Von Flue Choke: 7 Keys to the No-Gi Guillotine Counter
The von flue choke is the shoulder choke that punishes a sloppy no-gi guillotine. Learn the 7 keys to counter from side control and force the tap.
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Arm Triangle Choke: 7 Essential No-Gi Setups & Finishes
Quick Answer: The arm triangle choke, or kata gatame, is a head-and-arm strangle that traps one of your opponent’s arms against their own neck and cuts off both carotid arteries at once. In no-gi it is one of the highest-percentage finishes from mount and side control because it needs zero grips — just a deep…
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North-South Choke: 7 No-Gi Setups, Finishes & Escapes
Quick Answer: The north-south choke is a no-gi blood choke applied from the north-south pin, where you trap your opponent’s head and drive your shoulder and biceps into their throat while your chest pins their arm to the mat. It works by cutting off both carotid arteries with pressure instead of a deep collar grip,…
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Triangle Choke: 7 Proven No-Gi Setups and Escapes
The triangle choke is the most reliable submission in no-gi BJJ. Seven setups, finishing details, and escapes that actually work on the mat.
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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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Guillotine Choke: 7 Best No-Gi Setups and Escapes
Quick Answer: The guillotine choke is a front-headlock submission that wraps an opponent’s neck and squeezes either the windpipe or both carotid arteries. In no-gi it’s the standard punishment for a sloppy takedown attempt: when someone shoots and drops their head, you snap down, lock your hands under the chin, and either pull guard or…
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Anaconda Choke: 7 Deadly No-Gi Setups and Defenses
Quick Answer: The anaconda choke is a no-gi front-headlock strangle where your choking arm goes in the neck and out the far armpit, you lock a gable grip, then roll your opponent toward their trapped arm and walk your hips in to finish. It is a blood choke, not a neck crank, so a clean…
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Buggy Choke: 7 Steps to a Brutal No-Gi Finish
The buggy choke is no-gi’s most surprising submission, a strangle from bottom side control. Learn the 7-step setup, the finish, and how to escape it.
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Guillotine Choke No-Gi: 7 Setups That Force the Tap
The guillotine choke no-gi is the first real submission most grapplers ever finish, and somehow the one most blue belts still get wrong at brown. It is a front-headlock choke that traps the neck under the forearm while the back of the head locks against the shoulder, and in no-gi it lives or dies on…
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Darce Choke No-Gi: 7 Setups That Force the Tap
The darce choke no-gi is a head-and-arm blood choke that finishes opponents from the front headlock, the bottom of side control, the turtle, and a half guard sprawl — four positions that no-gi grapplers live in every round. Vicente Luque owns four UFC darce wins and Tony Ferguson has three, which makes it the single…
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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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Crucifix BJJ: 7 No-Gi Entries That Force the Tap
The crucifix BJJ position traps both arms while you keep the back. Here are 7 no-gi entries, finishes, and counters used by ADCC champions.
