Quick Answer: The no-gi Ezekiel choke is a blood choke applied from mount using a figure-four grip on your own wrist — your forearm and bicep compress both carotid arteries simultaneously. Without a sleeve to anchor the grip, the key is driving the choking arm deep under the chin before the opponent tucks. Establish position…
Quick Answer: The ADCC 2026 fight card is set for September 12–13 at Tauron Arena in Krakow, Poland — the first time the sport’s biggest no-gi event lands outside the United States since 2017. Three reigning champions (Diogo Reis, Mica Galvão, Giancarlo Bodoni) have been pulled from the roster, the Ruotolo twins and Nicky Rodriguez…
Craig Jones cancels CJI 3, ADCC locks its Krakow invite list, Owen Jones avenges Andrey at ONE Fight Night 44, and Hyperfly drops a World Cup rashguard. Your no-gi grappling week in review.
ADCC 2026 Asia & Oceania Trials close out the global qualifying field, Craig Jones quietly cancels CJI 3, Mason Fowler retains UFC BJJ light heavyweight gold, and Helena Crevar defends at Polaris 37 in a busy week of no-gi news.
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.
Kade Ruotolo injured out of his June 26 title defense, Polaris 37 squads battle lit up Dublin, ADCC payout drama deepens, and Helena Crevar returns July 17. The no-gi week of June 1-7, 2026.
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.
CJI 3 cancelled, ADCC Krakow locked, Kade Ruotolo out of June 26 title defense, Fabricio Andrey vs Owen Jones takes the slot. The week of May 25–31 in no-gi grappling.
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…
UFC BJJ just buried the Craig Jones Invitational. On May 27, 2026, Craig Jones killed CJI 3 with a single Reddit reply: “cancelled. Decided to keep the money.” Eighteen months earlier the Australian black belt had thrown a million-dollar prize purse at the no-gi world to embarrass ADCC. Now he’s walking away — and the…
Another packed week in no-gi land. Kade Ruotolo turned in his most violent MMA finish yet, Diogo “Baby Shark” Reis proved his flyweight dominance travels up weight classes, Dorian Olivarez cemented himself as the future of WNO lightweight, Craig Jones’s $10 million CJI 2.5 announcement kept the community on fire, and F2W 315 in LA…
ADCC 2026 invite list pulled, ticket sales crawl at 4 per day, Gordon Ryan calls Krakow a waste of time, Kade Ruotolo readies biggest MMA test, and B-Team pivots to MMA after Craig Jones split. Your no-gi weekly roundup for May 4-10, 2026.