Lapel Choke Setup from Butterfly Guard
The lapel choke from butterfly guard is a high-percentage submission that offers multiple finishing options and sweep opportunities. Success depends primarily on establishing a proper grip with the wrist turned to apply the bony forearm against the opponent's neck rather than the soft underside.
Grip Mechanics and Wrist Orientation
The practitioner must maintain strict wrist alignment, keeping the hand straight and rotated toward the opponent's neck. A bent wrist orientation will fail to apply sufficient pressure and compromise the submission entirely.
Initial Setup and Arm Control
From butterfly guard, the practitioner reaches across the opponent's face to provoke a defensive hand response, then captures the sleeve and pulls the arm across the body. The shoulder drops over the opponent's shoulder while maintaining a tight chest position to prevent arm escape.
Primary Finish with Shoulder Pressure
The submission applies steady pressure through the dropped shoulder rather than relying on grip strength alone. The technique typically requires 6-10 seconds and should feel easy once proper positioning is achieved, though it may not always result in a tap.
Secondary Finish via Technical Standup
If the initial submission fails, the practitioner executes a technical standup while maintaining shoulder contact, keeping the knee positioned at the opponent's hip. This position change alters the arm angle and allows the practitioner to finish the choke from a higher leverage point.
Tertiary Finish with Knee Pressure
When secondary attempts fail, the practitioner drives the knee across the opponent's body while maintaining chest tightness and wrist orientation. This repositioning provides a third viable finishing angle for the same submission.
Multiple Angle Sequences
The technique demonstrates all three finishing attempts from different perspectives, showing how practitioners can progress through each option methodically. The sequence maintains consistent grip and positional principles regardless of which finish is ultimately successful.
Transition to Sweep Alternative
If unable to secure the submission after multiple attempts, the practitioner can maintain position and execute a sweep for two points as a viable alternative outcome. Proper grip maintenance throughout allows the practitioner to seamlessly transition between submission and positional scoring.
Lapel Choke from Butterfly Guard
Ключевые выводы
- •Lapel Choke Setup from Butterfly Guard
- •Grip Mechanics and Wrist Orientation
- •Initial Setup and Arm Control
- •Primary Finish with Shoulder Pressure
Here is one of the things that I've been using a lot lately. After looking at the video I've realized that I should have broken this up into 3 different techniques and explained each transition a little more. With that being said I've had a LOT of success with this and I really enjoy it. The foundation for all of these moves is a firm understand of collar grips, wrist orientation and control of space with your shoulder. These can be advanced things and any one of these can lead to you having problems with this series. The setup that I show from Butterfly Guard has been working really well for me. The harder you go for the choke and the deeper the setup hand is the more likely they will be to defend by bringing that hand into play (the one that we pull across). Make sure that you make the trapping of that arm equal pull and hip movment. Some of you may try to do all the work by pulling that arm across but if you combine it with a movement of the hips it can make it a lot easier. NOTE** In the video I do not do this with my initial explanation of the setup but only because you're already focusing on keeping tight with the shoudler. For some of the beginning students this may be difficult (moving the hips in the opposite direction that you're dropping your shoulder). Once you get that arm across the body it's very very very important to keep forward pressure with that shoulder. The ability to maintain this position is going to hinge solely on that pressure. Even if your grip has to much slack in it and you cant get the tap, you'll need that shoulder pressure to get the sweep, which comes later in the video. Once you get your shoulder dropped and your hips out it's time to see if you can get the tap. Make sure to rotate your pinky finger away from your opponents shoulder. You want the bladed part of your wrist to seed firmly against neck/artery. The more that you do this choke the better you will get at feeling if you're cutting off the blood flow. I've been using it a lot lately and I can tell almost immediately if I'm choking my opponent. This may not be an immediate tap, but the maintenance of this position is pretty easy. In the event you can not get this tap it's time to come to your feet. The transition is fairly easy with the sole exception of keeping heavy pressure with your shoulder. Make sure that you dip your chest forward as you do your technical standup. In the event that you lose the shoulder you're going to probably get crushed on the bottom or passed and then crushed on the bottom. KEEP THAT SHOULDER TIGHT! Once you come to your knees and your shoulder has maintained a tight pressure it's time to try and squeeze again. Sometimes that rotation of your torso will put extra pressure on the choke or have taken the slack out of that grip. Remember this is a one handed choke so do not make space with your shoulder to get your other hand in. If you do, they will get their shoulder back. Once you have tried this choke as well and you have no luck it's time to knee tap them. Simply keep the pressure with the shoulder (a recurring theme!) and reach across with your free hand to chalk the leg. Do not think that you are pulling the knee in, you are simply chalking it so that you can put more pressure with your shoulder and take them over. This should feel pretty overbearing and dont be afraid to bully them with your superior body positioning (but keep the shoulder tight). Once your opponent falls over it's ok to finally make some space with that shoulder. You will often find that once they fall like that it tightens the lapel around your opponent's neck even more but keep in mind that once you disengage with your shoulder there will be nothing to cut off the blood flow on the other side of the neck. Now it's finally time to bring in your free hand and take that quick kill grip. Make sure that you clap those forearms together and stay tight with your body. Often after I put in that second hand I'll reapply pressure with my shoulder to get the tap. In the event that none of these chokes work you will still find yourself on top! This is worth 2 points and leaves you in a great place. Don't try to force a choke that's not there, instead transition to the advanced position and look for what your opponent is going to give you.
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What does this video teach about lapel feed rear choke?
This video covers lapel choke setup from butterfly guard, grip mechanics and wrist orientation, initial setup and arm control. It provides detailed instruction from Great Grappling.
How long does it take to learn lapel feed rear choke?
The basic mechanics can be understood in a single session, but developing reliable execution requires consistent drilling over weeks of practice. This 8-part breakdown helps structure your training by isolating each phase of the technique.
What are the key details for finishing lapel feed rear choke?
The technique demonstrates all three finishing attempts from different perspectives, showing how practitioners can progress through each option methodically. The sequence maintains consistent grip and positional principles regardless of which finish is ultimately successful.
