Escape Side Control No-Gi: 5 Proven Techniques
Five proven no-gi side control escapes—framing, the shrimp, ghost escape, wrestling up, and bridge-and-roll—plus the crossface defense that makes them work.
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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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Omoplata No-Gi: 7 Essential Setups & Sweeps
The omoplata in no-gi is more sweep than submission. Here are the best guard entries, finishing chains, defenses, and how pros like Lovato and Fowler actually use it.
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Kimura BJJ: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
The kimura BJJ submission breakdown for no-gi: 7 setups across closed guard, half guard, side control, north-south, back, and the T-Kimura control system.
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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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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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Triangle Choke: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
Master the triangle choke in no-gi with 7 setups that force the tap — closed guard, mount, scrambles, and the angle adjustment most fighters miss.
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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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Guard Pulling BJJ: 5 No-Gi Strategies That Win Matches
Guard pulling in BJJ is one of the most debated tactics in no-gi grappling — and after Tye Ruotolo’s title defense against Pawel Jaworski at ONE Fight Night 41, the conversation has shifted from “is it legitimate?” to “how do you beat it?” Whether you compete in ADCC rules, ONE Championship submission grappling, or local…
