo (fierce)
  • Bracket Buster
  • Braid Runner
  • Braids and Chokes
  • Brave Bear
  • Bread Cutter
  • Brigadeiro (chocolate fudge ball)
  • Britadeira (jackhammer)
  • Broa (corn bread)
  • Buggy Choke Believer
  • Bulldog Champ
  • Bun and Done
  • Bússola (compass)
  • Butterfly Hooks Brooke

C: 84 names

  • Cabrito (young goat)
  • Cadarço (shoelace)
  • Cadeado (padlock)
  • Cafezinho (small coffee)
  • Calango (small lizard)
  • Caldo de Cana (sugarcane juice)
  • Calf Crusher Cassidy
  • Calf Slicer Cal
  • Calo (callus)
  • Camarão (shrimp)
  • Came for Self-Defense
  • Caminhão (truck)
  • Can Opener Kyle
  • Can't Pass, Won't Pass
  • Canela (cinnamon, also shin)
  • Canguru (kangaroo)
  • Canhão (cannon)
  • Canjica (sweet hominy)
  • Capivara (capybara)
  • Caprichoso (meticulous)
  • Captain Cartwheel
  • Captain Clean Mats
  • Captain Kimura
  • Captain Kindness
  • Carambola (star fruit)
  • Caranguejo (crab)
  • Carimbo (rubber stamp)
  • Carioca (from Rio de Janeiro)

C, continued

  • Carrapato (tick)
  • Carreta (big rig)
  • Carteiro (mail carrier)
  • Casca-grossa (tough one, literally thick bark)
  • Castanha (nut)
  • Castor (beaver)
  • Catch and Release
  • Catraca (turnstile)
  • Cauliflower Kid
  • Cem Quilos (side control, literally a hundred kilos)
  • Cenoura (carrot)
  • Chave Inglesa (wrench)
  • Chiclete (chewing gum)
  • Chinelo (flip-flop)
  • Chocolate (chocolate, also a lopsided win)
  • Chumbo (lead)
  • Churrasco (barbecue)
  • Cimento (cement)
  • Cipó (jungle vine)
  • Clock Choke Charlie
  • Clockwork
  • Coach's Little Helper
  • Coach's Shadow
  • Coala (koala)
  • Cobertor (blanket)
  • Cochilo (nap)
  • Cofre (strongbox)
  • Coil Spring

C, continued

  • Colchão (mattress)
  • Cold Front
  • Collar Choke Chloe
  • Collar Sleeve Steve
  • Collar Thief
  • Collar Tie Tycoon
  • Competition Pace Pete
  • Concrete Blanket
  • Concreto (concrete)
  • Coringa (joker, wild card)
  • Coroa (old-timer, literally crown)
  • Coruja (owl)
  • Corujinha (little owl)
  • Costela (rib)
  • Countess Crossface
  • Couve-flor (cauliflower)
  • Coxinha (chicken croquette)
  • Crab Ride Clyde
  • Crab Walk Kid
  • Craca (barnacle)
  • Crafty Old Timer
  • Creaky Knees
  • Crooked Somersault
  • Cross Collar Carl
  • Crossface Chris
  • Cub
  • Cupuaçu (an Amazon fruit)
  • Cutting Armbar Curtis

D: 32 names

  • Dad Jokes and Darces
  • Dad Strength
  • Daddy Longlegs
  • Dame Collar Drag
  • Damp Gi
  • Darce Darcy
  • Darce Knight
  • Day One Dan
  • Day One Member
  • De La Riva Diva
  • Dead Weight
  • Death Grip Greg
  • Dedicado (dedicated)
  • Deep Half Diver
  • Deep Waters
  • Deer on Ice
  • Desk Job Jitsu
  • Despertador (alarm clock)
  • Dinossauro (dinosaur)
  • Disinfectant Deb
  • Dodgeball Day
  • Dorminhoco (sleepyhead)
  • Double Gold
  • Double Jointed Jo
  • Double Knot
  • Double Leg Dale
  • Double Under Doug
  • Drill Partner Deluxe
  • Drills to Win
  • Drop-In Drew
  • Duck Under Dave
  • Dynamo

