How to Escape the Rear Naked Choke

How to escape the rear naked choke. From the Submission Defense module of the Free Grapplearts BJJ Master App! iOS: itunes.apple.c... Android: play.google.co...
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• How to Escape the Rear...

[@PopeRobXXIII]

(watches first 30 seconds) Ahh, tap the other guy's elbow three times and he'll let go. Got it.

[@johnfrejoles6595]

10/10 will try in real life situation XD

[@La_sagne]

if the dude choking you is actually a martial artist it might actually work, because he's so used to having to let go when someone taps out :D

[@orphan6548]

TheLasagneLP thats called a Brazilian tap

[@brotherM4]

@@La_sagne yeah, agree

[@ronantubridy5019]

Lol

[@alexrain1188]

You are an excellent teacher . I always learn so much from your videos.

[@chrisdudedurian1305]

I thought he was gonna tell us how to escape is but I realised he is only teaching you how to prevent it from ever happening in the first place. That choke is OP

[@jn9065]

Oh, no...I thought this too, but watch the whole video and he gets to escape techs.

[@Blatantlyrude]

Thanks for this. I never learned anything ground game when I studied martial arts, so I always wondered what I would do if someone happened to try this. My instincts were always " Spear hand the throat or eyes", " grab the ankle locked into you and twist it off". Unfortunately, I never really wanted to do things that vicious. This is a nice, safe defense that can be used even if I don't hate the person and want them to suffer as much as possible. Of course I am fully aware that the odds of someone attacking me are infinitesimal, as I don't sport-fight and people rarely just attack each other on the streets mortal kombat style. It was nice to learn.

[@1nosyviewer]

Thanks for the tip. One thing to remember in street fighting (yes. I've had my fair share of experiences): There are NO RULES! It is ALL about survival. Chances are, I am the one who will be applying the RNC (since it's one of my favorite go-tos), than the other way around. But, it's still good to know. I was first introduced to combatives by my ex, when he was certified in the Army. I then started taking MMA classes at my gym, moved to boxing. And now, I've been training in Krav Maga. You can never learn too much, practice too much, or prepare too much. And you should NEVER underestimate your opponent (no matter what), if you want to win and/or survive! Life lessons.

[@friend7681]

Ok boomer

[@adarz676]

😆wtf wierdo

[@JackDaniels-we9pb]

When you're in a life-or-death situation, Jiu Jitsu moves are not really the first thing that come onto a person who feels threatened mind. For example, I know a kid at my school named Adrian, who, in middle school got in a brutal fight with another kid in the bathroom. What happened was the kid got behind him and put him in a rear naked choke or something similar, and Adrian immediately started elbowing him repeatedly in the gut until he let go. Then once he released his grip, Adrian grabbed him by one arm and slung him face-first into a urinal. Then he stormed up to him and held his face into the urinal. Then once he let go, he grabbed him by the other arm and picked him up off the ground and swung his arm downward, slamming him face-first onto the tile bathroom floor, spraining both arms due to how hard he had slung him, and also bloodying up his face after it had hit the ground. Then once Adrian decided that he had done enough, he left, until the kid grabbed him by the ankle. Adrian then turned around and started stomping him out and then got ontop of his back and started wailing on him - delivering punches left and right to the back of his head. Then once he grew tired he left him in the bathroom, bloodied up and beaten stupid. He told me the reason the kid had attacked him, was supposedly over a love triangle between him, the kid who he had literally destroyed, and a girl that loved Adrian more. I guess it was out of jealousy, as to what may explain why the stupid ass kid decided to fuck with the wrong person. But anyways, that's how you get out of a rear naked choke and follow up on the escape of the rear naked choke.

[@JackDaniels-we9pb]

***** Just tellin' a little story of something I heard a while back. He's 16 now, not old enough to marry.

[@louduva9849]

lol

[@lilcolgatevert3715]

And then he pulled out a gun and shot him three times and then got a knife and castrated him and made him eat his own penis and then he picked him up and threw him across the hallway right into a teacher and then he attacked the teacher and killed him with a single punch to the sternum, crushing it instantly

[@mpageflint]

I love how he takes his back like he's done it a million times at 7:38

[@Entertained45]

forward this to conor

[@Mentox95]

+Entertained45 You can't escape it when u get hit like a bitch and are half almost out.. suka

[@Entertained45]

i was kidding. :P i like that saying "hit a black belt in the head and he becomes a brown belt"

[@Mentox95]

+Entertained45 or a white belt hehe

[@GetOffMyDick00]

Savage 💯💥

[@lawrence5584]

Agreed. The trouble is he was trained wrestling/grappling by a wrestler, not a mma trainer who specializes in grappling. There were a number of avenues he could have taken.

