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.
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Guillotine Choke: 7 No-Gi Variations That Finish Fast
Guillotine choke breakdown for no-gi BJJ — high elbow, arm in, mounted, standing, and the Marcelo Garcia finishing details that actually tap.