E: 26 names

  • Ear Guards
  • Early Bird Special
  • Eclipse
  • Economy of Motion
  • Edredom (comforter)
  • Elastic Hips
  • Elástico (rubber band)
  • Elbows Everywhere
  • Electric Chair
  • Empada (little savory pie)
  • Empilhadeira (forklift)
  • Energy Saver
  • Engrenagem (gear)
  • Enguia (eel)
  • Enrolado (tangled up)
  • Enxadrista (chess player)
  • Escavadeira (excavator)
  • Escondidinho (meat pie, literally little hidden one)
  • Esforçado (hard-working)
  • Espaguete (spaghetti)
  • Esparadrapo (adhesive tape)
  • Espetinho (grilled skewer)
  • Espinafre (spinach)
  • Estudioso (studious)
  • Everybody's Favorite Uke
  • Ezekiel's Sleeve

F: 52 names

  • Faixa (belt)
  • Farinha (cassava flour)
  • Farm Strength
  • Farofa (toasted cassava flour)
  • Father Time
  • Featherweight Fury
  • Feijoada (bean stew)
  • Fifty Percent, Allegedly
  • Fifty-Fifty
  • Finalizador (finisher)
  • Finals Regular
  • Finger Tape Fiona
  • Firecracker
  • Fireman's Carry Carrie
  • First Minute Finish
  • First One In
  • First Round Only
  • First Tournament Butterflies
  • Fish Out of Water
  • Fist Bump
  • Flexible Friend
  • Flip-Flop Patrol
  • Float Pass Phantom
  • Flow Roll Liar
  • Flower Sweep Florist
  • Flying Armbar Fan

F, continued

  • Flying Triangle Daredevil
  • Foam Roller Evangelist
  • Fôlego (stamina, literally breath)
  • Folkstyle Phil
  • Fominha (always hungry for more)
  • Foot Collector
  • Foot Sweep Finn
  • Footsie Champion
  • Footwork Fiend
  • Forgets to Breathe
  • Forgot the Belt
  • Forgot the Technique
  • Forward Roll Fiasco
  • Fossil Fuel
  • Founding Member
  • Fourteen Gis
  • Frames for Days
  • Free Week Freddie
  • Freestyle Frank
  • Freight Train
  • French Braid Finisher
  • Fresh Meat
  • Frog Jump
  • Front Headlock Fred
  • Front Row Fran
  • Fumaça (smoke)

G: 47 names

  • Gancho (hook)
  • Garça (heron)
  • Garra (grit, literally claw)
  • Gás (stamina, literally gas)
  • Gassed in Thirty Seconds
  • Gaúcho (from Rio Grande do Sul)
  • Geada (frost)
  • Gelatina (gelatin)
  • Gelo (ice)
  • Gi Hoarder
  • Giant Slayer
  • Gift Wrap
  • Giggles
  • Girafa (giraffe)
  • Gogoplata Ghost
  • Goiabada (guava paste)
  • Gola (collar)
  • Gold Star
  • Golden Score
  • Good Listener
  • Good Training Partner
  • Grampeador (stapler)
  • Grandkids in the Bleachers

G, continued

  • Grandpa Grips
  • Granito (granite)
  • Granola (granola)
  • Gravata (necktie, also a headlock)
  • Graviola (soursop)
  • Gravity
  • Gravity's Favorite
  • Gray Beard
  • Grilo (cricket)
  • Grip of Doom
  • Grips Like Pliers
  • Group Chat Admin
  • Grude (clingy one, literally paste)
  • Guaraná (guaraná berry)
  • Guard Dog
  • Guard Pull Apologist
  • Guard Puller
  • Guard Retention Gwen
  • Guarda-roupa (wardrobe)
  • Guardeiro (guard player)
  • Guilhotina (guillotine)
  • Guincho (tow truck)
  • Guindaste (crane)
  • Guppy

