Class 15 Rear Naked Choke GU16 and Triangle Choke GU 12 (Giant Killer | Stage 3)
Overview
If we can wrap our sneaky arms around his neck, we have several reliable chokes that can help us end the fight. In this lesson we
will learn the Guillotine Choke for when the attacker lowers his head to tackle you, and the Rear Naked Choke for anytime we find
ourselves behind an assailant.
Technical Slices
1. Guillotine Choke (Standing)
• Indicator: Assailant attempts to tackle you while standing.
• Essential Detail: Effective wrap of the assailant’s neck.
• Most Common Mistake: Failure to maintain a solid base during the tackle prevention.
• Bad Guy Reminder: Start slowly and then work your way up.
• Drill Orders: Basic choke practice, then start from distance control, 2 full reps, reverse roles.
2. Guillotine Choke (Guard-pull)
• Indicator: Assailant successfully tackles you to the ground after you wrap the neck.
• Essential Detail: Maintain control of the neck during the transition to the ground.
• Most Common Mistake: Failure to incorporate the whole body during the squeeze.Bad Guy Reminder: Keep your neck tight
for safety.
• Safety Tip: Hold the neck, but not choke-tight during the fall.
• Drill Orders: Start from distance control, wrap the neck, pull guard, reverse roles.
3. Rear Naked Choke (Preparation Drill)
• Essential Detail: Align your elbow under the chin.
• Most Common Mistake: Squeezing with arm strength rather than back strength.
• Bad Guy Reminder: Tighten up your neck and make sure to clearly tap on your partners arm.
• Drill Orders: Sitting Rear Naked Choke application, one time on each side, reverse roles.
4. Rear Naked Choke (With Hooks)
• Indicator: Assailant tries to escape once the choke is applied.
• Essential Detail: Use your legs to remain connected to your opponents back.
• Most Common Mistake: Failure to keep consistent pressure on the neck.
• Safety Tip: Don’t fully choke your partner until hooks/control have been verified.
• Drill Orders: Establish a (loose) choke position and insert hooks, ride for 10 seconds, execute choke, reverse roles.
Overview
If you are trapped in a confined space with a sexual predator, escape may not be an option. In this lesson, we teach you multiple
chokes from the guard position, allowing you to render the attacker unconscious from the bottom of the fight! We will begin with one of
the most famous jiu-jitsu techniques of all time, the Triangle Choke!
Technical Slices
1. Triangle Finish (Preparation Drill)
• Essential Detail: Maintain head control anytime you uncross the legs.
• Most Common Mistake: Failure to squeeze thighs together when applying pressure.
• Bad Guy Reminder: Verify head and wrist controls throughout the entire technique.
• Safety Tip: Tap out.
• Drill Orders: Start from Triangle Set-up, 1 rep, reverse roles.
2. Triangle Choke (Giant Killer)
• Indicator: Assailant is in your guard and you seek to incapacitate him.
• Essential Detail: Effective foot positioning on the attacker’s hips.
• Most Common Mistake: Not using the leg to keep the distance and control his drop into the choke.
• Bad Guy Reminder: Keep driving forward to simulate reality.
• Safety Tip: Be careful not to knee you partner in the chin.
• Drill Orders: Start from the guard, transition to Triangle Choke, reverse roles.
3. Triangle Choke (Stage 3)
• Indicator: Assailant is in your guard and you seek to incapacitate him.
• Essential Detail: Retracting one leg from Stage 3 and placing it over his shoulder to initiate triangle setup.
• Most Common Mistake: Not keeping hips elevated and pinching legs together to control him while transitioning to triangle
setup.
• Drill Orders: Start from Stage 1, get to Stage 3, one rep, reverse roles.
4. Shirt Choke (Guard)
• Indicator: Assailant is in your guard and you seek to incapacitate him.
• Essential Detail: Establish your grips on the “bundled shirt” and bring your forearm around to the other side of his head.
• Most Common Mistake: Creating too much slack in the fabric with your grips.
• Bad Guy Reminder: Tighten your neck for protection.
• Safety Tip: Apply pressure to the choke slowly and steadily.
• Drill Orders: Start from the bottom of the guard, use one belt as the “shirt,” one rep, reverse roles.
5. Guillotine Choke (Guard)
• Indicator: Assailant is in your guard and you seek to incapacitate him.
• Essential Detail: Sit up as straight as possible before wrapping the neck.
• Most Common Mistake: Failure to lie down immediately after the wrap.
• Bad Guy Reminder: Once you tap, help alleviate the pressure off their chest so they can let go of the choke.
• Drill Orders: Start from Stage 1, 1 rep, reverse roles.