Rear Naked Choke with Elbow Drive
Use this from back control when the opponent defends the standard lean-back finish by grabbing your arm. It solves that defensive grab by compressing body weight through breathing and driving the elbow down into the shoulder, creating structural pressure that cannot be stopped by strength alone.
8 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Establish choke arm underhook from back control0:09
- 2Fall to the choke side0:12
- 3Position your head on the opposite side of the choking arm0:14
- 4Punch the choking arm as deep as possible0:20
- 5Connect palm-to-palm rather than interlacing fingers0:23
- 6Take a deep breath, exhale, and compress your body in0:44
- 7Drive your elbow down and back into the opponent's shoulder0:46
- 8Repeat: breathe, exhale, pull shoulder down, drive elbow into shoulder until tap0:53
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