H: 22 names

  • Hair Tie Collector
  • Half Guard Harry
  • Half Pint
  • Hand Fighter
  • Harpia (harpy eagle)
  • Has the Keys
  • Headgear Hattie
  • Headquarters
  • Heavy Hips
  • Heavy on Top
  • Heel Hook Hank
  • Heel Hook Hazel
  • Hide Your Heels
  • High Elbow Eli
  • High Five
  • High Guard Hugh
  • High Mount Hal
  • Hip Bump Hero
  • Hobbyist Hugo
  • Human Chess
  • Human Grappling Dummy
  • Human Pretzel

I: 16 names

  • Ibuprofen
  • Ice Pack
  • Ice Water
  • Ímã (magnet)
  • Incansável (tireless)
  • Inhame (yam)
  • Inside Heel Hook Ines
  • Inside Sankaku Zack
  • Instructional Collector
  • Inversion Therapy
  • Ioiô (yo-yo)
  • Iron Grandpa
  • Iron Orchid
  • Iron Underhook
  • Iron Will
  • Ironclad

J: 12 names

  • Jabuti (tortoise)
  • Jabuticaba (jabuticaba berry)
  • Japanese Necktie Jed
  • Jardineiro (gardener)
  • Jeitoso (skillful)
  • Jiboia (boa constrictor)
  • Joaninha (ladybug)
  • João-de-barro (ovenbird)
  • Juice Box
  • Jumping Bean
  • Just Here for Cardio
  • Just Stretching Today

K: 17 names

  • K-Guard Kay
  • Kesa Gatame Kev
  • Kid Lightning Bolt
  • Kimono (the gi)
  • Kimura Kim
  • Kimura Trap Setter
  • Kingslayer
  • Kiss of the Dragon
  • Knee Brace Bruce
  • Knee Cut Ken
  • Knee Line Nell
  • Knee on Belly Kelly
  • Knee Shield Shelby
  • Knee Slice Nancy
  • Kneebar Nate
  • Knees and Elbows
  • Koala Hug

L: 45 names

  • Lady Kimura
  • Lady Lapel
  • Lapel Librarian
  • Lapel Wizard
  • Lapela (lapel)
  • Lasanha (lasagna)
  • Lasso Larry
  • Lasso Lola
  • Last One Off the Mat
  • Last Roll, Best Roll
  • Late Bloomer
  • Late Class Lila
  • Lava Flow
  • Lawn Mower Grip
  • Lead Boots
  • Leapfrog Legend
  • Learned It From a VHS Tape
  • Left the Gi in the Car
  • Lefty by Mistake
  • Leg Drag Lance
  • Leg Lock Lou
  • Leg Pummel Paul

L, continued

  • Legs for Days
  • Lenhador (lumberjack)
  • Level Change Lev
  • Leviathan
  • Lifetime Member
  • Ligeiro (quick)
  • Lights Out
  • Lince (lynx)
  • Line Up First
  • Liquidificador (blender)
  • Liso (slippery)
  • Little Koala
  • Little Lion
  • Little Shrimp
  • Little Sister Lightning
  • Lives Behind the Knee Shield
  • Lockdown Lyle
  • Long Step Lenny
  • Lost Mouthguard
  • Low Gear
  • Lullaby
  • Lunch Break Roller
  • Lunchtime Leg Locker

