Americana Submission: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
The americana submission is a shoulder lock that works just as well without a gi. Here are the 7 setup details, the safety rules, and how Ayaka Miura turned it into an unstoppable finish.
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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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Torreando Pass: 7 Essential No-Gi Guard Pass Keys
Quick Answer: The torreando pass (also called the bullfighter pass) is a speed-based no-gi guard pass where you grip behind the opponent’s knees, steer their legs to one side like a matador sweeping a cape, and circle into side control before they can reguard. In no-gi you lose the pant grips, so control shifts to…
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Escape Side Control No-Gi: 5 Proven Techniques
Five proven no-gi side control escapes—framing, the shrimp, ghost escape, wrestling up, and bridge-and-roll—plus the crossface defense that makes them work.
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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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Darce Choke: 7 No-Gi Setups That Force the Tap
Seven no-gi darce choke setups that finish in live rolling — sprawl, side control, half guard, turtle, standing, counter-wrestling, and snap-down.
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The Crossface Problem: How Side Control Damages Ears Even Through Headgear
Modern ear guards block impact and friction, but the sustained shear of a no-gi crossface still grinds cartilage against your skull. The 5 positions that wreck ears through headgear — and the technical defenses that close the gap.
