Rear Naked Choke Guide: Escapes, Finishes, & Modifications

Here is a complete guide on the rear naked choke, where Vince 'The Anomaly' shows ways to defend and escape, as well as adjustments and ways to finish the choke. Whether it's BJJ or MMA, this is hands-down one of the most common submissions, so make sure you're well-educated on the RNC!
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[@edesmile]

Make Vince a regular on your channel. He's very knowledgeable.

[@VinceCachero]

Thank you!

[@MsSmartty101]

Edemile Umipig yesss I luv him!

[@Oblixom]

Shane suffering for our learning thanks bro!

[@IbrahimMdahir]

Oblixom a noble sacrifice

[@crazypizza]

You guys have really good communication and Vince is a really clear teacher, 10/10 would watch again.

[@VinceCachero]

I appreciate that! Thank you.

[@chancepaladin]

Thank you for including the defenses!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you I know it takes extra time, but thank you so so so so much.

[@VinceCachero]

We're going to be doing more defense soon! Anything in particular you want to see?

[@soapy12331]

Love these BJJ videos! The MMA program at my gym was canceled because we don't have a grappling coach anymore. Grappling days were replaced with open mat, but there's only so much we can learn without proper instruction. I was finally able to pull off the D'Arce a couple of times after watching last week's video, and I explained to my partners what I'd been doing wrong the whole time. It gave us something new to teach each other. Keep up the good work, Shane and Vince!

[@VinceCachero]

That's awesome!! I'm glad you were able to hit it. I like to hit the d'arce from side control and passing the half guard. I have a few different setups I'll have to share at some point.

[@soapy12331]

Would love to see that! I do have a hard time getting a secure front headlock though. I can get my partners in a turtle position quite frequently, but most of them know how to grip fight and go for my headlocking arm. The arm-in guillotine is hard to pull off if the front headlock isn't in deep, and their grip fighting puts their hands near their neck, which blocks the path I need to shoot in for my D'Arce

[@VinceCachero]

Eric Xu if you can’t secure the headlock, I would just move to the back. Especially in MMA you can throw strikes and force their move. If just grappling, work to get hooks in and take the back

[@soapy12331]

Makes sense. But the D'Arce just looks so cool!

[@genises200]

That is actually super helpful! Awesome

[@VinceCachero]

Glad you liked it!

[@hichamelhadrachi651]

Never seen such bromance 😍. Nice tutorial !

[@_syraski]

My oponent found this video before me what do I do

[@dakotalandreth1018]

Ray Mcclendon Train harder than your opponent, fight hard underdog

[@hard2hurt]

Tap.

[@mektiq_8133]

Try to counter the choke

[@garretbuckmaster2524]

Was in this position last week . I wasn't sure how to change positions I just kinda felt stuck. This was useful. Good stuff

[@sbaby-fc3ki]

Excellent thank you so much for posting. It’s been years since I’ve rolled but I am reviewing this video to remind me of proper technique for self defense.

[@kat4697]

That's awesome! Everything well explained and well visible. More grappling videos please!

[@arrontolan2084]

Fantastic video Shane and Vince, really appreciate you uploading these for us all to enjoy for free!

[@jacobhodder8079]

mcgreggor needed this

[@mikesloan3924]

Really good video guys cheers. A follow up vid regarding some sneaky ways you can switch arms and trap arms could be a good idea. I really like the angle you shot this from - It is very valuable to those who need to bridge the gap between how it looks and how it feels to do. Will be linking this to my buddies!

[@VinceCachero]

Thanks we can definitely go into more details for traps in the future.

[@YoutubeOrganism]

Anyone else think Vince is great?

[@VinceCachero]

Thank you!

[@publicalways]

Thank you guys, that's a really cool video. Vince not only knows his stuff well but is also such a great teacher 👍👍👍

[@MJVA007]

Keep this guy around Shane, I dig his tactics.

[@DrMakak]

Hey guys, check out Gracies' "Triple Threat seminar". A bunch of dope ideas for the attacking guy if he falls to the "wrong" side.

