Quick Answer: Deep half guard in no-gi strips away the lapel and sleeve grips you rely on in the gi, making your underhook and wrist control the entire foundation of the position. The five highest-percentage no-gi sweeps are the Old School, the back take, the Homer Simpson, the roll-under to leg attack, and the deep…
Quick Answer: The estima lock is a no-gi footlock that attacks the ankle and foot by trapping your opponent’s foot against your body and falling backward while applying torque to the joint. Unlike a traditional toe hold, you don’t chase the foot — you let your opponent bring it to you during a guard pass…
Quick Answer: The kimura trap is a back control system built around securing a figure-four grip on your opponent’s arm and using it to threaten multiple submissions simultaneously. From the kimura trap position, you can finish the kimura, transition to a back triangle, roll to the turtle for a standing kimura, or sweep when your…
Quick Answer: The body triangle in no-gi is a back control variation where you replace one hook with a leg triangle locked around your opponent’s torso. It eliminates the most common back escape (rolling to the free hook side), forces a constant rib squeeze that drains energy, and sets up the rear naked choke more…
Quick Answer: The gogoplata is a shin choke executed from the bottom guard position — you place your shin across your opponent’s throat and pull their head forward while driving the shin in. The primary entry is through rubber guard (Mission Control to New York), and it works best in no-gi because the flexibility control…
Quick Answer: Wrist locks in no-gi work by isolating the wrist joint and applying rotational or bending force beyond its natural range. They fire from guard bottom, mount top, side control, and front headlock — any moment your opponent posts a hand to create space. Legal in most no-gi rulesets including ADCC and IBJJF No-Gi…
Quick Answer: The rubber guard is a no-gi guard system built around one core idea: use your leg to break and hold your opponent’s posture, then attack with omoplatas, triangles, and the gogoplata. It requires hip flexibility to use at full depth, but the Mission Control entry point is reachable for most grapplers who train…
Quick Answer: The snap down is a wrestling entry where you yank an opponent’s head sharply downward from the collar tie, breaking their posture and entering the front headlock. In no-gi, it works at every level because it doesn’t depend on sleeve or lapel grips — just head pressure and timing. Done right, it opens…
Quick Answer: The fireman’s carry in no-gi starts with an underhook and wrist control on the same side. You cut your level, step through at an angle, drop to your near knee, scoop behind their knee, and roll them across your back. Depending on which way they fall, you land in side control, half guard,…
Quick Answer: The mounted triangle is a choke applied from full mount by trapping one of your opponent’s arms across their body, then locking your legs in a figure-four around their neck and trapped arm. In no-gi, the finish depends on rotating your hips toward the trapped arm — roughly 45 degrees — so your…
Quick Answer: The japanese necktie no-gi is a front headlock submission that combines a blood choke with a neck crank component. Thread one arm under your opponent’s armpit and around their neck, lock a gable grip, hook their far leg, then drop to your side and press your chest onto the back of their head….
Quick Answer: The Imanari Roll is a forward rolling leg lock entry from standing where your body curves in an orbital path under your opponent’s hips to land in ashi garami, inside senkaku, or 50/50. Named after Japanese grappler Masakazu Imanari, it works in no-gi because the entry looks nothing like a takedown shot until…