M: 52 names

  • Madame Omoplata
  • Maestro (conductor)
  • Mako
  • Mama Bear
  • Mamão (papaya)
  • Mamute (mammoth)
  • Manauara (from Manaus)
  • Mandacaru (tall cactus)
  • Manga (mango, also sleeve)
  • Manteiga (butter)
  • Mão de Vaca (wrist lock, literally cow's hand)
  • Marimbondo (wasp)
  • Marmita (packed lunch)
  • Marreco (wild duck)
  • Martelo (hammer)
  • Masters Four Fury
  • Mat Chat Champion
  • Mat Empress
  • Mat Mom
  • Mat Rascal
  • Mat Return Merchant
  • Mat Sage
  • Mat Tourist
  • Mata-leão (rear naked choke, literally lion killer)
  • Medal Around the Neck
  • Melado (molasses)

M, continued

  • Melancia (watermelon)
  • Metódico (methodical)
  • Mexerica (tangerine)
  • Mexilhão (mussel)
  • Mighty Mite
  • Mineiro (from Minas Gerais)
  • Mini Mount
  • Minivan Menace
  • Minnow
  • Miss Guillotine
  • Mochila (backpack)
  • Mola (spring)
  • Monoplata Mystery
  • Month Two Legend
  • Mop Bucket
  • Moqueca (fish stew)
  • Morning Class Maniac
  • Morsa (vise, also walrus)
  • Mother Hen
  • Mount Everest
  • Mount Maya
  • Mount Rent-Free
  • Mounted Triangle Monty
  • Mousetrap
  • Mr. Omoplata
  • Muralha (great wall)

N: 18 names

  • Needs a Longer Warm-Up
  • Needs a Minute
  • Never on Bottom
  • Never Pulls Guard
  • Never Retiring
  • New Guy
  • Nhoque (gnocchi)
  • Night Owl Nora
  • Nightfall
  • No Bones
  • Nó Cego (tight knot, literally blind knot)
  • No Space
  • No Time Limit
  • Noodle Legs
  • Noon Class Ninja
  • North-South Napper
  • North-South Norm
  • Novato (rookie)

O: 19 names

  • Octopus Arms
  • Octopus Guard Ollie
  • Old Man Jiu-Jitsu
  • Old Man Strength
  • Old Reliable
  • Old School Sweep Oscar
  • Onça (jaguar)
  • Oncinha (little jaguar)
  • One More Round
  • Open Class Threat
  • Open Mat Hero
  • Open Mat Olivia
  • Open Mat Only
  • Opens the Gym
  • Orange Slices
  • Orca (orca)
  • Osoto Gary
  • Outside Ashi Asher
  • Over-Under Otto

P: 65 names

  • Paçoca (peanut candy)
  • Panini Press
  • Pano (cloth, slang for the gi)
  • Panqueca (pancake)
  • Pants Too Long
  • Pão de Queijo (cheese bread)
  • Papa Bear
  • Paper Cutter
  • Parking Lot Philosopher
  • Part of the Furniture
  • Pass and Smash
  • Pass Me If You Can
  • Passador (guard passer)
  • Passing Lane
  • Pastel (fried pastry)
  • Patch Collector
  • Patience
  • Patinho (duckling)
  • Peanut
  • Pedreira (tough one, literally quarry)
  • Pegada (grip)
  • Pendulum
  • Pension Plan
  • Pequi (a fruit of the Cerrado)
  • Periquito (parakeet)
  • Persistente (persistent)
  • Peruvian Necktie Percy
  • Pesadelo (nightmare)
  • Pêssego (peach)
  • Peteca (shuttlecock)
  • Phantom
  • Piano on the Stairs

P, continued

  • Pião (spinning top)
  • Picanha (rump cap steak)
  • Pimenta (pepper)
  • Pimentão (bell pepper)
  • Pimentinha (little pepper)
  • Pinhão (pine nut)
  • Pipoca (popcorn)
  • Pirarucu (giant river fish)
  • Pitanga (Brazilian cherry)
  • Pocket Python
  • Pocket Rocket
  • Podcast Guy
  • Podium Smile
  • Poeta (poet)
  • Points Machine
  • Polenta (cornmeal polenta)
  • Polvinho (little octopus)
  • Polvo (octopus)
  • Ponte (bridge)
  • Pontual (punctual)
  • Ponytail Pressure
  • Pops
  • Pororoca (Amazon tidal bore)
  • Posts the Schedule
  • Posture Police
  • Preá (wild guinea pig)
  • Prensa (press)
  • Pressão (pressure)
  • Pressure Cooker
  • Protect Ya Feet
  • Pudim (flan)
  • Pup
  • Python

