The Day That John Danaher Was Put To Sleep With A Jiu Jitsu Strangle (BJJ Choke)

[@dipasos]

Bernardo and John should start a podcast just talking about BJJ stories, this is gold.

[@maxpain8569]

YES PLEASE !!!

[@2jpq]

X2

[@jaye2491]

100% yes

[@PaulRamen]

They have one (John came a couple of times to Bernado's talking about BJJ history)

[@jasonarch2812]

Agreed

[@charlesdeguglielmo1326]

I train at Bernardo’s academy and we get a lot of visitors stopping in. One day as a one year white belt, I rolled with a brown belt visitor and he had me in some leg scissor and it was tight but I thought I’m not tapping to this. I did not realize he had his hand on my lapel between his legs and across my carotid artery, I went out. I woke up to him rubbing my chest, and I said “that was tight, did I tap” he said “no, that’s why I’m rubbing your chest”. Bernardo was watching and he told me a story about getting choked out as an upper belt by a lower belt. Then he said “I like to think that’s how death is going to be, peaceful and just slipping off to sleep”, it has made me more comfortable with my mortality ever since.

[@jasonarch2812]

That's a great story man. I've had the same thought. I told my wife that I hope that's how I go. It really isn't painful at all, just really quick and lights out. lol

[@pymebones]

@@jasonarch2812 I actually found it scary that one just "blacks out" as one fades into nothingness

[@choldstare9586]

@@pymebones don't worry you won't feel scared :)

[@kariabraham2998]

@@choldstare9586 this is the most unsettling comment ever

[@jasonarch2812]

@@pymebones I'm not afraid of death man. I'm afraid of being maimed. If there's nothing after death, you won't have to feel bad about it when you get there. lol If there is something, then hopefully it's good.

[@primingdotdev]

Actually John Danaher first passed me out. He was showing me proper gi mechanics and I didn’t know what an actual strangle felt like. I woke up and John was like “you gotta tap sooner than that man, you need those brain cells for mathematics”.

[@isaaclemus3]

🤣

[@alexyankov4370]

Aahahha I've never thought that John can be that funny

[@DiscoVan]

Well looks like you haven't seen this, enjoy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iajSn5xjmpZ2fMk

[@hamaadhussain7665]

We want more stories from John!!

[@bradbettis9210]

yes please

[@maxpain8569]

They should start a podcast.

[@johannugraha]

I think he really needs to start his own channel.

[@egdm1235]

I competed at the 2010 Pans as a white belt. During my first match, I had my opponent in my closed guard and broke his balance forward. He posted with both hands above my head, and I felt him fishing for an Ezekiel. Prior to the competition, my coach had given us a lecture of all the stupid things white belts try in tournaments and how to counter them. This was one. I spent a second or two of precious time full of righteous indignation, thinking, "Look at this clown! He's about to get armbarred!" This was immediately followed by "Shit, this is kinda tight. I'd better scoot out my hips so I can..." ZZZzzzzZZzzzz.... While I was out, I had a long, elaborate dream that I was on a Caribbean cruise liner with my wife. Several days of dream-time passed. We went snorkeling, jet-skiing, visited coastal towns. We were lounging by the pool with some cocktails when some idiot kid started shaking my chair. I turned around to yell at him, only to see the referee of the match shaking me awake. Elapsed time, maybe 10 seconds. The first words out of my mouth were, "Hey guys, what are you doing on my boat??" after which the entire mat staff lost it laughing.

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

i've never been put to sleep. i hope it's like this for me if it ever happens

[@fahmidyboy]

😂😂 that is actually so relatable man I was in a dream state enjoying where I was at until I came back around

[@In-Marty-We-Trust]

I first was to an Ezekiel too, it didn’t felt tight and I had room to work, then I was in a queue ordering chicken. I couldn’t quite remember what I was doing before ordering chicken but felt it was important. It was really confusing see my coach looking down at me. Maybe Ezekiel’s are special,Dream Strangles.