[@michaelrhodes6730]

this is definitely one of the best bjj instructional channels on KZbin

[@crotalezz5401]

Agreed!

[@megajoel1983]

agreed

[@OldManPaxusYT]

*_Brilliant!_* Thanks for all your free videos!

[@midwestsneakerhead234]

Just got rear nekid chocked last weekend, I grip fought but didn't use the shoulders up technique. Very useful

[@melissagiftos7770]

Thank you. I super appreciate your knowledge. Being a tiny woman, it's much appreciated!

[@danman6612]

From experience, I can say that there's at least a chance of escaping a rear naked choke once it's fully locked in. In high school I fought a guy who was a black belt in BJJ. He put me in an RNC, so I tucked my chin to relieve the pressure and buy a few more seconds. I then grabbed the back of his head and drilled my fingers into his eye sockets as hard as I could. It loosened his grip, which enabled me to bend his fingers from behind my head whilst pulling the arm with the other hand and release the hold. Don't let anyone make you believe that it's inescapable or you have no chance. MMA and UFC guys don't get eye gouged in fights, nor do they actually practise eye gouging in their training for obvious reasons, and the ones that have by accident were incapacitated within seconds, so don't underestimate the power of eye gouges. Anyone can say that they have a high tolerance to pain, but unless they feel someone digging into their eye sockets, they can talk as much as they like.

[@ShoutsWillEcho1]

Fighting like a women? Me likes.

[@danman6612]

ShoutsWillEcho1 I'd say it's more like fighting like a survivalist. People say that eye strikes and kicks to the groin is a girly way of fighting, but they say that because it works and they don't want it happening to them. I watched one UFC match where a guy accidentally kicked another in the groin and it gave him a 10 second window of opportunity. A few lessons is all you need on the street. I've trained in several grappling systems, and quickly learned that a simple gouge or groin strike would enable you to easily escape most of these locks and positions.

[@danman6612]

Dan Man A few seconds is all you need on the street.*

[@danman6612]

***** Exactly right. :)

[@bobbobson8404]

You are lying. If he had the RNC seated properly (and someone with 10 years or so of BJJ experience would) lowering your chin would not relieve pressure. See Bas Ruttens thoughts on this subject.

[@panspermiahunter7597]

If the opponent knows to hold on with shoulders back you have a few seconds and then its over, to be honest I doubt you could escape in time against a determined opponent and so good to hear you being honest about that too!

[@matthewcrosby3615]

Great Video! The RNC has always been a personal nemesis of mine.

[@kilppa]

I must say that the easiest and most instinctual defense is to put your hand to your cheek. Good luck trying to get a choke on that. Sure the opponent can try to dig thru your hand-cheek contact, but by then it is really easy to grap.

[@elanreally3522]

This is outstanding. I need to try all these drills. Thank You.

[@doubl3m1nt]

Conor mcgregor should have seen this vid.

[@Daniel-vk7oh]

lmfao

[@cavemanpreacherroll7422]

hard to much talking shit

[@earlwimberley2509]

u aint shit😭😭😭💀

[@Clark3218]

ik this was 10 months ago but hes still the only person in ufc to have 2 championships in different weight classes and also is 22 and 3

[@mu9n]

No he's not. He is the first person in ufc to have 2 belts in different weight classes at the same time. BJ Penn and Randy Couture have had belts in 2 different weight classes.

[@TasosZagos]

useful for cmpunk...

[@saadmounir5742]

savage

[@hathunfc6742]

SAVAGE

[@thejoker3644]

Lol!

[@djbray7]

Useful for Holly Holm, Conor McGregor, Miesha Tate, etc..

