Over the last several months of focusing on no-gi chokes, I have tried to tie them together by finding fundamentals that apply to the wide range of techniques and situations. Here are the fruits of my labor.

Note: By no-gi chokes, I’m specifically referring to front chokes like the guillotine. For the sake of clarity, we’ll consider the rear naked choke and arm triangle to be in a different category.

Some chokes, like the brabo, blur this distinction, but its mechanics are more easily taught when split up this way.

When I first approached…

Some of you have been worried about me. You’ll be happy to hear that I didn’t die or abandon this journal—I simply got a job.

Thankfully that is coming to an end soon, and I’ll be back on here again with more techniques and articles (and hopefully footage, whenever I get a video camera).

In the mean time, I thought you may be interested in hearing what my other interests are outside of jiu-jitsu. And even if you’re not, indulge me this one actual “blog” post about my personal life.

Since I last…