[@rubetornabene8543]

I went out with a triangle in one of my first sessions with my coach (to be fair, I told him to try and tap me as much as he could to see the skill difference between a begginer and a black belt, took about 10 seconds before I was in the choke), I dreamt of jogging with my dad as a kid through some sort of corn maze and my dad cheering me to jog faster with him, then I woke up pretty confused.

[@calvinallen4313]

I was on a beach in Jamaica (reggae music played back then at our gym). The thought was, "This is the most beautiful place!" It was followed by, "Wait, how did I get here!?!" Then I heard one of my coaches calling my name in the distance. I woke up and immediately laughed because I knew what happened.... 😂😂😂

[@jwkolm]

Not only is John hands down the greatest BJJ coach in the world with the most advanced knowledge of submission grappling but also a humble guy. Nice to hear a story like this from such a profound master. He has done so much for the sport of BJJ - he should be a red belt! Thanks BJJ Fanatics, always such great content. We needed that during these trying times.

[@aeroxyct7116]

Just got choked out at training, and funnily enough I got caught the exact same way, baseball bat choke as I passed guard. I too thought there was no way this black belt can choke me out from bottom side. I remember thinking this. I then remember being at home in bed, dreaming of jiu-jitsu, I then woke up and realised I my reality was a dream, and my dreams reality. I had to come back and watch this video after, eases my pain and embarrassment a little.

[@richarddukard8989]

“Story time with sleepy John” should be a regular show. Maybe with some asmr too, would be perfect

[@stingytrevor]

I love John trained under him for number of years, Proud to have recieved a purple belt from him !!

[@MrNathz001]

That Bernardo laugh haha, another great video! Thank you!

[@jaylee2267]

I pass out every time I try to invert. I call it the obesity submission.

[@bluetiger5064]

My brother ( instructor) was demonstrating a triangle and while he had the choke he stopped to tell a story and then I passed out

[@Ekricsoot]

That's why you have to tap as an uke also . . . not just in sparing. 😁 Shit happens though. . .

[@MoonsaultMadLad]

John: "Did I win?" Renzo: "No. You passed the fuck out."

[@jaygannon1095]

My first and thus far only time was in a judo class, practicing newaza. I got caught in kata ha jime, single wing choke. Had my arm over my head and I thought in my inexperience, oh no, my arm is straightening out, this must be an armbar! So my defensive reaction was to grab my own hand, oblivious to the gi around my neck. The armbar I anticipated never showed up, but neither did the blood to my brain! 🤣

[@ArminEghdamiDrums]

🤣🤣 awesome video! I would really enjoy more videos that are just cool stories from the past

[@thedudeabides7652]

I trained at a place in las vegas where the students were a very tight knit bunch. Anytime someone was put to sleep, we would gather around them and when they woke up and we would all say " Happy Birthday!". The fact is, the best chokes are so subtle the person getting choked never feels the pressure being applied and never has any fear of being choked out.

[@jed2481]

Great story, all I could think about was the fact that you (Mr. Danaher) had begun your journey into BJJ only planning to go to blue belt, I'm 45 and am a new white belt (only about 8 months training. The COVID virus is keeping me from continuing. I'm just hoping I will be able to continue in my journey after this has passed. Also, I have yet to be put to sleep. I guess I'm lucky so far. Hahaha. Love your videos Mr. Faria, keep it up! Oss!

[@tomanwong3344]

And you Mr. Mathis, 45 is just a number!!

[@jed2481]

@@tomanwong3344 Thank you for your kind support and guidance BJJ God! 😎

[@jed2481]

@Benzie Smith Oh yeah, I fel ya, I've gotten a few kocks to the face and the junk. I feel like a noob if I accidentally smash someone else's junk too... Lol. Yeah, it's the best fewling finding out that something you've always wanted to do is still doable even though you procrastinated for years. At the moment I'm just watxhing the hexk out of comps and instructionals. I'm looming to go back at my earliest convenience once it's safe, I got to think about passing anything onto my wife and kids... Stay safe out there brother and it's always nice to hear others my age made the leap as well.