[@wrestler-kickboxer2524]

Daniel Bray CM Punk. Anthony Johnson

[@A1ianT0rtur3]

Hay dude, thanks heaps for making awesome videos like this. Heaps good self defense tips, getting caught in a real naked can be extremely nasty and I think its awesome that your showing people how to defend themselves from this for free

[@BuddSidewinder]

Your video is very helpful. I'm describing a fight scene in my story and watching this helps me to describe the rear naked choke as well as the escape from it. Very good!

[@jermac6817]

Thank you for the tips sir. It's good to learn such techniques like that.

[@liquidoxygen819]

The only effective defense I've ever seen I had performed on me - I asked an instructor how to escape and he allowed me to put him in a choke so he could do the technique on me. In one second he jammed his thumb up and into somewhere on my elbow - the pain was so sharp and so immediate I yelped and immediately let go. I had an enormous bruise for days afterward. Unfortunately I never mastered the technique but at least I know it's out there

[@dewmontain123]

Did you shit yourself? I heard that happens sometimes 😂

[@liquidoxygen819]

@@dewmontain123 Nope

[@ktpinkn]

Absolutely beautiful. Wonderful instruction.

[@imagin4eva]

Excellent tutorial, very well explained! You have another subscriber!

[@SteveWV]

They make it look easy on the video, but once your in a tight locked in rear naked choke, you only have maybe seconds to escape, if you escape..

[@herbert9241]

Steven Dunn He does say that in the video. It's an instructional video, broken down into separate moves at half-speed for ease of learning, not a miracle technique for invincibility. It's up to you to learn and practise various techniques.

[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

So drill a lot and be ready to do it quick. It’s definitely better than just getting choked. It’s been seven years, so you probably figured that out, if you’re still training.

[@GuroGani]

another great tutorial from Stephan. Nice work.

[@TheRyano4ever]

rear choke is op... nerf plz....

[@fathom2732]

Dude man it freaks me out too how easy it is to take someone out with such a simple move.

[@TactiClaus]

@@fathom2732 just about every creature with 4 limbs and a neck in relatively the same location can be taken out eith this move. Didnt that guy who killed a mountain lion choke it out like this

[@ahmadhussain8645]

@@TactiClaus what about a bear 🐻 😳

[@TactiClaus]

@@ahmadhussain8645 if you can lock this move in then maybe. You have to be able to get it locked in for it to do anything

[@samr826]

@@TactiClaus Bryce Mitchell killed a doe using a RNC

[@cecilevans9247]

I love that you're a The Crystal Method fan.

[@erpa]

one of the best tutorials that i watch i saw this moves in UFC...your one of the best Stephan kesting...

[@fighttees]

I loved that last escape. That was awesome!

[@ProfessorBulletMG]

Thanks for the knowledge. Very well put together.

[@chavamma]

You're a specialist on tutorials man! Its like you've a PHD on step by step instruction, thanks for the upload love the videos! -Regards!

[@XavierP333]

Thank you for the grappling videos mr. Kesting. these are pretty helpful.

[@garymusgrave5233]

Just from a state champion wrestler, when they take back mount and sink in the hooks, a way to get out is hip smashing. Take your hip and slam it on the mat this will pull your opponent off of your back and force them into guard... Food for thought.

[@SmittyKat]

I'm not sure I understand the logistics of that... you're saying slam your own ass on the mat and it will hurt them? Looks like that would just hurt your own ass. I'm a beginner, so that's probably why I am confused.

[@joshuauribe]

I bought his apps and yes they work offline!

[@TheSkullCrossbone]

(one of the ?) best technique-videos I've ever seen..

[@docshred1787]

Good, basic advice- always learn basics FIRST- can't go wrong. Thanks for the vid, Stephen.

[@Oakshield2]

Your videos are improving my jiu jitsu everyday man, thank you for them

[@acecaldwell4701]

Its also always good to put ur hand over your ear like ur holding a wound an use your point on your elbow to keep his choke arm from completing the choke

[@ilyasf7313]

9:38 that flying armbar slick as hell

[@bretlynn]

9:37 how do you keep from getting kicked in the head when someone tries a flying armbar on you?

[@letmefreenow]

fought this weekend end lost to this choke twice. very happy to learn more escape techniques

[@mattcollin8890]

Thing is the most effective ways of getting out of this arent allowed in competition. Self defence situations offer options but if you are competition fighting and someone experienced locks this in then you are probably fucked.

