An Alternate Grip for the Baseball Bat Choke in Kneeshield Half Guard

[@KennethBrown]

Looking back, it's obvious that my eyesight failed me when I was studying that match. BUT it led to discovering this particular variation on the choke, and this bad boy has served me well. Those are the kind of mistakes I like.

[@guam58]

How about getting a collar tie with right hand then using that K guard kick. In one motion, kick slide right hand to palm up grip on collar then shoot left hand in for far side lapel and rotate belly down.

[@FreddieBadBoy]

Professor, which hand does most of the choking? Is it the one closer to you or the other one

[@KennethBrown]

@@FreddieBadBoy it is the hand that is palm up.

[@TerrenceThomas]

Great lesson

[@fedcordesign]

The technique was great, but once I saw the great way you set it up, I immediately Subscribed. Those are the details that make all the difference. Nice!

[@KennethBrown]

Awesome, welcome aboard.

[@jacobskinsuit]

Beautiful details... thank you! Your attention to the grips, the likely reactions by the "uke", and your amazing translation from a visual analysis of a technique to instruction of a variation on that technique... beautifully done. I hope to visit you next time I'm in MD!

[@KennethBrown]

You're definitely welcome. Just let me know.

[@kdb560]

Slick. Your explanation and demonstration is superb and as you point out, it's a new entry into a choke that using the "traditional" entry, you see coming with the first palm up grip! Plz, keep your instructional vids coming!!

[@TheCatanGod]

You are one of my go to’s for techniques and intricacies of BJJ. This video is no exception. Oss

[@TragicJinx]

Good details. I like that you cover the 'what if' scenarios.

[@luiskranwinkel4296]

That detail with the hands makes it easier for me.....thanks!!

[@KennethBrown]

Nice!

[@hadial-meraikhi582]

Never saw this move in my 10 years of bjj. This still makes me go like wow !

[@waytosick916]

This helped my baseball bat chokes a lot , been hitting them heavy in training now. Thanks.

[@KennethBrown]

Awesome!

[@irongrip]

Awesome video, great explanations and details. Keep the vids coming Kenneth! Greetings from Sweden.

[@dojohelenadetroya]

Thanks for sharing! great technique and details!

[@ProjeKtWEREWOLF]

you just won yourself a subscriber. Fantastic attention to detail.

[@bjj_beard]

This video is still so good!

[@joshroa9111]

And it was helpful to understand trickiness

[@sdzachar]

My favorite choke I get the black belts in it and I'm purple belt. But this variation is great thank you for posting it you got lot of great techniques

[@KennethBrown]

Let me know if it starts working for you.

[@CasualCarlosBJJ]

Awesome! I've been looking for some other ways to apply the baseball bat choke.

[@ChrisLee-jp3jn]

watched a few of your vids now. v impressed!

[@joehill4945]

You have beautiful videos man. Very nicely explained. Thank you.

[@linusji1732]

Now I understand why it's called baseball choke, thanks!

[@sparkyk24]

Thanks this was great!!

[@carnalito80]

Cool! Gonna try this next session :D

[@berimbolo2947]

I thought i was doing something incorrect. Now i know what it was. Thanks.

[@chtopteam]

Great details and insight on thus technique. Thanks!

[@sdzachar]

Sure thing I will try it this way as you show it

[@armandobponce]

thanks for sharing I love this choke

[@DanielRodriguez-hw1cz]

mind blown!!!

[@francklopez3881]

Excelente professor!!

[@thrillacious]

Yup. Subscribed.

[@johnd6258]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 subscribed

[@achmadthalib1873]

i like the way black man talk, just like he talk direct to me

[@anonymouse7095]

Achmad Thalib like god. Or in your case, Allah.

[@joshroa9111]

Call video. I think the echo could give an instructional as well though

[@calebreuter]

Your channel is awesome

[@twosweetjones361]

Dope! Thanks!

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

so its the same grip but you turn the "wrong" way?

[@Spotlightadrian1]

Sick 🤒 Can you set that up from bottom side

[@illwill83nigga]

Very nice

[@TheElThomaso]

First off, thanks for sharing the video with us! I'm somewhat confused though, as the first/"inferior" grips you're showing are the exact ones, Magid uses in his DVD. Also going back to the Clark match, I think he uses the same ones as well. It's just confusing as Clark is passing to Magid's left side (which is less common). In your video you're using the exact grips Magid was using against Clark (left hand 4 fingers in, right hand thumb in), but you're turning TOWARDS the passer, while Magid turned AWAY from the passer (as you did in the first variation and Magid demonstrates on his DVD). That's not to say your grip variation isn't good or superior to the other one, it's just not the one Magid was using vs Clark. I'll definitely give it a shot though! Were you able to get some more experience with it by now and which method do you prefer these days?

[@KennethBrown]

I went back and watched that match again. You're right on one thing. The execution was slightly different. Magid had half guard on the other side, but it didn't matter. All the principles were the same. He still had to rotate towards the pinky on his palm up grip, his elbows had to connect, and his head had to be lower than Clark. And yeah, I've had ridiculous amounts of success with it.

[@TheBjjninja]

Did he put the microphone in the bathroom?

[@MatthewLeggBJJ]

Damn.

[@k.padraigokane1472]

awesome

[@BJJandBS]

slick

[@johnnykool5083]

Lemme aks you a question

[@KennethBrown]

What would that be?

[@FinleyFuns]

Seriously who the hell hits thumbs down. Good vid

[@johnnywalia7750]

white belts probably...who tried next day and failed )))

[@اللهاكبر-ب4ل6غ]

If you keep -TIGHT- he will never be able to armbar you

[@KennethBrown]

I do not disagree that it would be difficult to armbar a good slugger. In fact, in that match between Zak Maxwell and Magid Hage. Zak went for the armbar but he was too slow in the transition, and he went to sleep for it. With the traditional grips though, the possibility will always exist.

[@counterhit121]

I didn't even know you could hit a submission from knee shield, let alone the nearside palm up grip variant/improvement. 2 for 1! Subbed.

[@capicornboss]

Oss!!

[@winstonthebarba]

Good video bad áudio