[@Ekricsoot]

@@jed2481 Regardless of "when" we go back to train, i encourage you keep your head in the game, as you might realice already BJJ has a lot of theory and concepts that luckily we can grasp from KZbin or your online coaches. The journey never ends, and this too shall pass, Oss.

[@fuadrahman2783]

Funny thing is I’m about to turn 16 soon and I was hoping to get the blue belt. That’s not happening lol

[@tomanderson848]

Hard to imagine that John was ever a white belt. Encouraging !Thanks!

[@michaelhoffman2011]

My friends story is funnier than mine. He was competing as a white belt. Made it through to the finals where he was winning on points but then got put to sleep with cross collar choke. The ref was raising the opponent's hand when my friend was coming to. He heard all the cheers and people clapping, so he assumed it was for his "victory. He is standing up hand raised, smile on his face.... till... he looks around and see the ref with his opponent's hand raised. Then he was quiet embarrassed lol

[@adrianarroyo937]

I didn't know John was such a good storyteller! More, please! I had a good laugh!

[@FR-ty5vn]

That was an awesome 👏 story from a Jiu Jitsu genius. I’m a 2-stripe blue, and though I’ve come very close & been very dizzy, I’ve always tapped just in time before falling completely unconscious. I’m sure my day will come...

[@keepmoving1185]

Humility makes John so likable

[@Hosedinho]

Loool.. i havnt been put to sleep yet. But at white belt i put my instructor to sleep with a lapel choke from the back..in all fairness he gave me his back... i had it perfectly in and pulling for dear life and he wasnt tapping... im like this guys making a mockery of me infront of everybody... im just gnna keep going... then i look a d everybody stops rolling in whatever position they were n and looking at me... im loke whats wrong? One guys like " I think hes out"... i look at him with lapel choke still locked in and i see stoned eyes then i freak out shaking him yelling out his name SAMYYYYYYYY!. Then gets up and tells the class I never been put to sleep b4... felt proud as ever... then he belted me with submissions left and right and still does till today. John Danaher knows him well.... i wont say his name cos if my instructor finds out.... im curry!.

[@zubairhasni4910]

Now a days I m white belt, an assistant coach who himself is a black belt in judo & senior practioner of BJJ was teaching me some technique during which I got the chance to RNC him. As I felt that to be my lucky moment, I did my move as hard as possible to impress him. The fact is, he was really impressed & when he in end of class started rolling with me applied the pressure to experience the flavor of RNC. Woohh... It was so sudden & brutal that I forgot to tap & had to bear pain even further. My eyeballs were like about to pop out. Guys respect your seniors because when they will start showup then you would no where..

[@codo3bears]

The first time I got choked out, I was already a black belt in judo. I was rolling in Ne Waza with a young woman from our dojo. She didn’t really enjoy judo that much, but I had recently been trying to encourage her. I had given light resistance and let her slip in a Okuri Eri June from back position. She was not finishing it correctly, her hands weren’t flexed and her cinching hand was pulling out and away from my body instead of down, which would “tighten the noose” . My sensei came up behind her and said “Cody, you got her right where you want her!” I jokingly said, “I know, Sensei. Did I win yet?” And right at that moment he pulled the lapel she had been pulling away from her straight into alignment. I had a full dream that I was hanging out with my girlfriend, we went on a date and were cuddling. All of a suddden I was disgusted because I was all wet. I hate the sensation of wet clothes. I woke up right then and realized I had been out for a few seconds. But honestly, it was some of the best rest I’ve ever had.

[@josephdevlin5763]

The first time I actually went out was practicing defence from rear mount. My daughter (18) had a much better RNC than I realised. I thought I had it beat only to wake up a minute later with one of the black belts lifting my feet and calling my name. The kid's got a good RNC!

