Time-sensitive content — distinct from canon
Competitive Meta
What is working at the highest levels of competition right now. Published with a date. Reviewed on an 18-month cycle. Canon technique content is evergreen; this is not.
Competitive meta content is time-sensitive. Each page carries a publication date and a next-review date. What is dominant in competition today reflects who is competing today — it is not the same as what is mechanically optimal. Read the canon technique content for timeless principles; read this section for current trends.
State of Competitive No-Gi Grappling — 2026
Gordon Ryan's retirement, Mica Galvao's emergence, what ADCC 2024 data actually says about heel hooks, UFC BJJ, and the trends shaping the 2026 competitive landscape.
Leg Entanglement Meta
Current high-percentage approaches, what has been solved, and emerging developments in the leg entanglement game.
Guard Meta
Current passing and guard retention landscape — what is working, what has been solved, and where the game is heading.
Back Attack Meta
Current back take entry trends, finishing system development, and the emerging strangle combination approach.
Contributor profiles
The 37 coaches, competitors, theorists, and system architects whose work built modern no-gi submission grappling — each game expressed through the invariant framework.
The development of no-gi submission grappling
From catch wrestling and Kano's judo through ADCC 1998, the Danaher Death Squad's leg-lock revolution, and the modern era — the lineage in one continuous narrative.
Judo throws in no-gi: the mechanical case
Why judo throws — designed for gi grips — work in a no-gi context. The mechanical answer that makes uchi-mata, osoto-gari, and koshi-guruma viable without lapel.