BJJ Vocabulary Quiz: Do You Speak Fluent Jiu-Jitsu?

This BJJ vocabulary quiz tests the language of the mats: a mix of Portuguese, English and Japanese that confuses every beginner. OSS, rolling, tapping, shrimping: eight questions on your mat fluency.

What this quiz tests

This BJJ vocabulary quiz covers the words you hear in every class: OSS, rolling, tapping, sweep, grip, base, shrimp, all the way to the crucial difference between a submission and a pin. Eight questions on the terms that make up the everyday language of the academy, drawn from the vocabulary used in the rulebook published on the official IBJJF website.

Mastering this vocabulary means following instructions without mental translation and understanding any commentary track: three minutes of quiz, with our BJJ glossary as backup for every term.

Every answer comes with a detailed correction. To keep playing, all our quizzes are on the BJJ-Rules quiz page.