Matching Compression Shorts to Your No-Gi Grappling Game
Most compression shorts guides start with materials. The better starting point is your grappling game. Here is how to match compression shorts to the way you actually train and compete.
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ADCC 2026 Roster Finally Set—Gordon Ryan Out, Three Champions Skip Krakow | No-Gi Weekly July 28–Aug 2
ADCC 2026 locks in 128 competitors for Krakow with Gordon Ryan retired and three champions absent. Plus Polaris 38 results, the FloGrappling-ONE Championship partnership, Chase Hooper’s submission clinic, and Hyperfly’s Copa Collection.
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Imanari Roll No-Gi: 5 Keys to Land the Leg Lock Entry
Quick Answer: The Imanari Roll is a forward rolling leg lock entry from standing where your body curves in an orbital path under your opponent’s hips to land in ashi garami, inside senkaku, or 50/50. Named after Japanese grappler Masakazu Imanari, it works in no-gi because the entry looks nothing like a takedown shot until…
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Banana Split Submission: 6 No-Gi Keys to Force the Tap
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…
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Truck Position No-Gi: 5 Attacks That Make This 10th Planet Setup Work
A comprehensive guide to evaluating BJJ and grappling rashguards in 2026 — fabric composition, seam construction, compression balance, and print durability explained for serious no-gi practitioners.
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Straight Ankle Lock: 5 Steps to a Fast No-Gi Finish
Quick Answer: The straight ankle lock is a no-gi leg submission that traps your opponent’s foot against your chest and armpit, then bends the ankle past its range by driving your hips forward. It’s the safest leglock to learn first, it’s legal at every belt level in most rulesets, and you’ll hit it most often…
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Toe Hold No-Gi: 7 Keys to a Devastating Foot Lock
The toe hold is a fast no-gi leg lock that torques the ankle from ashi garami and 50/50. Here is how it works, when it is legal, and how to finish it.
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50/50 Guard No-Gi: 7 Essential Heel Hook Attacks
The 50/50 guard no-gi is the symmetrical leg entanglement behind modern grappling’s heel hook game. Entries, inside heel hook mechanics, escapes, and rules.
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Single Leg X Guard: 7 Essential No-Gi Attacks
Quick Answer: The single leg X guard is a bottom no-gi position where you wedge one foot on your opponent’s hip, hook behind their far knee, and trap their leg between both of yours. From there you can sweep them by standing up on the trapped leg, or feed the leg into ashi garami to…
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Heel Hook No-Gi: 7 Essential Keys to a Safe Finish
Quick Answer: The heel hook no-gi is a rotational leg lock that twists the heel to tear the ligaments around the knee, not the ankle. You control the leg from a position like ashi garami or the saddle, trap the opponent’s knee between your hips, secure the heel in the crook of your elbow, and…
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Kneebar No-Gi: 7 Proven Keys to a Tight Finish
Quick Answer: A kneebar is a straight leg lock that hyperextends the knee. You trap your opponent’s foot against your chest, isolate one leg, pinch your knees around their thigh, and drive your hips forward — the same mechanic as an armbar, only aimed at the leg. In no-gi it’s one of the highest-percentage submissions…
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Ashi Garami: 6 Essential No-Gi Leg Lock Positions
Ashi garami is the no-gi leg entanglement behind every heel hook. Learn the 6 essential positions, the submissions they set up, and how to escape.