[@sirpibble]

I've never gone totally out, but I've definitely looked into the void my fair share of time The first time I almost went out was as a white belt, my instructor at the time showing the class a lapel choke He was holding it while explaining some details and I guess didn't notice me tapping on his leg Probably because I was already on the way out and my taps were more like a gentle rub

[@wesdowty79]

5:30 Bernardo, you kill me man, I spit my water all over the place!😂😂😂

[@russellbray4594]

Loved it John must have a million funny stories like this. Would love to hear them.

[@kevinchan79]

At least yours was in an actual roll... mine was at a stripe promotion! The instructor would cross collar choke you standing, and you'd tap. This instructor's choke was so gentle that I didn't feel it till the last moment and I raised my hand to tap, then woke up on the floor, feeling like I'd just had a nice 1/2-hr nap!

[@jesse4739]

I was in a judo class when I was seventeen. The instructor was teaching how a person loses consciousness when they are strangled by applying pressure with the gi in a cross choke. I sat down and thought it was silly only to blank out a few seconds in. I was woken up by the instructor hitting the heels of my feet and thought wow, I was as put to sleep in a matter is seconds! I asked why he was hitting my hells and was told it’s something done to help wake you up when you pass out. Good times! I’m a Jiujitsu purple belt ✌🏻✌🏻

[@MMA_Jackal]

My best friend/ training partner caught me in a rolling bow and arrow choke, as he rolled me over I could see there was only 6 seconds left in the clock... anyone can last six seconds in any choke!!!!! Wrong!!!!

[@MoonsaultMadLad]

Gem of a comment

[@Jakal1391]

If only I had watched this video two weeks ago! The exact same thing happened to me from that position, and I even had the same thought about going for the armbar right before passing out!

[@MrSinusu]

Wow, it's amazing. Danaher's video lasts on y mere 6 minutes. I can't believe it. By the way, I finished your new DVD on guard passing. It is a diamond, as it is always supposed to be.

[@ivantamayoromero1668]

So excited to go to sleep on class for the first time. Hasn't happened because I am super novice.

[@0oCHIRONo0]

Bernardo! I love your laugh!

[@Armbar4you]

Got choked out in bottom guard. Passer put hands in my collar from top in some sort of Ezekiel choke fashion. I assumed I could armbar the shit out of him and as I pivoted into the armbar the choke only tightened. I remember thinking 'I can break his arm before I pass out.' woke up with the ref lifting my feet.....lol

[@Stonefists]

That was my instructor's go to strangle, his opponents were luvvin' life having got to side control and then went to sleep!

[@lcunan15]

I was hanging out with some of my little brothers friends one weekend and being a white belt with an oversized ego I challenged one of them to a roll in which he would start with a fully locked in rear naked choke. All I remember was starting the roll and then waking up to some really panicked teenagers looking over me.

[@SerbianTexan]

I love you guys! So much inspiration listening your stories. Thank you!

[@porkysugrim]

😂😂😂 I had the smart mentality of "don't tape to chokes" because your either going to escape or take a quick nap. After waking up a few times I learned that maybe that's not the best way of thinking 😂

[@brandonovich6063]

Try not to tap to pressure 😊 that's the only I'd say

[@DaRkShadOwxXx14]

@@brandonovich6063 unless if you're inverted. Never worth undergoing a lot of strain on one's neck from stack passes and better to just have a good turtle, single leg, etc.

[@abrahamlincoln8542]

@@brandonovich6063 I rolled with Demian Maia once. I will never again tell someone not to tap to pressure haha.

[@shradhey]

@@abrahamlincoln8542 in defence of Brandon London he did say - try not to....Sometimes you got to

[@achaarpickler]

A purple or brown belt told me once, "When the sounds start to echo, tap!!!". I have always done exactly that...(a million times...)

[@Ekricsoot]

It's a good trigger, same when you start to feel that your eyes are going to explode, or when your vision starts to fade.🤣

[@lapurdy71]

The first time I got choked out, I woke up and looked around thinking I must have fallen asleep during warmups since starting warmups was the last thing I remembered.

[@BabarogaCartoon]

What you are doing is great!