[@pionardocroquetus5910]

Thank you for the guides sir!

[@wingchunsuntzu]

really relly good theacher!! thx

[@starlightengramA]

Again, presuming this is not tournament competition, at about timepoint 6:22 it looks like Stephen has the keys to break the arm with rotating the forearm outboard by twisting then smartly pulling the armbar down to pull Uki's hand down and to break thumb and apply fingernail cuticle pressure point.

[@Arrowinthed]

It should be said that if you are trying to execute a RNC in a street fight and someone locks their chin, you can just take your forearm near the wrist and press it under their nose, pulling upward as if trying to bend their nose into their forehead. If you press up hard enough, most people will give you their neck to get the pressure off their nose, but if they don't, your gonna break the nose, which might also be enough for them to give you their neck, and even if they don't, you have a big advantage after you give an injury like that, it may even end the fight.

[@starlightengramA]

Presuming this is not tournament competition, at about timepoint 1:05 it looks like Stephen has the keys to break the thumbs and/or fingers that will make hand chokes quickly run away. This could also include breaking the wrist or forearm with a kimura style square knot. Just theory, of course.

[@firedust3]

Good Guy Stephan......sharing awesome moves for free......

[@kmurp1935]

Get your head off the pillow! As a beginner this comment helped me remember which side to go to. Thank you! Your videos are such an amazing learning tool.

[@shyambhanushali1530]

Thank you sir for teaching. It is being a great help.

[@jme1calff]

App is brilliant, definitely worth a purchase

[@bflo1000]

Nate had Conor flattened out with hip pressure. That position was hopeless, he was finished & knew it.

[@jfdesignsinc.innovationsid1583]

Impressive ,,, the dynamic and your assistant is, well u could prob do a whole additional video on that also...

[@armcollector1580]

Have u seen the Gracie breakdown video where they show all the attacks available if u fall to the underhook side? Just curious about your opinion on it and if you've tried or had any success with it? I was always taught to fall to the overhook side like u showed here and usually if I'm on someone's back and end up in that position most of the time I usually can get the choke so I've been sticking with that but some guys are REALLY good at defending the RNC so it might be worth experimenting with.

[@alphamikeno-shoot1310]

Triple threat mastery seminar for reference.

[@major_inc]

Good stuff! especially on the 1/4 nelson!

[@bacchusaurelius]

Great teacher.

[@GeorgeOu]

Bas Rutten once shows an RNC defense where he said instead of chin down where someone can pull on your forehead and make your chin pop up, it was easier to push your chin to one shoulder or the other to keep an arm from getting under the chin. What do you think of that method?

[@bikersoncall]

9:08 You are not going to pull that left arm down with your left arm even if the guy is slightly weaker than you , am I wrong? Biceps; twice as strong as triceps in given the angles in this move, opponent is not about to let go cause you're 'tugging' on his arm using a weaker muscle set in this situation.

[@morpheusxnyc]

EXCELLENT RNC escape tute, bro. Thanks!

[@FromThemFarms]

Thanks for the response back my first comment was Not for competition or Jiu Jitsu It was for the fastest way out of a truck Which would be the pressure on the Nerve of your shin. Grabbing fingers as so These two have never failed me and But I don't fight competition So these do not apply.

[@sammylane21]

Can that app be downloaded for my desktop too??I actually have an iPod,iPad or any mobile device.

[@reon1978]

Anyone buy any of his apps? Do they work offline (no internet)?

[@acecaldwell4701]

Wants some simple black belt advise ??? When all else fails tuck your chin an relax always stey relax then commit your next sweep or any escape for that matter in surges meaning in bursts of direct motion with precise intent.

[@mistert791979]

I like your videos and wish I could train at your school. Thanks for the time and videos.

[@jeromed2]

At 4:03 it's really cool to see you protecting your neck like that. I make notes :-)

[@iyamwhite3931]

Whew!! Glad there's a possible way to get out of that choke when its clamped.

[@deemma4486]

before any attempt 4 RNC u do the body lock first then work from there..hard to escape cos he is always on top of u....

[@part1801]

Very informative video, thank you

[@assadsahak5599]

Sir, can you please make a video to show us how to defend against a rear naked choke while the opponent locked his legs around your waist so hard that you can't open his legs. Of course he is jumping on your back while you are standing on your feet. Thanks.

