Applying the ezekiel choke from bottom mount is a great offensive submission from the ground. Often times fighters who get taken down by their opponent and end up on their back panic.
The panic out of fear that their opponent is going to dominate them and punch them into oblivion or submit them into un-consciousness. It shouldn’t be this way. if you have a solid grip on your jiu-jitsu, wrestling and ground defense skills you should be able overturn, sweep, our launch an offensive attack on your opponent who is on top of you.
They say the best jiu-jitsu fighters love being on their back when fighting, they feel right at home because this is what they train for all their lives. If not all their lives they have been training for moments like this for many years. You have to get to the point where you are confident being placed on your back in a fight, and the only way to get that confidence is through training and practice at your mma gym.
How To Do The Ezekiel Choke From Bottom Mount
To star this choke your opponent will be mounted on top of you. What you have to do is establish some control of your opponent. The best way to do that is to draw him closer to you. With a gi it is much easier because you can grab him by his lapel collar and pull him closer to you. With no gi on you would have to grab him around the neck or grab him around the arms and pull him close.
Once you have your opponent close to you hook your left arm around the back of his neck. Keep in mind this can be done with any arm but for this tutorial we will use the left arm. Once you have your left arm wrapped around the back of your opponents neck reach over and grab the sleeve of your lapel, the part closest to your wrist. Now place your right hand directly under his throat and push forward. This completes the ezekiel choke.
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Ezekiel Choke From Mount Position
Applying an ezekiel choke from mount position will be the same motion as the first. The only difference is that you’re on top of your opponent. This is simply straight forward, just copy and apply the same steps. In this example we will use the left hand once again, but you can use whichever hand you want when fighting.
Take your left hand and hook it behind your opponents neck. Then reach over and grab the right sleeve of your lapel, the part closest to your wrist. Now place your right hand directly under his throat and push forward. And that’s it, once again you’ve done the completed the choke. You can also do this choke standing up, just follow the instructions. This is a pretty neat submission to know because it is easy to do. It’s really sneaky and before your opponent knows what hit him he’s totally choked out!
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Ezekiel Choke Defense
The next move of course will be how to defend against the ezekiel choke from bottom position. This is so you can defend against the move if it is placed on you. First, you will be on your back, take your left hand and right hand and bump (push your opponent forward). At the same time as using your hands to push your opponent forward lift your hips, it will give your lift more momentum. Now push your left hand right through your opponents grip. Pierce through the choke by straightening your left hand.
All you have left to do is walk forward and then bridge your opponent to the side. Now you are on top of him. This is how you defend and reverse the ezekiel choke!