[@arabian9372]

you're one of the best shane! thank you and your guest, we grateful for you

[@naylavazquez1540]

Love it,will remember the next time I am using this choke, this has to be my favorite bjj choke btw lol ❤💪

[@themediocrehunter4152]

3:05 I do it a little differently. I like to loop my left arm to grab my right shoulder, too. Then, I set my chin on my left forearm, so that they can't pry the back arm out. From there, finish by pushing your elbows together. That's my way.

[@John-tq3fx]

Ty Shane and Vince

[@fnghell1700]

I use the gable grip variation alot and ine thing ive learned is if a opponent does break it u can switch ur choking arm swim theough and change direction it really catches ppl off guard like a counter to a counter

[@VinceCachero]

Yup you always have to be attacking and switching. You'll never sink the choke on the first try unless they are a noob or you catch them offguard

[@anavelgato8427]

I so could've used this tutorial whenever I was grappling with my cousin yesterday. I fell for a rookie mistake yesterday.

[@Hell_Inc]

more vids with Vince. great explanation

[@VinceCachero]

Thanks!

[@bodyripped2816]

Shane, Great video....Your gloves are sick !!

[@salmax1433]

Back at it 🤙🏼

[@alimofakham5035]

Man the vids with Vince are great

[@dylanfields5895]

Had to be the first to see a fight tips video!

[@TryRickPayton]

Very very good video thanks 🙏

[@shrewdcritic83]

Shane your such a good person it's awesome learning from you god bless brotha

[@GoatZilla]

What happens if you are trying to sink the choke and your opponent starts using Gracie Survival Pooping Tactics?

[@AxaFin]

you shit back

[@sn3prwarrior]

Choke them harder... or add a twist and pull 😂

[@shanestamp950]

ur videos are the best on youtube love them good work much love from canada

[@youngmonkreturns5973]

Great video!

[@mikex691]

Great tips!! Thanks for doing this.

[@1Up_Gang]

Great tip but bro that first escape is asking to get arm barred, I would abort the choke so quick and break that left arm so quick

[@antoniosuarez8181]

Nice info. I like it. Shane wat is your personal opinion about Raja gloves and shin guards?

[@brandongooch3197]

Also once you squeeze the choke pull your shoulder blades back💪 (Bas Ruten taught that If memory serves)

[@houssemhoussem5322]

The best solution to skip at all ❤

[@33enthrall]

shane ure vidshelp me alot since i am in a class full of men ... and since my instructor doesnt always take time to check on us....so when i am sparring with a guy that would be a heavy weight mens size i sometimes use these techniques and the gusy are like hold up how u know that lol hahahaha and im al ike...IM THE UNDERDOG BIOTCH.... JUST LIKE THE EAGLES...BTW IM IN PHILLY SO IT IS A DOUBLE WHAMMY ...IM AN UNDERDOG FROM AN UNDERDOG TOWN...WOOFWOOF XOXO SHANE U ROCK MAN

[@filippobrienza8394]

Great video, keep it up, love your content

[@glennnolasco2475]

Shout out to me sir 😁 Helpful tips for defending ourselves from bullies

[@c.rodrigovargas4595]

Loved the video, Shane. Thank you.

[@solracv8528]

Suka

[@cottonswabz3783]

Learning rear naked choke escapes helps for wrestling too for kids who leg ride a lot

[@ooolol]

Best one is the Lighter technique.

[@yashkharb8805]

Hi Shane please make a video on coordination of shoulders and hips

[@MuscleManMarcus]

make a street version of these techniques. sometimes people just get into trouble and we wannt to defend ourselves

[@LazerProphet]

The same principles apply on the street for this technique too. Except you can also hit them with one hand or eye gouge etc to get them to stop defending their neck

[@VinceCachero]

Exactly. Same principles but get a little more dirty with it if it's a life or death situation.

[@gingercore69]

Another great defense that worked for me at least once... If they are using their right arm to choke you, elbow strike their right side fast and with power a few times... Their liver is there, their ribs are there... I used it against a dude who tried to choke me while standing up... Im not sure it works on the ground...

