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Submission grappling – also known as submission wrestling or no-gi – is a general term for martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission through the use of submission holds. The term “no-gi” usually refers only to the form of competition and training that does not use a gi or “combat kimono”, of the sort often worn with belts that establish rank by color. The sport of submission wrestling brings together techniques from Catch Wrestling, Judo, Greco-Roman wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Sambo. Submission grappling is a major component of mixed martial arts fighting.

Judo – meaning “gentle way” – is a modern martial art, combat and Olympic sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the objective is to either throw or takedown an opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue an opponent with a pin, or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock or a choke. Strikes and thrusts by hands and feet as well as weapons defences are a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice (randori).

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – also known as BJJ or Jits – is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defence system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. Brazilian jiu-jitsu was formed from Judo ground fighting (newaza) fundamentals. Brazilian jiu-jitsu eventually came to be its own art through the experiments, practices, and adaptation of Judo particularly through Carlos and Hélio Gracie. BJJ promotes the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using proper technique, leverage, and most notably, taking the fight to the ground, and then applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the opponent.