Q: 5 names

  • Queen of the Mat
  • Queijo Coalho (grilling cheese)
  • Quiabo (okra)
  • Quiet Storm
  • Quindim (coconut custard)

R: 36 names

  • Raiz (old school, literally root)
  • Rapadura (hard cane sugar)
  • Rash Guard Rick
  • Raspador (sweeper)
  • Reef Shark
  • Relentless
  • Relógio (clock, as in the clock choke)
  • Relojoeiro (watchmaker)
  • Remembers the Old Rules
  • Rêmora (remora)
  • Rental Gi Ron
  • Requeijão (creamy cheese spread)
  • Retention Queen
  • Retired and Dangerous
  • Reverse De La Riva Rita
  • Reverse Kimura Reese
  • Reverse Triangle Remy
  • Ribcage Rearranger
  • Rinoceronte (rhinoceros)
  • Riptide
  • Risoto (risotto)
  • Road Trip Roller
  • Rocket Boots
  • Rodo (squeegee)
  • Rolling Kimura Roulette
  • Rolling Kneebar Renee
  • Rolls With Everyone
  • Rolo Compressor (steamroller)
  • Romeu e Julieta (cheese with guava paste)
  • Ronin
  • Round Timer Tyrant
  • Rubber Band Man
  • Rubber Guard Ray
  • Rubber Legs
  • Rush Hour
  • Rusty Hinges

S: 105 names

  • S-Mount Sally
  • Sabonete (bar of soap)
  • Saca-rolhas (corkscrew)
  • Sack of Bricks
  • Saddle Up
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Sambo Saul
  • Sanguessuga (leech)
  • Saw It in a Video
  • Says Go Light
  • Scarf Hold Scott
  • Schoolyard Headlock
  • Scissor Sweep Sue
  • Scoot and Shoot
  • Seatbelt
  • Seated Guard Sage
  • Seen It All
  • Senior Discount Squeeze
  • Senior Division
  • Seoi Nage Sean
  • Sharks and Minnows
  • She Passes
  • She Sweeps First
  • She-Wolf
  • Shield Maiden
  • Shin to Shin Quinn
  • Shot Clock
  • Shoulder Lock Sheriff
  • Shoulder of Justice
  • Shrimp Champ
  • Shrimp Drill Shane
  • Shrimps the Wrong Way
  • Shrunk It Again
  • Sickle Sweep Sid
  • Side Control Cy

S, continued

  • Signed the Waiver
  • Silk and Steel
  • Silver Fox
  • Single Leg Sal
  • Single Leg X Lex
  • Singlet Season
  • Sinistro (wickedly good)
  • Sir Chokes-a-Lot
  • Siri (swimming crab)
  • Sister Sweep
  • Sit-Up Sweeper
  • Sits This One Out
  • Six A.M. Simone
  • Six Weeks In
  • Skips the Warm-Up
  • Sleeve Choke Sam
  • Slippery Fish
  • Slow and Steady
  • Slow Cooker
  • Slow Roll Sol
  • Slow to Warm Up
  • Small but Technical
  • Smash Pass Sasha
  • Smooth and Slow
  • Snack Time
  • Snap Down Shawn
  • Soccer Mom Sweeper
  • Somersault Sadie
  • Sonho (cream doughnut, literally dream)
  • Sorriso (smile)
  • Sorvete (ice cream)
  • Space Thief
  • Spartan
  • Spats Guy
  • Speedy

