I think many of you already know I’m living in Florianópolis-SC, but that’s a topic for another time.
Against this stunning backdrop of Praia do Campeche, in this video lesson I’ll show you a closed guard choke where I use my opponent’s lapel.
Let’s get into the details?
Video lesson – closed guard choke!
Feeding the lapel
The first thing we need to worry about is pulling out our opponent’s lapel. The match often gets stopped and the referee asks the athletes to retie their belt and fix their gi. So, if your plan is to go for lapel positions, as soon as the match restarts, start pulling until your opponent’s lapel comes out.
In this video lesson I showed it by pulling out my opponent’s left lapel, passing it under their armpit and feeding it to my left hand.
The big detail of this choke starts now. When I feed the lapel back to my right hand, I need to pull the lapel really tight and grip it with my palm facing up.
Adjusting the wrist
A very important detail is the position of my wrist. Notice that in the video lesson I show how I adjust my wrist to make the choke even tighter.
Bringing the arm across
Whenever I go into this movement, my opponent already expects me to go for the cross choke, and to prevent it, it’s natural for them to put their left hand on my right arm to try to push it down and relieve the pressure.
When they do that, I grab the elbow and start pulling their arm to the other side, which puts pressure on their shoulder and forces them to give up the position. In some situations, your opponent may keep their hand on my arm, and I can push down, also pressuring their wrist, which helps make them give in and let the arm go to the other side.
Finishing
To finish the choke, I need to stay glued to my opponent’s body so they can’t bring their arm back, and to get leverage for the finish, I wrap their head with my left arm and squeeze until I finish the choke.
Questions
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Good training!
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