Quick Answer: The electric chair is a sweep and submission system from the lockdown half guard position in no-gi BJJ. You trap your opponent’s near leg with a grapevine lockdown, work double underhooks under both their legs, then use hip elevation and shoulder pressure to sweep them over or stretch their groin to submission. It…
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…
Three seconds into the banana split and most grapplers tap. The submission attacks the hip adductors — the muscles connecting the inner thigh to the pelvis — with a combination of compression and outward rotation that produces immediate, sharp pain. There is no gradual build like a rear naked choke or the slow crank of…
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.
Quick Answer: A double leg takedown is a wrestling attack where you drop your level, step in between your opponent’s feet, wrap both arms around their legs behind the knees, and drive forward to put them on the mat. In no-gi grappling it works because there are no grips to slow the shot down —…
The triangle choke is the most reliable submission in no-gi BJJ. Seven setups, finishing details, and escapes that actually work on the mat.
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.
The arm triangle choke (kata gatame) is the highest-percentage no-gi strangle from the top. Learn 7 setups from side control and mount, the finish mechanics, and how to escape it.