Taming the Lion - BJJ Course

Choke Submissions for the Ground

The primary attack methods for ground fighting outside of striking are submissions using chokes and locks. While joint locks are fast and effective, they can often be countered or resisted by bigger and stronger opponents.

Chokes on the other hand, are powerful tools to defeat an opponent of any size. In this course I’ll cover how to train the variety of chokes available to us either with a jacket, or without.

Understanding Chokes

Note: Solo Training Drills

A grappling dummy is highly recommended if you do not have a training partner to work with. You can also use a large pillow with a jacket wrapped around it.

THE CHOKES

Triangle Choke

RNC - Rear Naked Choke

Cross Collar Choke

Ezekiel Choke

Submission Training - Mission 1

Chokes

Perform 3 Sets of 10:

1. Triangle Choke

2. Rear Naked Choke

3. Ezekiel Choke

4. Cross Collar Choke (Mount variation)

5. Cross Collar Choke (guard variation)

Chokes Applied

Underhook Choke

Bow and Arrow Choke

Arm Triangle Choke

Seal Tightly

Training Mission 2
Chokes Con’t

Perform 5 of ea Choke rotating for 3 minutes. Break 1 min. Repeat 5x:

1. Underhook Choke

2. Bow and Arrow Choke

3. Arm Triangle Choke

4. Seal Tightly

Guillotine

Baseball Bat Choke

Anaconda

Clock Choke

The Loop Choke

Submission Training - Mission 3

Chokes

Perform 3 Sets of 10:

1. Guillotine

2. Anaconda

3. Baseball Bat

4. Clock Choke

5. Loop Choke

Arm Assault - Submissions for the Ground II

Ground Submissions Lexicon

One of the easiest methods to classifying submissions is anatomic association to each joint of the body.

Shoulder Locks

• Keylock (Americana)

• Hammerlock (Kimura, Omoplata)

Elbow Locks

• Arm bar (inverted, mount, violin, folding, flying)

Wrist Locks

• Folding

• Twisting

Finger Locks

• Folding

Shoulder Locks

Omoplata - Hammerlock with Leg

Elbow Locks

Solo Arm Bar Training

The Violin Armbar