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Submission Grappling Choke
The arm drag from butterfly guard to the back is a tried-and-true technique that has ended many matches in submission grappling and BJJ. Here’s how to do it…
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Stephan controls his opponent with the butterfly guard. |
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He grips his opponent’s triceps with his right hand… |
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… and pulls him forward while simultaneously moving his own body to the left. His opponent is now off balance. |
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Stephan quickly starts to come to the top, gripping the far armpit with his left arm. |
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He now climbs into the rear mount position and snakes his right arm around his opponent’s throat. |
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His opponent falls onto his side, but Stephan controls him with his legs while applying a very powerful choke (known as a ‘rear naked choke’). |
This is one of several techniques illustrating the differences between Classical Japanese Ju-Jutsu and modern grappling from the article ‘Submission Grappling Vs. Classical Ju-Jutsu; When Cultures and Concepts Collide.’
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