Gi & no-gi Intermediate
When the armbar from the back is defended, Invisible Jiu Jitsu switches to a choke instead of abandoning the attack.
Submissions
Rear Naked Choke
The blood choke from the back - one arm under the chin, the other locking behind the head. The highest-percentage finish in grappling.
Also called rnc, mata leão, hadaka jime, rear choke, lion killer.
Where it shows up
Related techniques
Shorts
YouTube videos
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
John Danaher's long-form lesson on the rear naked choke: the mechanics of the squeeze, the role of the second arm and why people fail to finish.
Can't Finish From The Back? John Danaher's PERFECT Crucifix System
Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics YouTube
Danaher's crucifix system for when you cannot finish from regular back control: rolling into the crucifix and the chokes that appear.
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Chewy's three rear naked choke variations, including the palm-to-palm and the figure-four finishes he actually uses.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Chewy on hiding the choking-hand grip so the bottom player cannot peel it off. A small detail that finishes a lot of defended RNCs.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Chewy's longer look at finishing more rear naked chokes: when to switch arms, how to take out slack and how to deal with a tucked chin.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
A choke setup from back mount for when people keep escaping your hooks.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Knight Jiu-Jitsu's essentials for attacking the back in gi and no-gi: control first, then the chokes that follow.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Knight Jiu-Jitsu's crucifix submission options: rear naked choke, collar chokes and the reverse armbar.
Crucifix Control & Submission Variations - Andre Galvao
Atos Jiu-Jitsu HQ | World's Best BJJ Academy - Home Page YouTube
Andre Galvao's long class on crucifix control and the submission variations that follow from a trapped arm.
BACK CONTROL - IMPORTANT TIPS WHEN HAND FIGHTING FROM THE BACK TO SET UP THE REAR NAKED CHOKE
Giancarlo Bodoni YouTube
Giancarlo Bodoni on the hand-fighting sequences from the back that set up the rear naked choke instead of stalling in a grip fight.
Back Crucifix. Entry, Reverse Omoplata, Armbar, Choke, & More
Pica Pau Jiu Jitsu & Grappling YouTube
A full crucifix class: entry, reverse omoplata, armbar, choke and how they chain together.
Written instruction
Rear Naked Choke
BJJ Atlas BJJ Atlas
Written overview of the rear naked choke mechanics and common finishing errors.
Rear naked choke
Wikipedia Wikipedia
History and mechanics of the rear naked choke across grappling arts. Linked with CC BY-SA attribution.