Toe Hold BJJ: 6 Setups, Escapes & Legality Guide
The toe hold is BJJ’s most underrated no-gi footlock. Learn the figure-four grip, 6 setups, escapes, and exactly when it’s legal by ruleset.
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Heel Hook BJJ: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
Lachlan Giles weighs 77 kilograms. At ADCC 2019 he submitted three opponents who collectively outweighed him by more than 200 pounds — Patrick Gaudio, Mahamed Aly, and Kaynan Duarte — using the same submission every single time. The heel hook BJJ coaches treated as a forbidden party trick a decade ago is now the highest-percentage…
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Heel Hook Defense No-Gi: 6 Principles to Save Your Knees
At ADCC 2024, more than half of all submission finishes came from leg attacks — and the heel hook accounted for the lion’s share. Heel hook defense is no longer an optional skill in no-gi grappling. If you train at any serious gym, someone in your roll is hunting your knee right now. This guide…
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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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Heel Hook BJJ: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
Heel hook BJJ guide: seven inside and outside heel hook setups from ashi garami, the saddle, and 50/50 that force the tap in modern no-gi grappling.
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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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Ankle Lock BJJ: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
The ankle lock BJJ players ignore is the highest-percentage no-gi tap a white belt can hit. Seven setups from ashi, single-leg-X, Imanari, 50/50, saddle, DLR, and toreando counters.
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Heel Hook BJJ: 7 No-Gi Truths That Save Your Knee
The heel hook BJJ tap window is roughly 1.4 seconds — that is the average gap top instructors report between the moment a competitor feels real torque and the moment a ligament gives way. Miss it, and the next sound on the mat is a wet pop you do not forget. A heel hook is…
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Mikey Musumeci Heel Hook: 5 UFC BJJ 8 No-Gi Lessons
Mikey Musumeci tapped Kevin Dantzler with a heel hook at 2:15 of Round 1 at UFC BJJ 8 — fighting through a staph infection. 5 lessons from the no-gi finish.
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Imanari Roll: 7 Truths About No-Gi’s Most Feared Entry
The imanari roll is a rolling leg attack that starts from standing, drops the attacker into a back-roll, and ends with their legs wrapped around your shin before you finish your strike. Named for Japanese MMA veteran Masakazu Imanari, the technique earned its place in no-gi grappling history because it solved a problem nobody else…
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Gordon Ryan: The No-Gi GOAT and the Legacy He Left Behind
Gordon Ryan is widely regarded as the greatest no-gi grappler of all time, and his March 2026 retirement brought that debate to a close for many in the community. Over a decade of competition, he redefined what was possible in submission wrestling — building a record that may never be matched. Whether you watched him…
