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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Crooked Head Lock No-Gi: The Arm-In Guillotine That Punishes Sloppy Shots
The crooked head lock is one of the most underrated submissions in no-gi BJJ. Also called the arm-in guillotine or Marcelotine, it forces your opponent to tap with a brutal combination of neck crank and blood choke — and it works at every level of competition, from local tournaments to the ADCC world stage. If…
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Rubber Guard No-Gi: 7 Keys to Enter, Control, and Submit
Quick Answer: The rubber guard is a no-gi guard system built around one core idea: use your leg to break and hold your opponent’s posture, then attack with omoplatas, triangles, and the gogoplata. It requires hip flexibility to use at full depth, but the Mission Control entry point is reachable for most grapplers who train…
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Snap Down No-Gi: 5 Keys to Winning from the Collar Tie
Quick Answer: The snap down is a wrestling entry where you yank an opponent’s head sharply downward from the collar tie, breaking their posture and entering the front headlock. In no-gi, it works at every level because it doesn’t depend on sleeve or lapel grips — just head pressure and timing. Done right, it opens…
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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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Toehold No-Gi: 6 Setups to Finish This Underrated Leg Lock
Garry Tonon built one of the most decorated submission grappling careers in history largely on one technique most no-gi practitioners overlook: the toehold. At the 2015 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, he tapped multiple opponents with foot locks while the rest of the bracket was grinding for takedown points. The toehold was his primary finisher…
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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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Reverse Triangle Choke: The No-Gi Setup Nobody Sees Coming
Quick Answer: The reverse triangle choke is a no-gi submission where you trap your opponent’s head and one arm between your legs facing away from them, then use their own shoulder to apply neck pressure. It works from side control bottom, scrambles, and half guard, and has been finished at the highest levels of ADCC…
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BJJ Rashguard Breakdown 2026: How to Match Your Gear to Your Game
The best rashguards for BJJ and grappling in 2026 aren’t found in a ranked list. This guide breaks down how the rashguard market actually works — fabric tiers, seam construction, price vs. longevity, and competition rules — so you buy right the first time.
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Electric Chair BJJ: 5 Sweeps and Submissions from the No-Gi Lockdown
Quick Answer: The electric chair is a sweep and submission system from the lockdown half guard position in no-gi BJJ. You trap your opponent’s near leg with a grapevine lockdown, work double underhooks under both their legs, then use hip elevation and shoulder pressure to sweep them over or stretch their groin to submission. It…
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The Complete No-Gi BJJ Gear Guide: How to Build Your Training Kit
From rashguards to grappling shorts, spats, and protective gear — this complete no-gi BJJ gear guide breaks down every piece of your training kit, what each does, and how to build it from day one.
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Bicep Slicer No-Gi: 5 Setups That Actually Work in Competition
Quick Answer: The bicep slicer is a compression lock that folds the opponent’s arm so the elbow crease presses against your forearm, shin, or wrist — crushing the bicep muscle until they tap. In no-gi, the most reliable setup is as a counter when an opponent bends and clasps their hands to defend an armbar….
