Submissions

John Danaher on the entries into the rear-triangle back position, so you are not hunting the lock from a sloppy seatbelt.

John Danaher's long-form lesson on the rear naked choke: the mechanics of the squeeze, the role of the second arm and why people fail to finish.

Jordan Preisenger's tight triangle from the back, a shorter clip if Kesting's full tutorial is more than you need.

Chewy's three rear naked choke variations, including the palm-to-palm and the figure-four finishes he actually uses.

Chewy on hiding the choking-hand grip so the bottom player cannot peel it off. A small detail that finishes a lot of defended RNCs.

Chewy's longer look at finishing more rear naked chokes: when to switch arms, how to take out slack and how to deal with a tucked chin.

Chewy shows five different collar chokes from back mount that all start from the same first grip, so you have options when the bow and arrow is defended.

A choke setup from back mount for when people keep escaping your hooks.

Knight Jiu-Jitsu's essentials for attacking the back in gi and no-gi: control first, then the chokes that follow.

Stephan Kesting's rear triangle (ura sankaku) from the back when the opponent tucks their chin against the rear naked choke.

Jordan's beginner-friendly bow and arrow: getting the collar, the hip angle and the fall that finishes without muscling it.

Jordan's kimura-seatbelt armbar from the back: isolating the arm when the neck is well defended.

Roger Gracie on the finishing details of the collar choke from the back, including where the head and the second hand go.

Written overview of the rear naked choke mechanics and common finishing errors.

Written overview of the bow and arrow choke from the back.

History and mechanics of the rear naked choke across grappling arts. Linked with CC BY-SA attribution.