[@FabianeMartinsBr]

wow just amazing escapes right there

[@am-zy9zw]

How do you grab the wrist when my bodybuilding jiu jutsu "master" brother gets that grip extremely strong? I tried pulling and yanking it, but that grip was getting too strong. What could you say about people just plain choking you to death, that grip is getting stronger right, they are fighting back, so surely you can't just grab the wrist that easily for control.

[@kimphat18]

what if he is doing the palm to palm version of the rnc and he has it locked? same steps as the figure 4 version? thank you.

[@scottbuck1572]

Could also counter this move by jamming your fingers into the tendon of the front arm? Like as hard as you can, like your trying to rip his arm off

[@liriko6310]

It depends on how you place your other arm right back in the head. If you really don't lock it with your chin obviously he will possibly escape your RNC.

[@jonkneemanable]

Cool... I hate getting choked out.. 2nd tecniqu looks realy cool..

[@jrraytanacariquelee8503]

So nice my Idol.. vert good mentor

[@elanreally3522]

Damn, just noticed that app. thingie. Very cool. Thanks.

[@11304800]

I agree with bitting....since there are absolutely no rules in a fight. You do what ever you can do....

[@Rocky1765]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@judorican973]

Great. Videos .

[@LxMoose]

these vids are great, where is he located

[@jamesthejust601]

I had a friend who trained ryu kenpo karate and ju jitsu. He told me to create space by sliding your arm between the arm that's choking you and turn body to to create space .

[@EmpiricalPragmatist]

James Shakoof Both good ideas, but by this point the choke is probably too tight to slide your arm in, and the leg hooks should stop you from turning if he knows what he's doing.

[@snickersss8807]

... and the person on your back can put his leg over your neck and do a triangle from the back he just have to take his own arm out. i love that technique i do it all the time when someone is good in defending my rear naked

[@rebeccaherbertbjj]

lol, "maybe no one will have noticed."

[@Sam-tg4ii]

If someone jumps on your back and chokes you from behind (backpack position), is it a good idea to fall on your back onto him possibly hitting his head on the ground? Or is it better to bend over and try to unload him infront of you?

[@johnadriandodge]

Nice video SK!

[@batuyilmaz1464]

May I ask you why the one on the back doesn't lock his legs (feet), like the one you normally do in full guard. Because I think that would really make it harder to turn or escape. Is there a disadvantage of locking the feet that I don't know? Thanks in advance

[@batuyilmaz1464]

Also I think that would allow him to go full mount even if you escape like that. Because then you wouldn't be able to maintain the half guard that easily.

[@corielai6199]

I was wondering that also?! But in free roll, he does get hooks in. So maybe it was just to save time for demo purposes?

[@saharnotsarah]

You are susceptible to getting your ankles broken. All the other person has to do is lock your ankles with their own legs and pull towards their body.

[@chobingnami7379]

Chin up shoulder down hmm.. I like that style to escape chokehold.

[@xenogaming130]

When standing try to tackle his foot over and make both of you fall ,it will damage his torso ,try to step your feet backward ,and fall with the momentum

[@coojofresh]

Good stuff as usual

[@thevillageyid]

What technique do you use if you can't really get their arms off of your neck? ie, they're just stronger or you don't have energy and good positioning? Thanks.

[@MrAditya44]

Focus and response instead of reaction. We only have to inculcate these instructions.

[@pehunter1]

Can't the defending person grab the arm that's coming around the neck, lift it, and put his (own) head under the choking arm while turning toward the attacker and changing the situation?

[@boxingfan3311]

Thanks for video :) always remember this

[@marcellesmit4510]

Wish you were in Perth!

[@arnoldjohnson1447]

You always have to fit the situation. I wasn't saying "do this or that "In hand to hand combat. Do whatever it takes to survive.

[@ROKAKISS1]

Good video

[@tillman40]

is his opponent the finger snap guy that was in the Nick videos?

[@sherrystarr3934]

Very Nice!

[@johnsxn661]

Let my mate try one on me today was purple in the face but I wasn't going to tap the I eventually used brute strength to get out.. 😅was a different experience to just boxing

[@pimpsk8er3702]

whats stopping some one from poking your eyes out during a choke hold to get away