Specialists: Fellipe Andrew, Braulio Estima, John Danaher, Horlando Monteiro.The rear naked choke can also be referred to as the rear naked strangle, the mata leão in Portuguese, hadaka-jime in judo, or abbreviated to RNC. In BJJ, the rear naked choke usually takes place from back control, an advantageous position where the practitioner has control over their opponent from behind using their feet and hands. The rear naked choke is a fundamental grappling submission where the practitioner immobilizes and compresses the opponent’s neck from behind using their forearms. Specialists: Rickson Gracie, Marcelo Garcia, John Danaher.The guillotine is one of the first submissions many white belts learn, and can be performed from a variety of positions including mount, open guard and even standing, and in both gi and no gi applications. The guillotine is a versatile submission which uses the practitioner’s arms to compress the opponent’s neck, usually from the closed guard position. Specialists: Marcelo Garcia, Josh Hinger, Neil Melanson.If we’ve missed a submission, let us know in the comment box at the bottom of this page. Below is a list of submissions including chokes, strangles, joint locks and cranks from a variety of positions. It includes many submissions from other grappling arts such as wrestling and judo. Submissions are one of the key features of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), and represent instant victory and feelings of accomplishment for those who successfully submit their opponent.īJJ is a young martial art and is still evolving since it was adapted from judo in the early 1900s. A reference list of submissions from every position

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