S, continued

  • Spider Guard Sienna
  • Spider Guard Spinner
  • Spider Kid
  • Sprawl and Stall
  • Sprawl First, Ask Later
  • Sprout
  • Squeeze Play
  • Stack Pass Stan
  • Started at Forty
  • Stayed for the Chokes
  • Steel Magnolia
  • Sticker Chart
  • Sticky Hands
  • Sticky Mittens
  • Stiff Arm Stu
  • Still Has the Fold Lines
  • Still Rolling
  • Stoic
  • Stonewall
  • Straight Ankle Annie
  • Stretch
  • Stretches First
  • Stripe Chaser
  • Stripe Day Smile
  • Suave (smooth and gentle)
  • Sub Only
  • Submarino (submarine)
  • Sufoco (tight spot, literally suffocation)
  • Sunday Smasher
  • Suor (sweat)
  • Super Listener
  • Survival Mode
  • Suspiro (meringue, literally sigh)
  • Sweep Queen
  • Sweeps Like a Girl

T: 192 names

  • Tadpole
  • Tag Team Twins
  • Talks Through the Roll
  • Tamanduá (anteater)
  • Tap Collector
  • Tap Early
  • Tap Machine
  • Tape Fingers
  • Tapioca (cassava crepe)
  • Tapped by the Warm-Up
  • Taps to Cardio
  • Taps to Pressure
  • Tar Pit
  • Tartaruga (turtle)
  • Tatame (the mat)
  • Tatu (armadillo)
  • Tatuzinho (little armadillo)
  • Team Helper
  • Team Mom
  • Technique Over Size
  • Tectonic Plate
  • Teepee Choke Camper
  • Teimoso (stubborn)
  • Ten Finger Tina
  • Terremoto (earthquake)
  • Texas Cloverleaf Clem
  • Texugo (badger)
  • The Absolute
  • The Accidental Armbar
  • The Amazon
  • The Ankle Biter
  • The Antique
  • The Architect
  • The Athletic Tape Budget
  • The Avalanche
  • The Boulder
  • The Bulldozer
  • The Bullfighter

T, continued

  • The Bunny Hopper
  • The Butt Scooter
  • The Butterfly Effect
  • The Centurion
  • The Chin Strap
  • The Closed Guard Clamp
  • The Closer
  • The Collar Collector
  • The Constrictor
  • The Contortionist
  • The Cradle
  • The Crash Test Dummy
  • The Crossface Committee
  • The Deep Half Hermit
  • The Demo Dummy
  • The Demo Kid
  • The Dog Pile
  • The Dogfight
  • The Drill Sergeant
  • The Duchess of Darce
  • The Efficient One
  • The Elder Statesman
  • The Equalizer
  • The Exclamation Point
  • The Fastest Tap
  • The Fixture
  • The Flail
  • The Flow Roller
  • The Foot Thief
  • The Frame Shop
  • The Fresh Gi
  • The Gi Whisperer
  • The Giggle Guard
  • The Girl Who Chokes Back
  • The Glacier
  • The Granby Roller
  • The Granny Knot
  • The Greco Guy

T, continued

  • The Grinder
  • The Grip Breaker
  • The Guard Smasher
  • The Guillotine Guy
  • The Headlock Enthusiast
  • The Heel Exposure Detector
  • The Heel Hunter
  • The Historian
  • The Hitchhiker
  • The Human Blanket
  • The Inverter
  • The Knee Line Guardian
  • The Knee Sleeve Club
  • The Kneebar Connoisseur
  • The Kraken
  • The Lapel Tailor
  • The Laundry Pile
  • The Lead Apron
  • The Leg Lasso
  • The Leg Pretzel
  • The Leg Pummeler
  • The Leg Reaper
  • The Lifer
  • The Lightweight Problem
  • The Line Leader
  • The Living Archive
  • The Loaner
  • The Loop Choke Bandit
  • The Mainstay
  • The Masters Menace
  • The Mat Mopper
  • The Metronome
  • The Mongoose
  • The Nail Inspector
  • The Necktie Salesman
  • The Note Taker
  • The Old Guard
  • The Oracle
  • The Original

