Back (Attack)

Question 1

[BACK - ATTACK]
[TRANSITION]
(drill) Back take

Answer 1

1. Sitting in the backpack position with the seatbelt on your opponent and your hooks in, have your opponent pull one hook free and roll to that side to try and put their back on the ground.
2. Keep the seatbelt on and pull your unhooked leg free so you can plant your knee by your opponent’s shoulder and place your shin perpendicular to their back. Keep your other hook in.
3. Sit down on your butt and roll them over to replace your hook. This should NOT be difficult. If they are too heavy, you have the angle wrong.

Question 2

[BACK - ATTACK]
[SUBMISSION]
Bow and arrow choke

Answer 2

1. Ensure the ‘seatbelt’ is on (one arm hooking under your opponent’s armpit and the other slung over their opposite shoulder. The hand on the underhook side should be the one grasping) and hooks are in (feet are NOT crossed). Keep tight to back, there should be no space with your chest pressed to your opponent’s back and head tucked in close.
2. With your underhooking hand, grasp the near-side collar and open it up, creating space to grab a DEEP collar grip with your opposite hand. Reach your arm as far as possible, you want as much of your forearm bone across your opponent’s neck as possible.
3. Plant your underhooking hand on the floor next to your butt and use it to rotate your body so that your forearm begins the choking process. You should end up perpendicular to your opponent with one leg on the front and back of their torso.
4. Using your underhooking hand, grab the knee (grip the fabric of the pants) of your opponent so they can’t move away
5. Lean back slightly and lift the leg pressed against their back, using it to ‘scrape’ away their defending hand. Best to place your heel above their shoulder and scrape down to ensure you catch the arm.
6. Still holding their knee and collar, pull arms apart like a back-fly exercise and arch back to thrust chest and hips forward to tighten choke.
7. If they don’t tap to that, increase pressure by lifting the back leg again and placing it OVER their head. The combined pressed of the back of your foot/leg on the back of their neck and the blade of your forearm in their throat should force the tap.

Question 3

[BACK - ATTACK]
[SUBMISSION]
Cross collar choke from the back

Answer 3

1. While on your opponent’s back with the seatbelt on, use your underhooking hand to open the lapel and get a DEEP grip with your choking hand.
2. Once the choking grip is established, reach your underhooking hand across your opponent’s chest to grab their other lapel. This does not need to be a deep grip.
3. Shift your weight so your foot on your underhooking side is on your opponent’s opposite hip (to prevent them from bridging up or creating space to defend the choke).
4. Use your choking arm to pull across your opponent’s throat while using your other hand to pull their lapel down (T shape). Try and tuck the elbow on your choking arm behind your opponent’s shoulder as you turn your whole upper body to deepen the choke.

Question 4

[BACK - ATTACK]
[SUBMISSION]
Ezekiel choke from the back

Answer 4

1. While on your opponent’s back with the seatbelt on, use your normal choking arm as a distraction by pretending to go under their chin for a choke. While your opponent defends this guise, sneak your underhooking hand across their chest to their opposite side shoulder.
2. Retract your upper arm behind your opponent and then use your underhooking hand to grab the sleeve of your upper arm (just under the wrist).
3. Put your upper arm behind your opponent’s head to create a pincer.
4. Shift your weight so your foot on your underhooking side is on your opponent’s opposite hip (to prevent them from bridging up or creating space to defend the choke).
5. Execute a ‘chopping’ motion with your upper arm while pulling across your opponent’s throat with your lapel grip. The pressure should be very intense if you have the blades of your forearm against both sides of their throat.

Question 5

[BACK - ATTACK]
[NO-GI - SUBMISSION]
Single arm choke from the back

Answer 5

1. If you are on your opponent’s back, slip one arm around their neck and try to make it so the point of your elbow aligns with the front of their neck.
2. Grip your opponent’s shoulder to secure your hand. At the same time, use your other hand to control your opponent’s wrist on the same side and bring your own elbow in tight to your waist/hip so you hold them back from defending the choke.
3. Flex/squeeze your bicep and forearm to tighten the pincer and choke your opponent. Remember to stay VERY close to their back and not give them any space to wiggle out.

Question 6

[BACK - ATTACK]
[NO-GI - SUBMISSION]
Gable grip choke from the back

Answer 6

1. If you are on your opponent’s back, slip one arm around their neck and try to make it so the point of your elbow aligns with the front of their neck.
2. Clasp your hand together in the gable grip and pull both arms tight to your chest to lock up the choke.

Remember: your choking arm should have your pinkie to the ceiling to have the gable grip (this way the blade of your forearm will be pressed against your opponent’s neck).