Vocabulary

BJJ terms your keyboard will fight you on

Portuguese and named techniques

Americana · Kimura · Omoplata · Berimbolo · Toreando · Darce · De La Riva · Gogoplata · Tarikoplata · Baratoplata · Estima · Imanari · Ezekiel · Marcelotine

Romanized Japanese

Ashi Garami · Juji Gatame · Kesa Gatame · Sankaku · Kuzushi · Kimura · Osoto Gari · Ouchi Gari · Kosoto Gari · Uchi Mata · Seoi Nage · Sumi Gaeshi · Tomoe Nage · Harai Goshi

Modern no-gi vocabulary

Berimbolo · Imanari Roll · Honey Hole · Buggy Choke · K Guard · Z Guard · Matrix · Kiss of the Dragon

(Words like guard, sweep, mount, and anaconda aren’t here — they’re already English, and your keyboard leaves them alone.)

iPhone: Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement — add the terms you use and autocorrect stops fighting you.

Android? Same idea, different path: Settings → System → Languages & input → Personal dictionary — add words there. (Varies a bit by phone.)