Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Rear Choke Defenses

Jiu-Jitsu is often misconstrued as a grappling art. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as:

"An art of weaponless fighting employing holds, throws, and paralyzing blows to subdue or disable an opponent."

At Capital MMA we've made a few changes to the dictionary's definition to create something that would make the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Helio Gracie - proud:

"An art of weaponless fighting that incorporates self-defense, striking, clinching (holds, trips and throws), grappling and philosophy."

In this video we address four rear choke defenses from our self-defense curriculum. Our self-defense curriculum - with over 130 techniques - addresses the initial, or surprise moment of a violent encounter.

We hope you enjoy.