Straight Jacket No-Gi: 7 Keys to Back Control
Straight jacket no-gi back control traps both arms with a wrist grip and a leg lock. The 7-key system Danaher’s gym uses to set up the rear naked choke.
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Gift Wrap No-Gi: 7 Keys to the Back Take
The gift wrap is a mount-control technique where you trap your opponent’s far-side wrist behind their own head using your own arm, pinning the arm across their face so they can’t frame, post, or roll away. It works without any fabric to grip, which is why it transfers cleanly from gi to no-gi. Once locked…
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Rear Naked Choke No-Gi: 7 Keys to Lock In the Finish
Quick Answer: The rear naked choke in no-gi requires seat belt control first, not the choke. Once you have that, the arm goes under the chin, the blade of your wrist presses the carotid artery, and the other hand locks behind the head. Most failures happen because grapplers skip the control step and reach for…
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Body Triangle No-Gi: 7 Keys to Finish from the Back
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…
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Kimura No-Gi: 7 Ways to Finish from Any Position
Quick Answer: The kimura is a figure-four shoulder lock that applies internal rotation pressure to the shoulder joint. In no-gi, it finishes from seven main positions: side control, closed guard, half guard bottom, half guard top, mount, north-south, and back control. The grip sequence is the same everywhere — secure the wrist, thread your arm…
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Back Control No-Gi: 7 Keys to Take & Keep the Back
Back control no-gi is grappling’s highest-percentage position. The seatbelt grip, hooks vs. body triangle, and 7 keys to take and keep the back.
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Crucifix No-Gi: 7 Submissions to Master the Position
The crucifix no gi traps both arms so your opponent can’t defend. Learn the turtle entry, grips, 7 submissions, and how to escape.
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Rear Naked Choke: 7 No-Gi Setups for a Perfect Finish
The rear naked choke is no-gi’s highest-percentage submission. Here are 7 setups, grips, and finishing details to lock it in from back control.
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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…