[@CraigStarger]

My first ever jiu-jitsu class was June of 1995 at a kung-fu studio in New York City with Craig Kukuk, about six months before Renzo came to take over. I was triangle choked by Matt Serra. I didn't pass out completely but I was definitely in the darkness for about one or two seconds before he released it (I didn't know to tap). The other guys told me, "Don' t worry about it. He's really good." Around that time Renzo once arm-in guillotined me from standing and then foot swept me. I spun in mid-air like an action movie fight scene. I think I sort of passed out because I remember waking up right before hitting the mat. It was surreal and awesome. I wish I could remember that technique. My first complete pass out with snoring and dreaming was just a few years ago from a bow and arrow choke.

[@calvinlewis1979]

We had a good judo guy doing that same exact technique and I fell for the trap a few times. It's hard to resist the instinctive temptation to pass the guard when someone gives an opening.

[@z84danmanz]

Damn look at John's biceps. Yoked!

[@TheSinnaj]

5:30 gold

[@benneywenney]

5:30 that laugh is a thing of beauty

[@emilioboriqua1]

That is an awesome story professor 🤙

[@nooneatall5612]

Wow0 another one on the fundamental series?! What other topics will john cover on the Go further faster series?

[@boiifyoudont8915]

Bernardo's laugh at then end hahaha

[@manuelburac9474]

Looking forward my first pass out

[@kanucks9]

I managed to escape it, luckily, but we were practicing bow and arrow chokes, and my partner just didn't have it. He asks the instructor for help, and he comes over, adjusts his grip on my collar, and starts to talk about his leg positioning and how to turn into it properly. That's when I notice that I can only see a small circle of light in the center of my vision, so hot bridge as hard as I can and turn to burst out of it. Instructor said "whoops haha" I couldn't hear the next technique taught because I wasn't quite lucid yet.

[@gorillajiujitsu]

ive passed out to bow and arrow, loop chokes and baseball chokes... multiple times. my ego/stubbornness was pretty big coming up the ranks 🤣

[@xJD88x]

I've been put out once. My coach put me to sleep with his CHIN. Imagine an RNC where instead of the non-choking arm locking behind the head, he used his CHIN to pinch the other side off. It came on quick too. I didnt realize it at first and then by the time I noticed something was wrong I tried to tap but went out.

[@chris0714ful]

Of all the people to make me actually laugh, I did not think it was gonna be John Danaher, but here we are.

[@kevinsarulis4067]

coach was demonstrating the d'arce when i just got my blue and usually i start to see my vision narrowing and tap but this time was weird. He locked it up and i passed out before i could even tap. woke up shaking, face numb, laughing.

[@janferiancik5]

Does he talking about baseball bat choke? 🤣🤣🤣 That's exactly what happened to me as well except I tried to get to knee on belly not armbar

[@alempmartins]

First time I’ve passed out was pretty similar. I was a blue belt, sparring with a visitor, put him in a xguard and he put the hand on my collar. I’ve thought “he doesn’t have idea on what’s going on here” and swept him. He kept the hand on the collar, I’ve got into side control, he got the second hand and I’ve thought again “ now I just need to posture and armlock him”. Passed out couple seconds later

[@izaakchater9165]

"Theres no way someone can strangle me from side control" - lolol

[@RGTomoenage11]

I never went unconscious before but I was in a judo tournament and this guy chocked me, I was out the matt talking to my coach and still dizzy lol.

[@splint3048]

The one and only time I've gone completely out was when i was rolling with a brown belt. I was and still am purple and he got me in a bow and arrow. It was pretty tight but not enough to make me light headed so he eventually readjusted his position and cranked it on so hard I didn't even feel myself passing out. Next thing everything was black and I could hear music from the stereo in the gym. I didn't realize what was going on or where i was, I just thought I was waking from a deep sleep. I then had tunnel vision and could see my partners face as he was standing over me, I could hear his voice and see that he was talking to me but couldn't understand a word of what he was saying. The tunnel vision opened up a bit and i could see he was holding my ankles making my legs move in a pedaling motion to get the blood moving. I then realized where I was and what had happened. He told me that it freaked him out a bit because I foamed at the mouth when I was unconscious. Jits really is great fun.