T, continued

  • The Paperweight
  • The Parking Brake
  • The Pensioner
  • The Podiatrist
  • The Pressure Washer
  • The Pretzel Maker
  • The Relic
  • The Revolving Door
  • The Riddle
  • The RNC Regular
  • The Saddle
  • The Sandbag
  • The Sandman
  • The Seminar Regular
  • The Sprawler
  • The Straight Armbar Purist
  • The Strangler Fig
  • The Submission Hunter
  • The Suffocator
  • The Sunday Regular
  • The Surgeon
  • The Tactician
  • The Takedown Artist
  • The Technician
  • The Technique Hoarder
  • The Throwback
  • The Tigress
  • The Timer
  • The Tollbooth
  • The Trash Compactor
  • The Trial Period
  • The Triangle Kid
  • The Triangle Queen
  • The Tugboat
  • The Unranked
  • The Velvet Hammer
  • The Walking Billboard
  • The Wriggler

T, continued

  • Thorn
  • Tico-tico (little sparrow)
  • Tiger Shark
  • Tight Waist Wade
  • Tigrinho (little tiger)
  • Tijolo (brick)
  • Tiny Tiger
  • Tiny Tornado
  • Titan
  • Toe Hold Tommy
  • Tomate (tomato)
  • Tomoe Nage Tony
  • Top Game Tess
  • Top Seed
  • Toreando Tornado
  • Tornado Guard Forecaster
  • Torniquete (tourniquet)
  • Torresmo (pork crackling)
  • Training Wheels
  • Tranquilo (easygoing)
  • Trap and Tap
  • Trator (tractor)
  • Traveling Gi
  • Travesseiro (pillow)
  • Trem (train)
  • Três Tapinhas (three little taps)
  • Trial Class Hero
  • Triangle From Anywhere
  • Triangle Legs
  • Triangle Trish
  • Triângulo (triangle)
  • Trim Your Nails
  • Tripod Sweep Trudy
  • Tronco (tree trunk)
  • Turbo
  • Twenty Years of Mat Burn
  • Twister
  • Two Classes a Week
  • Two Points Up

U: 9 names

  • Uchi Mata Matt
  • Unbroken
  • Uncle Half Guard
  • Uncle Underhook
  • Underhook Ulysses
  • Undertow
  • Unpassable
  • Upside Down Dana
  • Ursinho (little bear)

V: 10 names

  • Vaga-lume (firefly)
  • Valkyrie
  • Vaqueiro (cowboy)
  • Vassoura (broom)
  • Velvet Vise
  • Ventilador (fan)
  • Ventosa (suction cup)
  • Veteran Tricks
  • Vintage Gi
  • Vitamina (fruit smoothie)

W: 25 names

  • Waffle Iron
  • Waiter Sweep Walt
  • Warm-Up Champion
  • Water Bottle Wanderer
  • Water Break Wally
  • Weekend Warrior
  • Weighted Blanket
  • Wet Cement
  • What If They Do This
  • What Was Step Two
  • Whizzer Kid
  • Whose Bottle Is This
  • Wiggle Worm
  • Wild Rose
  • Wily Veteran
  • Windmill Arms
  • Wise Owl
  • Women's Class Captain
  • Works Tomorrow
  • Worm Guard Gardener
  • Wraith
  • Wrestle Up
  • Wrist Bandit
  • Wristlock Wizard
  • Wrong Side Again

X: 2 names

  • X-Guard Xavier
  • X-Pass Express

Y: 1 name

  • Yoga Mat Menace

Z: 6 names

  • Z-Guard Zed
  • Zagueiro (soccer defender)
  • Zebra (zebra, also an upset win)
  • Zero Stripes, Full Heart
  • Zoom Zoom
  • Zugzwang