San Diego NOGI Training
NOGI also known as submission fighting or submission grappling is a formula of competition and a general term describing the aspect of martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission using submission holds. The sport of NOGI brings together techniques from:
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Folk American Wrestling (Catch-as-catch-can)
- Luta Livre Esportiva
- Freestyle Wrestling
- Judo
- Sambo
Submission fighting as an element of a larger sport setting is very common in mixed martial arts, Pankration, catch wrestling, shootfighting, shooto, and others. Submission Wrestlers or Grapplers usually wears shorts, skin-sticky clothing and mixed short clothes so they do not rip off in combat.