Cross Collar Choke

Roger Gracie's basic lapel choke: feeding the opponent's own collar and finishing with posture rather than arm strength.

Roger Gracie teaching closed guard for FloGrappling: collar grip, posture break and the attacks he actually used at black belt.

Roger Gracie on pressure passing and the collar chokes that appear once the pass lands, a Fix My Game session.

Roger Gracie with Bernardo Faria on why his closed guard works: the collar, the hips and refusing to play a loose open guard.

Roger Gracie teaches his cross collar choke from mount in full: getting the wrist to the neck before gripping, shifting weight to the grip side, and going around the defence for the second hand.

Ffion Davies on why most people's mount is easy to escape, and the weight, hips and attacks that make it hold.

Fundamentals class on the cross collar choke from mount and closed guard: how deep to go, palm up versus palm down, and which way to lean or pull for each grip.

Match-footage breakdown of Roger Gracie's closed guard: two-on-one arm drag to the back take, the flower sweep when they resist, and the cross collar grip when they hide the arm. Analysis rather than a drill-along.

Four knee-on-belly submissions worth knowing, including the far-side armbar.

Beginner cross collar choke from closed guard: deep first grip, step on the hip to expose the far side, second hand in the crease, then build the squeeze gradually so your grips do not burn out.