Rear Naked Choke

John Danaher's long-form lesson on the rear naked choke: the mechanics of the squeeze, the role of the second arm and why people fail to finish.

Danaher's crucifix system for when you cannot finish from regular back control: rolling into the crucifix and the chokes that appear.

Chewy's three rear naked choke variations, including the palm-to-palm and the figure-four finishes he actually uses.

Chewy on hiding the choking-hand grip so the bottom player cannot peel it off. A small detail that finishes a lot of defended RNCs.

Chewy's longer look at finishing more rear naked chokes: when to switch arms, how to take out slack and how to deal with a tucked chin.

A choke setup from back mount for when people keep escaping your hooks.

Knight Jiu-Jitsu's essentials for attacking the back in gi and no-gi: control first, then the chokes that follow.

Knight Jiu-Jitsu's crucifix submission options: rear naked choke, collar chokes and the reverse armbar.

Andre Galvao's long class on crucifix control and the submission variations that follow from a trapped arm.

Giancarlo Bodoni on the hand-fighting sequences from the back that set up the rear naked choke instead of stalling in a grip fight.

A full crucifix class: entry, reverse omoplata, armbar, choke and how they chain together.

Written overview of the rear naked choke mechanics and common finishing errors.

History and mechanics of the rear naked choke across grappling arts. Linked with CC BY-SA attribution.