Ashi Garami: 7 No-Gi Leg Entanglements That Set Up Heel Hooks
Ashi garami is the gateway to no-gi heel hooks. Master 7 leg entanglements from single leg X to inside sankaku used by Danaher, Cummings, and Gordon Ryan.
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K Guard BJJ: 7 No-Gi Setups That Hunt Heel Hooks
The K guard BJJ position is the open guard that won Lachlan Giles an ADCC absolute medal at 77kg — by heel hooking three world-class heavyweights in a row. That single tournament rewrote the no-gi guard playbook. Before 2019, K guard was a niche curiosity Lachlan kept tucked inside his own academy. After 2019, it…
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Body Lock Pass No-Gi: 7 Setups That Crush the Modern Guard
The body lock pass is the no-gi guard pass that quietly became the meta. Watch any ADCC final from the last six years and you’ll spot it: forearms cinched around the lower back, head heavy on the chest, knees splitting the opponent’s hips. Gordon Ryan rode it to three ADCC golds. Nicky Rodriguez built an…
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Knee Bar BJJ: 7 No-Gi Setups That Beat the Heel Hook Era
Knee bar bjj is no-gi’s quietest finisher and the smartest counter to the heel hook era. Here are 7 setups that still tap black belts in 2026.
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Toe Hold No-Gi: 7 Setups That Force the Tap
Toe hold no-gi setups that finish without trashing the knee — 7 entries from ashi garami, single leg X, half guard, and back exposure.
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Armbar No-Gi: 7 Setups That Force the Tap in 2026
Seven no-gi armbar setups elite grapplers actually finish in 2026, from the closed guard hip-up to belly-down juji-gatame, plus the mistakes that get the arm yanked out.
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Rear Naked Choke No-Gi: 7 Setups That Force the Tap
The rear naked choke no-gi is the highest-percentage submission in modern grappling, and the math isn’t close. At ADCC 2024 in Las Vegas, back-takes were recorded 43 times across the bracket and the rear naked choke finished more athletes than any other technique on the mat. Strip away the gi and the neck is suddenly…
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Triangle Choke: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
Master the triangle choke in no-gi with 7 setups that force the tap — closed guard, mount, scrambles, and the angle adjustment most fighters miss.
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Kimura BJJ: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
The kimura BJJ submission finishes from every position on the mat. Here are the 7 highest-percentage no-gi setups and the defenses that actually work.
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How to Prevent Cauliflower Ear in BJJ: 7 No-Gi Truths
Khabib Nurmagomedov retired with one of the most recognized ears in combat sports, and he started wrestling at age six. The timeline isn’t a coincidence. Learning how to prevent cauliflower ear is a no-gi grappler’s first practical skill, sitting somewhere between learning to shrimp and learning to tap. The injury is mechanical, predictable, and almost…
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UFC BJJ 9: 7 Bold Storylines Worth Watching June 4
UFC BJJ 9 lands at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Thursday, June 4, 2026, and it brings the strongest top-to-bottom card the young promotion has put together. Mason Fowler defends his light heavyweight title against IBJJF No-Gi World Champion Devhonte Johnson in the main event, two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns makes…
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ADCC -88kg Trials: 5 Truths About Nathan Haddad’s Win
Nathan Haddad climbed out of a 6-0 hole, armbarred Jayden Groner, and beat Ryan Aitken to take ADCC -88kg at the 2026 West Coast Trials.
