Triangle Choke: 7 Proven No-Gi Setups and Escapes
The triangle choke is the most reliable submission in no-gi BJJ. Seven setups, finishing details, and escapes that actually work on the mat.
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Rear Naked Choke: 7 No-Gi Setups for a Perfect Finish
The rear naked choke is no-gi’s highest-percentage submission. Here are 7 setups, grips, and finishing details to lock it in from back control.
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Twister Submission: 7 Setups for a Brutal No-Gi Finish
The twister submission is jiu-jitsu’s signature spine crank. Here are 7 no-gi setups from the truck, plus defenses and the safety rules that matter.
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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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Buggy Choke: 7 Steps to a Brutal No-Gi Finish
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.
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Kimura BJJ: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
The kimura BJJ submission breakdown for no-gi: 7 setups across closed guard, half guard, side control, north-south, back, and the T-Kimura control system.
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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…
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Half Guard BJJ: 7 No-Gi Sweeps That Win Without a Gi
Half guard BJJ is the highest-percentage no-gi sweep position in 2026. 7 setups, mechanics, escapes, and how the position works in MMA.
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Butterfly Guard BJJ: 7 No-Gi Sweeps That Still Win in 2026
Butterfly guard BJJ still wins matches in 2026 — 7 no-gi sweeps, the Marcelo Garcia underhook system, and how to use butterfly hooks in the heel hook era.
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Body Lock Pass No-Gi: 7 Setups That Crush the Modern Guard
The body lock pass is the no-gi guard pass that quietly became the meta. Watch any ADCC final from the last six years and you’ll spot it: forearms cinched around the lower back, head heavy on the chest, knees splitting the opponent’s hips. Gordon Ryan rode it to three ADCC golds. Nicky Rodriguez built an…
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Darce Choke No-Gi: 7 Setups That Force the Tap
The darce choke no-gi is a head-and-arm blood choke that finishes opponents from the front headlock, the bottom of side control, the turtle, and a half guard sprawl — four positions that no-gi grapplers live in every round. Vicente Luque owns four UFC darce wins and Tony Ferguson has three, which makes it the single…
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Triangle Choke: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
Master the triangle choke in no-gi with 7 setups that force the tap — closed guard, mount, scrambles, and the angle adjustment most fighters miss.
