Body Lock Pass: 7 Keys to Dominant No-Gi Passing
The body lock pass is no-gi’s most dominant guard pass. Learn the entry, the finishes, and the mistakes that kill it — the Gordon Ryan way.
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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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Single Leg X Guard: 7 Essential No-Gi Sweeps & Attacks
Quick Answer: The single leg x guard (SLX) is a no-gi bottom position where you slide underneath your opponent, trap one of their legs between your thighs, and put your outside foot on their hip as a gas pedal. It gives you two of the highest-percentage tools in submission grappling at the same time —…
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Anaconda Choke: 7 Deadly No-Gi Setups and Defenses
Quick Answer: The anaconda choke is a no-gi front-headlock strangle where your choking arm goes in the neck and out the far armpit, you lock a gable grip, then roll your opponent toward their trapped arm and walk your hips in to finish. It is a blood choke, not a neck crank, so a clean…
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North South Choke No-Gi: 7 Setups That Force the Tap
The north south choke is the most under-respected blood choke in no-gi grappling, and the proof is on tape: Marcelo Garcia walked through Pride veteran Masakazu Imanari in 2007 by finishing him from north-south after a takedown, and nobody on the roster had an answer for it for the better part of a decade. The…
