Search: “Rear Naked Choke”
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The classic rear naked choke is the standard figure-four configuration of hadaka-jime, where the choking arm wraps around the opponent's neck under the chin, with the bicep and forearm targeting the c...
The one-arm rear naked choke is a variation where the attacker finishes the strangle using only the choking arm without the standard figure-four reinforcement from the second arm. [1,2] The choking ar...
The rear choke subfamily encompasses all no-gi strangles applied from behind the opponent without using collar or lapel grips. [1,2] The rear naked choke (hadaka-jime) is the defining technique: from ...
The standard rear naked choke (hadaka-jime) is one of the most fundamental and highest-percentage rear strangles in grappling. [1,2] From back control, the attacker wraps one arm around the opponent's...
The arm triangle rear naked crossover combines elements of the rear naked choke and arm triangle by trapping the opponent's arm alongside their neck while the choking arm threads across the front of t...
Back control chokes are submission techniques applied when the attacker has secured a position behind the opponent, typically with hooks (legs wrapped around the torso) or a body triangle for control....
The Forearm Compression Short Choke is a rear naked choke variation where the choking arm wraps only partially around the neck. The forearm compresses one side of the neck against the practitioner's b...
The two hand collar choke from back control uses both hands gripping deep inside the opponent's collar to create a cross-pressure strangle. [1] The attacker feeds both hands from behind into the lapel...
The RNC Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping the rear naked choke (hadaka-jime), the most dangerous and highest-finishing submission in grappling and MMA. [1] RNC escapes must be initiated ...
The Choke Escape family covers all techniques for escaping choke and strangulation submissions once they have been initiated. [1] Choke escapes are among the most urgent defensive techniques in grappl...
Chokes and strangles are submission techniques that restrict either blood flow (strangles) or airflow (chokes) to force a tap out or render an opponent unconscious. [6] The distinction between a choke...
Standard Hand Fighting defence against chokes involves using both hands to control the opponent's choking hand — typically gripping the wrist and pulling it away from the neck while simultaneously blo...
The Standard Seated Rear Mount establishes full back control with the controlling fighter sitting upright behind the opponent, hooks or body triangle secured, seatbelt grip established, with the oppon...
The Under The Chin Finish is the standard, textbook rear naked choke completion where the choking forearm slides beneath the opponent's chin directly against the throat/neck — the ideal RNC positionin...
The Over The Chin Finish is a rear naked choke variation where the choking arm is applied over the opponent's chin rather than under it — using the forearm to push the chin upward and backward while t...
The Ezequiel Choke from the Back applies the Ezequiel (Sode Guruma Jime) choking mechanism from the back control position rather than the traditional mount. [1] The attacker threads one arm under the ...
The cross collar choke from body triangle combines the powerful hip control of the body triangle with a cross-grip lapel strangle from behind. [1,2] The body triangle locks the attacker's legs around ...
The One Arm Variation Behind Head is a rear naked choke species where the choking arm wraps around the opponent's neck under the chin with the bicep and forearm targeting the carotid arteries on the s...
The Seatbelt Escape family covers techniques for breaking the seatbelt grip (over-under arm control from behind) — the most critical first step in any back escape, because the seatbelt grip enables th...
The RNC-Grip Extension is a neck crank finishing variation where the attacker uses a rear-naked-choke-style grip configuration but extends the neck backward (cervical extension) rather than compressin...
The Back Position group encompasses all positions where one fighter has achieved control from behind the opponent, considered the most dominant positional category in grappling. [1] Back positions are...
The Back Position Transition family covers techniques for transitioning to and maintaining back control — the second-most dominant position in grappling (after mount in some hierarchies, or the most d...
The RNC Hand Fighting Escape uses active hand control to prevent the attacker from securing the rear naked choke grip while working toward positional escape. [1] The defender maintains constant two-on...
The rear triangle applies the triangle choke from back control by locking the legs in a figure-four around the opponent's neck and one arm from behind. [1] The attacker, established on the opponent's ...
The Prone Rear Mount is a back control variation where the opponent is face-down (prone) with the attacker mounted on their back — creating a devastating control position used in MMA ground-and-pound ...
The Hybrid RNC Kata Gatame is a crossover submission that combines elements of the rear naked choke (applied from back control) with the arm triangle (kata gatame) — threading the choking arm around t...
The Neck Crush Finish is a one-arm rear naked choke variation where the attacker uses a single arm wrapped behind the opponent's head to create a crushing compression on the neck — squeezing the neck ...
The Strong Side Seatbelt positions the choking arm (the arm that will apply the rear naked choke) over the opponent's shoulder, which is the preferred configuration for attacking the RNC. [1] The stro...
The Power Squeeze Finish is a one-arm rear naked choke variation that uses maximum muscular contraction of the choking arm — a brute-force finishing method where the attacker generates as much squeezi...
The Hand Fighting Escape subfamily covers back escape techniques that prioritise defending against the choke through hand fighting while systematically working to clear hooks and turn to face the oppo...
The Rear Mount family covers the fully established back control positions where the controlling fighter has both hooks or a body triangle secured from behind the opponent. [1] Rear mount is the ultima...
The face crank from rear mount is applied from standard back control by placing a hand or forearm across the opponent's face — typically under the nose or on the chin — and pulling the head backward w...
The Rear Mount Escape family covers all techniques for escaping back control when the opponent has established hooks (feet inside the defender's thighs) or a body triangle from behind. [1] Rear mount ...
The Standard Supine Rear Mount has the controlling fighter lying on their back with the opponent face-up on top, hooks or body triangle locked in, and seatbelt grip secured. [1] From this position, th...
The Back Escape group encompasses all techniques for escaping when an opponent has achieved back control — one of the most dominant and dangerous positions in grappling. [1] Back control gives the att...
The Palm-to-Palm Grip variation of the forearm compression short choke uses an alternative palm-to-palm clasp (similar to the Gable grip but with slightly different hand positioning) to lock the choki...