Von Flue Choke: 7 Keys to the No-Gi Guillotine Counter
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.
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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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Arm Triangle Choke: 7 Essential No-Gi Setups & Finishes
Quick Answer: The arm triangle choke, or kata gatame, is a head-and-arm strangle that traps one of your opponent’s arms against their own neck and cuts off both carotid arteries at once. In no-gi it is one of the highest-percentage finishes from mount and side control because it needs zero grips — just a deep…
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Toe Hold BJJ: 6 Setups, Escapes & Legality Guide
The toe hold is BJJ’s most underrated no-gi footlock. Learn the figure-four grip, 6 setups, escapes, and exactly when it’s legal by ruleset.
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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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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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Knee Bar BJJ: 7 No-Gi Setups That Beat the Heel Hook Era
Knee bar bjj is no-gi’s quietest finisher and the smartest counter to the heel hook era. Here are 7 setups that still tap black belts in 2026.
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Rear Naked Choke No-Gi: 7 Setups That Force the Tap
The rear naked choke no-gi is the highest-percentage submission in modern grappling, and the math isn’t close. At ADCC 2024 in Las Vegas, back-takes were recorded 43 times across the bracket and the rear naked choke finished more athletes than any other technique on the mat. Strip away the gi and the neck is suddenly…
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Guillotine Choke: 7 No-Gi Variations That Finish Fast
Guillotine choke breakdown for no-gi BJJ — high elbow, arm in, mounted, standing, and the Marcelo Garcia finishing details that actually tap.
