Rear Naked Video Lessons : Oldest Choke in the Book

One of the most widely used finisher in all of MMA.

A part of the the BJJ arsenal, the rear naked is the quinatasential "Bear Hug" around the neck. It's a crowd pleaser, and a fighter pleaser as well.

Nothing beats feeling like you are about to pop you're aggressor head off.

Take notes.

For a little Bill Nye Action, we look to Fight Science for an inside track.



The Takeaway -
*Notice this is not to (cut off air supply), but to stop the flow of blood to the brain. Much more effective. So notice wear the pressure points, on either side of the trachea.

Here is a great step by step.



*Great points on where to place your hands while "not choking" , where to hold onto your opponent - 'scapula'

*Where to grab ,and how to secure a tighter position with your hands...

*How to apply pressure in the choke.


Looks easy. I know. But is it really?
The placement of the hands, and the choke are the toughest. Avoiding the instinct to arm squeeze or hold the head are habits you have to break...but... if you don't believe its as easy as 1,2,3




And what video series is complete without a hot girl?

Yes. We can find a way to work one in. Try this on for size.

Joanna over at the lovely MMAgirls.net being choked out. What a champ.


MMA Girls Joanne Is Choked Unconscious

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Royce Gracie: Brazillian Ju Jitsu's Ambassador

The Day MMA Changed.
If you consider yourself a fan of MMA, but by some catastrophical mishap you don't know who Royce Gracie is...

We're just going to put you fanhood on pause for a moment. Til we get up to speed.

A quick trip, before memory lane.
Royce Gracie was the son of the famed Helio Gracie (the father/creator of today's Brazilian Ju Jitsu.) Born in Rio De Janeiro, Royce began practicing BJJ as a toddler. Yes, while most of us were busy mowing bubbles with our walker/big kid lawn mower, Royce was toying with an armbar. He began to participate in competitions by age 8, and at age 9 was asked to teach Jiu Jitsu in California to Americans despite his not knowing English. By 18 he was awarded his black belt. By now he had competed in the US and Brazil quite a bit, toting a record of 51-3.

Now that your know a little on where he came from let's take a look at what he did.

MMA Then and Now.

At this point MMA was still budding. It existed, but far from mainstream. Many of the fights consisted of brawlers, boxers, and strikers. The idea of fighting was still centered around a person's ability to effectively out strike the other. This took into account a person's pedigree, conditioning, skill level, and most importantly size.

Up until this point...

• The bigger guy always won.
• The bigger guy always won.
• Fights rarely went to the ground.
• The bigger guys always won.
• Martial Arts as a sport were semi one-sided *similar to traditional boxing (but without the fanbase)

What Royce was able to effectively do was add another element. It's the equivalent of George Mikan and Dr. J did for basketball by adding the Slam Dunk. The sport before him was viewed one way, and after him has budded into an art form that must be mastered less you be 'tapped out'. His efforts made ground game a must, and here's where it starts.

Royce enters the Ultimate Fighter, which has no weight restrictions. Considering Royce weighs 160lbs at the moment, all of his contenders are easily bigger than he. They all look like deer in headlights after the first 2 minutes.

Here are clips from UFC 1 & 2

Cheers to you Royce.



[fanhood unpaused]

Welcome back.

Now that you're in the know. It's fun to watch those who just don't believe in the power of BJJ.

Learn him good Royce. Learn him good.
MMA: Royce Gracie vs. Jason DeLucia 1 (@ Gracie Academy)

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Video Lesson #2 - Arm Choke (Arm Triangle Choke)

Here ya go.

Cause you wanted it...

You did.

As if you cared what it was about... Arm Triangle Choke brought to you by the MMA Girls.

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I couldn't have put any better ladies. Thanks.

Gotta love Friday's. Happy Weekend Folks...

In case you really wanted to know - Arm Triangle Choke - A choke hold in which an opponent is choked or strangled between the attackers forearem and his own shoulder. The dynamics are similar to the more commonly used Triangle Choke (utilizing the legs).

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Video Lesson #1 - The Kimura

So for those less hardcore fans, or newly introduced to MMA we've decided to add a few video tutorials to help dissect some of the more basic terminology you tend to hear. Mainly with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, considering its Non-American roots, the masses tend to be a bit ignorant. With that said we've called in a few experts for you to break these things down.

Before we get started make sure you go down you check list.

• Pen
• Paper
• Quiet place to concentrate
  
• Beer

Great. Study up. And study hard.
Joanne and Lauren Video Lesson 1: The Kimura

The Kimura in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, also referred to as Chicken Wing/Double Wristlock in wrestling, or sometimes a reverse keylock all refer to keylock originating in judo as Gyaku Ude-garai (reverse arm entanglement) for simpler terms “Ude-Garami”. Application resembles that of the Americana, minus the fact that it is reversed. Space behind the opponent is needed for the lock to be effective. This type of lock can be applied from several positions, the guard or side control. Unlike the Americana, the wrist of the opponent is grasped with the hand of the same side, and the opposing arm is put to the back side of the oppositions arm, again grabbing the locker’s wrist to form a “figure-four”. The effectiveness of the lock is applied specifically to the shoulder joint of the trapped arm, and by controlling the opponent’s body a simple crank of the arm away from body is all that is needed. There are some variations to the technique, but this was named after judoka Masahiko Kimura, using this to defeat one of the originators of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Helio Gracie.

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