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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Heel Hook Defense No-Gi: 6 Principles to Save Your Knees
At ADCC 2024, more than half of all submission finishes came from leg attacks — and the heel hook accounted for the lion’s share. Heel hook defense is no longer an optional skill in no-gi grappling. If you train at any serious gym, someone in your roll is hunting your knee right now. This guide…
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Gordon Ryan: The No-Gi GOAT and the Legacy He Left Behind
Gordon Ryan is widely regarded as the greatest no-gi grappler of all time, and his March 2026 retirement brought that debate to a close for many in the community. Over a decade of competition, he redefined what was possible in submission wrestling — building a record that may never be matched. Whether you watched him…