[@pkbailz]

Drilling fireman carry/crucifix in gi in the garage. Woke up to my bluebelt GF yelling at me "why didn't you tap!"

[@AlecWilcosky]

8 years training, and i haven't yet gotten choked out. Either I'm lucky or I'm not taking enough risks!

[@bdulrahim.]

The thing about BJJ, we never lose we just learn 🥋

[@Josh-gp4rj]

I heard electric guitar playing before I passed out from a collar choke...since I have a perfect pitch, I even remember what note it was, it was b flat, lol.

[@ethan0a]

That was my first time too! 'Passing' the guard of a purple belt if I recall correctly. I've seen a number of other white belts go out to that hold in competition, it must be pretty common.

[@เด็กพเนจร-ฝ4ษ]

He talking about a baseball choke?

[@ethan0a]

I think so, it matches the description, and it's such a common move for white belts to get caught in.

[@greenwood-1426]

Watch out for that baseball choke as you pass guard.

[@denniswm81]

I've been super close to the point my legs and everything were giving out and everything was tingling but never fully went unconscious so far. I'm sure my day is coming it's only a matter of time

[@danewicks-forman6776]

I want someone to look at me the way Bernardo looks at John

[@alienleads]

My coworker and I were wrestling in the hallway outside of work, and I went in the motion for a double leg. I'm not sure why as I wasn't going to actually take him down, but then he catches me in a standing Guillotine. My air passage ways were open so I could breath, so I didn't think I was in trouble, so I was struggling to get out. Fast forward a couple minutes, and I was actually snoring on the floor, and all my coworkers were looking at me. It was a nice nap.

[@uhvoidme]

MORE STORIES!!

[@d.j.farmer4951]

Ask Leo Nogueira about the Franjinha story!!!!

[@swoopingeagle3942]

Same thing to me! Competition semi-final, i pass this guy's guard in like 20 seconds, he got the baseball, i went for the armbar and then woke up😂

[@lampleather2574]

Only been put to sleep once so far but the first time I almost went to sleep was a much more valuable moment to me. 3rd month white belt was trying to perfect his baseball choke, he would tap blue belts with it regularly. Professor teaches the baseball choke on this day in class and says “even if you try to defend it with an armbar it won’t work.” Professor notices this white belt has a really good baseball choke and watches him for most of the sparring session. By the time it’s my turn to spar with him I’m ready for war. I pass to side ctrl but he has baseball choke grips already and is starting to turn away. I feel the lights going out as I’m pushing away from him with all my strength creating the space for an armbar. I look up at my professor with my face red as hell. We make eye contact, he gives me a nod of affirmation and I say fuck it and go for the armbar. Tap him out after almost being put to sleep then I look back up and see Prof smiling. Never felt so happy in jiu jitsu to have proved my professor and myself wrong that you actually can armbar as a defense to the baseball choke. Was a great lesson for me to try what I think will work even if someone tells me it won’t. Your experiences are yours and yours alone so go try new things and don’t take No for a answer!

[@hhspector3006]

osss!

[@PeterJames143]

I haven't been to sleep yet. I put a guy to sleep by accident, we were doing some triangle in class where you roll under the guy and get your legs into triangle setup position then tighten it--we were just learning the position so we were practicing it. And one time when I did it I thought I would just skip the step of tightening it because when I first locked it in it was already tight--so I skipped the tightening part and I believe the guy who was my uke was waiting for that not realizing it was already tight. So then he was waking up a minute later. I felt really embarrassed. I panicked a little.