[@gingercore69]

Follow the howl good point, but the guy trying to choke me couldnt hold me after i smashed his ribs in... I dont know if it would work for everyone, but i know i could not keep choking someone if my liver and ribs get that much punnishment

[@VinceCachero]

That can work, but it will be a lot harder on the ground and if the person is trained I would gladly take the elbow strikes to the body to work on an unprotected neck.

[@xlstaticpandalx]

Fall to the weak side, non choking arm side. You have more than just chokes available. #teamweakside4life Check out the gracie triple threat mastery.

[@VinceCachero]

Yup I like going to the weak side too and getting kimura grip control on the opposite arm to start threatening with armbars, switch to kimura, etc. But we wanted to keep it simple for this vid.

[@xlstaticpandalx]

That makes sense. This channel is definitely meant for a more general audience than things like the graciebreakdown channel where they get really deep into BJJ.

[@HiHi-vs2tk]

what a cute couple❤️

[@luisrobles2872]

Amazing video

[@MsSmartty101]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL SO SO SO MUCH 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@dharamjitbiswal3415]

Thanks man!!

[@idozec]

great video.thank u

[@chuy11mendez]

The part of the back of your head that sticks out is called the occipital protuberance. It's towards the beginning folks. Right after the carotid arteries.

[@ayohab5757]

Thx guys u awesome

[@wizz2k]

I know those are your very own signature gloves but you should probably use different color gloves when demonstrating grappling techniques. It's a little hard to understand the hand positions when you both have the same gloves on.

[@loganerickson5914]

Im a boxer, i do pretty well at counter punching but ive been working on putting the pressure on my opponent when i get them in the corner or ropes i can keep them there for a while until i get slugged by something. I can usually just eat the punch and keep putting on the pressure but obviously it's nicer not to get punched in the face whenever possible. Any drills to practice keeping defense and head movement in mind while fighting close and aggressive.

[@andreinicolaemesaros9516]

Cheers mate!

[@ZckxBlckTheTwnGurdins]

8:06 Thank U.

[@kolekile3711]

You can get an arm bar /chokes, and triangle choke with falling to the weak side

[@mizmac8180]

you could do ancke lock even if you have open foot, i do it all the time, maybe cuz i have big legs and i often sparr with smaller or the same height people.. who knows, but at least try the anckle lock with open foots to

[@thisaintitchief4654]

flying triangle choke please

[@joemurnane2115]

With all due respect anyone who says they can sit through a neck crank is either lying or has never been neck cranked

[@fighttips]

Vince was in the UFC...

[@Thurston86]

Good stuff!

[@lancecasto8428]

Vince, I've seen a few times where people lock their legs similar to how you would for a triangle choke (right leg around opponent's belly, and left knee hooking over right foot). From there, they can hook the opponent's left arm with their left leg to get it out of the way. What are the advantages/disadvantages to using that method?

[@oliverbejj7285]

Loved the vid but can u teach us how to get to this position

[@ronanx3m273]

Next fight I get into, I’m going to think about this so I don’t loose.

[@isaiahmebrhatu8337]

How do you defend if they have the body triangle?

[@solracv8528]

No

[@VinceCachero]

Take them to the side of the lock, step over the leg and extend hips to put pressure on the ankles. Usually they will let go of the lock or they will tap. If they're really flexible, you're stuck.

[@isaiahmebrhatu8337]

Thanks man.

[@rognposan5237]

Is My Fight Gym still active?

[@tommywhite1944]

Rognposan It is. But there is a small number of grappling

[@dilloncoop2500]

So there isn't a defensive to the gable grip besides going for the choke arm?

[@anshgaming291]

Shane undergoes so much pain to teach us....thnx shane

[@gnarlywagner8171]

What about body triangles?

[@bladelee3964]

Shane what do u think about karate

[@KeNNiiezAcC]

Blade Lee all show, no go

[@LazerProphet]

Dat feel what about lyoto machida?

[@RobertoGonzalez-my8um]

Dat feel thompson, machida, northcut

[@stuttgartmadness3711]

Could you hyperextend the elbow after you peel the locking arm?

