Lapel Choke from the Back

Submission · Back Control

A gi choke with his own lapel: the cloth tightens around his neck as you push the head forward and pull the lapel down, and the same lapel traps his far arm. From back control, keeping the hooks or the body triangle, when his lapel can be pulled out from under his belt. Pull it out with your free hand, feed it under his far arm to your choking hand and grip it deep by the neck, sliding the grip up until there is no slack. Push his head forward with the other hand, blocking his far hip when needed so he cannot turn away, and pull the lapel down slowly. Your legs hold the position while your hands are busy feeding. If he grabs your choking hand, switch to the bow and arrow; if he slides down, take mount.

How to do it

  1. From the back, keeping the hooks or the body triangle, pull their lapel out from under the belt with your free hand.
  2. Feed the lapel under their far arm to your choking hand, so the lapel also traps that arm.
  3. Grip the lapel deep, close to the neck, with your choking hand. Slide the grip up until there is no slack between your hand and the neck.
  4. Push the head forward with your other hand; if they start to turn away from the choke, use that hand to block their far hip instead.
  5. Pull the lapel down slowly until the tap. Head forward, lapel down: the collar closes on the neck.

Key details

  • Keep the hooks or the body triangle while you feed. Feeding the lapel takes time and your legs hold the position.
  • The lapel under the arm traps the arm too. That arm can no longer reach up to defend the neck.
  • Head forward, lapel down. The two opposite directions tighten the collar around the neck.
  • Block their far hip with your free arm so they cannot turn away from the choke. Turning away loosens the lapel across the neck.

Common mistakes

  • Feeding the lapel over the arm. — They lift the arm and strip the lapel. — Feed it under the far arm.
  • Gripping far from the neck. — There is slack and no choke. — Slide the grip up to the neck.
  • Losing the hooks. — They turn into you and escape. — Keep one hook or a body triangle.

How to drill it

From back control, 6 slow feeds each side; stop before pressure.

Safety

A gi choke: pull slowly and release at the tap.

What comes next

  • Bow and Arrow Choke
  • Mount
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