[@peteypablo09]

Started training about 10 years ago and it hasn't happened yet. Hopefully I'm past the hump and it'll never happen lol

[@CJfunctional]

Love this

[@holmx123]

It was the second match in my first tournament as a white belt. I kept trying to pass his guard but would end right back in it. He got me in a triangle and i couldnt get out of it. It wasnt too tight so i thought to my self that i would ride this one out for the last minute. He managed to get one hand inside my lapel and i tried to tap as everything went black. He let go and my body spassed me back to life and i lost the match

[@gearsghoul4500]

This is the exact same way I went out my first time. I had side control!... And the. I was lying on my back with my feet in the air.

[@MohaymenPK]

"and then i wake up"

[@UnknownEntity334]

Well. We trained bow and arrow chokes for 3hours straight. Then i felt a warm fuzzy feeling, almost as if I where drunk, it was so infatuating. And then suddenly he let go and i said 5:31 realizing i had fallen asleep. Good that he stopped because i didnt sense it

[@falkhammermuller9342]

Would have loved to see the choke. Sounds like a variation of a baseball choke with a late setup.

[@markkoussa2888]

3:43 wow

[@RVBOY2]

5:31 I looked away for a minute and thought Eddie Murphy was the guest

[@jeremyfisher2767]

I’m a white belt and haven’t been to sleep yet. But, I did mess around and gave a smaller female blue belt my arm and she hit an armbar like it was ADCC. It made me squeak lol.

[@RhinoXpress]

i remember getting choked out for the first time via rear naked choke. One second you're awake and alert and then bam it's lights out, just like that. It takes a couple of minutes after you wake back up for you to start to really process what the hell just happened to you.

[@RhinoXpress]

I didn't say it took minutes to wake up, i said it takes a couple of minutes after you wake up to start to really process what happened.

[@marianafrancisquini6786]

5:30 must be the most brazilian laugh ever

[@marat304]

I'm 30. It is 8 months since I've started BJJ. Before as was training judo as hobby. And so far I have not strangled yet. But there is 1 funny story. About my ears 😅. When it was 3th months of BJJ practices I had business trip to capital of our country for 2 and half days. Best schools of bjj is located in that city. Of course I took my gi with me. Luckily there was my best friend who practice bjj since 2014. I went to gym where he trains. We came early, so my friend offered to roll. I immediately started to warm up my ears. And my friend: "Hey come on. It will be an easy roll." This is how I've broken my ears. Not completely, but they will never be same again. So since that day #1 rule for me warm up! A special ears 😂

[@quangong8889]

My very first time I broke a guillotine in a grappling tournament. I passed the guardand after quick consolidation moved to knee on stomach. Suddenly I found myself lying on my back... And my teammate slapping my face to wake me up 😴😅 That guillotine was better than expected

[@rikunevalainen8154]

You should have shown us how to do it !

[@aeinspruch]

Is it bad that as a brown belt I know I have, but I don’t remember how......

[@tuco1099]

What is the choke? Is it cross collar from side control?

[@Bobballlives]

Why didn't renzo roll with the visitor?

[@leonfdawson]

Please do an instructional on the choke you got caught with.

[@thatkindofguy234]

Blue belt and still never been choked out, hope I didn't speak too soon!

[@craigschonborn]

I had entered a tournament for only Roger Gracie Academies in London. I had got my blue belt for about a month or so before. I seemed to get through the matches fairly okay, I did not get any submissions. I then got to the finals, and this guy was clearly way above my skill level. I am not sure I had even been in the position he got the choke in before. I fought the feet and bamm! I was out, I dreamt I was in a match and woke up refreshed and happy. It was cool. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZrGpoxtbLV-r9k

[@Ekricsoot]

I just saw your match, to be fair your opponent did transition quite quick to your back with the collar grip already. Regardless of the position, whenever i feel any type of threat to the neck at least 1 if not both hands should always go to defend the neck even if you get your back taken/mount. Watch the second match between Roger Gracie and Buchecha and the scenario is pretty much the same. Since you got it on vid i'm sure you learned a lot from it though.🥋👍👍👍

[@seyi2040]

You're a champ for posting the link to a video of you getting slept. Haha.