[@originalmusic401]

nice stuff

[@dirtyshino7698]

Hello Shane, I need some tips on how to fight off multiple opponents at once. There are these bullies at my school as they have been picking on multiple kids but they only do it in groups of 5 or more, and they have started to try and pick on me, but I'm not gonna stand around and just take the beatings please let me know. Also keep up the great work man, love the videos

[@D_A_M-091]

I know this is 4 years old, but I just wanted to come and say... NOBODY can fight off 5 opponents at once. That's movie stuff, man. Unless they take turns, and you're more skilled than each of them. It's just not realistic. Your best bet is to go balls out super aggressive on one of them. You could pick the best of the group, to try and neutralize him, taking him out of the fight... Or the worst of the group, for your best chance to reduce their numbers, and maybe shock them... enough to delay the gang beat down you're gonna eventually receive, no matter what. Because there's no way - I'll say it again, NO WAY - to take on 5 opponents at once, regardless of their level of training or skill, and win. It's impossible.

[@f18_]

Love the Post. Quick question at 10:47 position can you go for an arm bar? It happen to me, that my arm got extended as Shane's was and i ended up tapping because my sparing partner, arm bared me with top of his shoulder from that position.

[@TienTran-qf9nu]

How do you get out if he has you on the ground and he’s on top of you?

[@teganmckechnie3574]

At 10:40 I see how the escape works but wouldn't Shane shoot his his out and go for an armbar?

[@teganmckechnie3574]

His hips*

[@VinceCachero]

Good observation. Yes that's certainly an option for Shane to continue attacking but if I get my shoulders and upper body over his opposite leg, he can't throw it over for the armbar. Also since I'm controlling his arm with both hands, it will be hard for him to grip me for the armbar. It's doable, but he will have to break my grips first.

[@bronxelynodb1226]

What if he lays flat on his back or already has the choke In

[@braydenanderson1898]

How often do you spar leading up to a fight?

[@fionnoscolai7435]

BJJ For the win

[@camreacts9285]

What about the feet do you prefer a triangle or just hooks?

[@leebondu1]

vince( Blow Bince Job) shane!!! dope bro

[@Apolloneek]

Vince that sucks you have bulging discs I have c2c3 and ju jitsu and yoga helps but certain movements hurt and feel like a electrical socket

[@DemarcusAurelius403]

I really want those gloves 🥊 !!!!!!

[@solracv8528]

Ok

[@SHADOWACTUAL]

Hey Vince, what about when the one attempting the choke on you has a body triangle? I always seem to get caught in those. Any escape methods for that?

[@TGC40401]

10:29 How do you feel about reaching up to grab the "Chokers" head to gain better control in the approaching scramble?

[@zeeshanhashmi1269]

Whenever I apply the RNC my friends feel pressure on the windpipe. Why is that?

[@KittyBoom360]

About the naming of the RNC, it's the 'choke' part that I don't get. Why use the wrong term???

[@trevorm253]

Love it

[@chadhill455]

hey guys you know when you said don't cross your legs, well that's what I did a while ago in training and she ankle locked me and I count use the inside of my leg for so long and I couldn't kick a football for about 6 months so make sure you don't cross your legs.

[@Viper-sn5cx]

Anthony smith must of watched this before the volcan fight lol. He couldnt finish the choke until he switched the arm placement where smith had better leverage and volcan stuck.

[@arun.k8260]

Hey Shane ,where is Ant now?we miss him

How about fighting this choke when you are sitting on a chair and your opponent is standing firm while choking you?

[@IbrahimMdahir]

2018

[@lamok7301]

FUCK THIS IS WHAT IM TALKIN ABOUT

[@elmarmamaril3958]

I am new in Watching in Mma could I ask If let's say Shane Is Defending well could You just Punch Him in the sides of his jaw or it is Prohibited in Rules of Mma? thank you for the info :)

[@xRatedNative]

Good stuff right there Shane i could see your eyes tearing up a bit. It'll be okay don't cry haha jk great video