For the audience who regularly watched MMA competitions, and BJJ, certainly strangled after Rear-Naked Choke is a very familiar blow. According to a statistics in 2018, the number of matches ended by strangling after Rear-Naked Choke (RNC) accounted for more than one-third of the total number of finishes with the Submission lock that took place at UFC.
So what do you know about strangling after Rear-Naked Choke?
In fact, the characteristics of this tight lock have been shown right from the name. First, “Choke” is the technique, keeping the opponent suffocate; “Rear” is from behind; And “naked” – “Tran” means that we can perform strangling techniques after Rear -Naked Choke without the help of the GI (martial arts).
Thus, it can be said that Rear-Naked Choke is a breathing technique from behind without grasping martial arts.
The first step to perform the strangling after the Rear-Naked Choke is to catch the opponent's back. Often the boxers will start to strip after they are in the opponent's back position. It should be noted that in the back position, the legs of the attacker must lock the opponent's hip so that the other person cannot struggle to start the lock.
Next, the attacker will put one hand through the opponent's neck to lock. At this time, the boxer can catch the other arm inserted into the nape of the opponent to squeeze; Or grab the other hand and struggle the opponent.
With the Rear-Naked Choke blow, the forearm and arm of the attacker will block the carotid artery on both sides of the opponent's neck. Because the aorta is blocked, preventing blood from the brain, the opponent will faint due to lack of oxygen in seconds if not beaten in time.