Ninja Choke from Bottom Half Guard

Continuing from the Cheap Choke setup, we could also work into a Ninja Choke, which is like a reverse rear naked choke.
The half guard frame is once again a good way of setting this up, and once locked in it is lights out. It is nice because a lot of people are not used to this type of choke, especially from this entry. Check it out:
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[@wilfredotrujillo6684]

One of my favorites. Even if they pass the half, it's still there

[@qp9259]

Whats interesting to me is honestly I saw the choke and thought "that's just a guillotine with the power finish" as opposed to the high elbow or linked hands. That's what I know it as. But that's kinda rhe thing with grappling techniques, they're so specific that actually there's a lot of utility to giving specific variations their own names. And reframing this as the ninja choke does exemplify it's ability to be snuck onto someone like a loop choke. It's kinda funny that we have so many back and forth about names in jujitsu and people like me have that knee jerk "x is just a y" reaction ingrained in us... but then we'll still hit the mats, talk shop about the sport and be like "Oh, I see an X choke from there... no, the other one."

[@DavidAvellan]

Hey Evan! Actually, the Ninja Choke is TRULY different than a power guillotine (and not just a rebranding), although they appear very similar. The difference being that with a power guillotine, your opponent's head is under your arm pit of your choking arm. With a Ninja Choke, your opponent's head is under your support arm pit. That's why it's unconventional. But that doesn't take away from your point overall. :)

[@gregjennings9442]

I've heard it called a "Farce Choke" as a portmanteau of "Front Darce". Seems like a good way to start a chain.

[@TheElThomaso]

Interesting choke, thanks for sharing! I would actually call it a "no arm darce" as that's exactly what it looks like to me. Also has similarities to the power guillotine. Either way, nice move =D

[@ChanceCottle]

It's a pretty established submission. The most two common names for the choke are 1) Ninja Choke and 2) Dirty Choke (my personal favorite name for it cuz that shit be durty).

[@kingwilly8041]

The first time I saw this choke was back in the 90's from a magazine featuring Jim Arvinitis (a Pankration guy from Boston or something). At the time, I hadn't seen anyone in BJJ use or teach this choke and apparently you can see it used in Ancient Greek artwork. I was surprised it wasn't really utilized in BJJ until the early 2000s when no-gi started becoming more popular as it's basically just an upside down rear naked choke.

[@Felix-nk1hq]

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