No-gi ninja choke

No-gi ninja choke is the contextual name for the ninja choke — flagging the no-gi application of the front-headlock figure-four neck-and-arm strangle distinct from any potential gi-context variants.

Etymology. “No-gi” prefixes the technique name to specify the context. The label predominates in instructional material that needs to flag the no-gi-context application — the ninja choke is primarily a no-gi technique, so the qualifier is sometimes redundant but appears in disambiguation-heavy contexts.

Mechanics. The choke requires bilateral compression via the figure-four arm closure around the neck and the trapped arm — the chest-to-back connection maintains the closed loop.

Cross-reference. “Ninja choke” is the standard name. Full mechanical coverage on Ninja Choke.