The Simple Choke

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Deivid's caption says, "Surprise your opponent with this simple choke." The clip's own on-screen text names it: "SIMPLE ROLLING COLLARD CHOKE" (the clip's spelling of collar). From kneeling face-to-face in the gi, he takes the collar, breaks his partner down, and rolls through to finish.

The breakdown — piece by piece

STEP 1 · 0:00–0:03

Take the collar grips kneeling

Both of you are kneeling, facing each other, in blue gis. Grip his collar at the neck with one hand and bring your other hand to the far side of his neck.

STEP 2 · 0:03–0:06

Break his posture down

Pull him forward and down with the collar grips until he posts a hand on the mat and drops to hands and knees in front of you. Stay kneeling tall at his head.

STEP 3 · 0:06–0:08

Set up tight for the roll

Keep the collar control and move in tight beside his head, reaching down along his side to control him low as you prepare to roll. Your chest stays connected to him.

STEP 4 · 0:08–0:10

Roll through and finish

Roll through onto your side and back, taking him over with you. You land side by side with the collar choke locked around his neck, and his face shows the choke is on.

Key details

The on-screen text in the clip reads "SIMPLE ROLLING COLLARD CHOKE" — its own spelling of "collar."
The caption says this was Deivid's first video ever to reach 1 million views, and that it ended up with over 2.7 million views.
Both athletes wear a blue gi; the choke is built on the collars.

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