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Bow and Arrow Choke

How to Apply the Bow and Arrow Choke in Jiu-Jitsu

July 17, 2022 by Stephan Kesting

How to apply the bow and arrow choke in jiu-jitsu

The bow and arrow choke is one of the highest percentage finishing techniques in all of jiu-jitsu. Statistically it's used to finish a very large number of matches at high level BJJ competition like the Mundials, the Pan-Ams, and more. But some ways of applying the bow and arrow are better than others. Some methods are tighter, some finishes are more powerful, and certain tweaks make it MUCH … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Bow and Arrow Choke, Chokes, Gi, Rear Mount, Rob Biernacki, Submission, Techniques, Video

The 6 Steps of a Good Submission

October 11, 2019 by Stephan Kesting

Heel Hook Submission

Did you know that there's an actual physics and biomechanics-based procedure that'll definitely help you tap out many more people in BJJ? At a high level there's so much more more to getting a choke or an armlock than simply seeing an opportunity and jumping on it. That approach rarely works against good people. Instead it's about gradually manoeuvring your opponent into worse and worse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Podcasts, Training Tagged With: Anaconda Choke, Armbar, Baseball Choke, BJJ, Bow and Arrow Choke, Brabo choke, Chokes, Collar Chokes, Cutting Armbar, D'Arce Choke, Guillotine Choke, Head and Arm Choke, Interviews, Kimura, North-South Choke, Rear Naked Choke, Reverse Armbar, Rob Biernacki, Sleeve Choke, Submission, Submission Grappling, The Mental Aspect, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Triangle Choke

Bow and Arrow Chokes in the Street, with Adam Nadow

January 8, 2019 by Stephan Kesting

BJJ Bow and Arrow Choke in Self Defense

Jiu-jitsu black belt Adam Nadow was recently attacked in the street and used his training to defend himself and control his attacker until the police arrived. The video of this confrontation later went viral in the BJJ and self defense community. But what's not as commonly known is that he then involved himself in trying to rehabilitate his attacker, going so far as to provide him with food and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcasts, Self Defense Tagged With: Adam Nadow, BJJ, Bow and Arrow Choke, Interviews, Rear Mount, Rear Naked Choke, Self Defense, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting

A Bow and Arrow Choke Escape

October 23, 2017 by Stephan Kesting

The bow and arrow choke is one of the most powerful chokes from the back in the entire BJJ repertoire. Many matches in the black belt division of the Mundials have ended with this choke, so you know it works! This attack is called the 'Bow and Arrow' choke because when you apply it your opponent gets bent sideways into a bow shape, while you stay straight (i.e. an arrow). Bending your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Bow and Arrow Choke, Chokes, Collar Chokes, Emily Kwok, Escapes, Rear Mount, Ritchie Yip, Submission, Techniques, Video

The 10 Second Choke Fix (or How to Tap Out More People)

February 20, 2017 by Stephan Kesting

fixing the triangle choke

How many times has a sparring partner told you "Man, I was SO close to tapping" after you'd been squeezing their neck like crazy in a desperate attempt to choke them, but then decided that it wasn't working and gave up on the submission? Frustrating, isn't it? Or have you ever held a choke for so long that you completely burn out your grips and have to fight the rest of the match with jello … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Anaconda Choke, Bow and Arrow Choke, Brabo choke, Chokes, Collar Chokes, D'Arce Choke, Elliott Bayev, Guillotine Choke, Head and Arm Choke, Rear Naked Choke, Sleeve Choke, Submission, Techniques, Training, Triangle Choke, Von Flue Choke

How to Make Your Chokes Tighter

August 14, 2016 by Stephan Kesting

BJJ Choke Mechanics

Psst, wanna tap out more people with chokes, including that super-tough guy with the giant neck? Success in choking is all about the details and getting the underlying mechanics correct. Yes, you can get chokes to work with bad technique - people do it all the time.  But it's difficult, wastes a lot of energy, and isn't very high percentage. But on the other hand as soon as you get the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Anaconda Choke, BJJ, Bow and Arrow Choke, Brabo choke, Chokes, Collar Chokes, Concepts, D'Arce Choke, Head and Arm Choke, Rear Naked Choke, Rob Biernacki, Sleeve Choke, Submission, Techniques, Triangle Choke, Video, Von Flue Choke

How To Do the Bow and Arrow Choke

April 12, 2016 by Stephan Kesting

The Bow and Arrow Choke is one of the top ten most successful submissions in BJJ. And when you get to the upper ranks - purple, brown and black - where people really know how to prevent and counter many of the 'easy' submissions - the Bow and Arrow is one of the top three submissions in BJJ competition. My point is that if you do BJJ you've gotta know how to do the Bow and Arrow Choke! In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: BJJ, Bow and Arrow Choke, Emily Kwok, Gripfighting, Mount, Rear Mount, Techniques, Video

A Sneaky Rolling Judo Choke!

February 25, 2015 by Stephan Kesting

In BJJ it's often what you don't see coming that kills you. Which is why it's important to have a couple of surprise attacks in your arsenal. Today's video is from the Non-Stop Jiu-Jitsu instructional set that I did with BJJ world champion Brandon Mullins. It's a rolling entry from Judo that takes you directly into one of the most powerful chokes in the entire jiu-jitsu repertoire: the Bow and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Instructional Videos Tagged With: Bow and Arrow Choke, Brandon Mullins, Chokes, Judo, Techniques, Turtle Position, Video

Some recent pics; see me get choked!

September 20, 2011 by Stephan Kesting

Emily Kwok is a BJJ black belt who has trained with some of the best people in the world.  And she's been very successful at the highest levels of competition in BJJ, Submission Grappling and Women's MMA.  And she recently choked me silly for the camera... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Instructional Videos Tagged With: BJJ, Bow and Arrow Choke, Chokes, Emily Kwok, Gi, Grapplearts DVDs, iPhone, Women

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