Crucifix | Choke Concepts

Finishing from the crucifix position involves attacking the neck and arm with high percentage movements. When securing the crucifix, control the opponent's arm tightly with your legs to prevent their elbow from slipping out. It's not crucial which side of your feet their hand is on unless they start pulling on the outside of your knee to free their shoulder.

Focus on pinching your legs and sitting heavily over their arm, with the rest of your weight over their back. Find their wrist and pass it to your free hand, using a variety of grips such as over the knuckles, four-finger grips, or a full hand grip, depending on what provides the most control.

For the choke, align your choking arm's blade straight to the opponent's chin, even if their chin is down. Apply pressure with your chest and head to build up potential energy. Use a turning motion, like turning a key, to slip your forearm under their chin. Once in position, use your wrist to bridge, walk your fingers up, and secure them on the top ridge of their shoulder blade.

1. For the first choke, connect your hands, close your elbow, make a wall with your body, and pull the elbow back until your forearm is parallel to their shoulders, then bring everything together.
2. The second choke uses the same leverage off the shoulder blade but with one arm. Block with your elbow back and maintain the position. It may take longer, but the opponent has no hands to assist in defense.
3. The third choke is the rear naked choke, which should be familiar.

From an arm drag to the crucifix, reach to the opponent's chest, pull to build pressure, skip to find the neck, and then lift and walk your fingers to secure the choke. The sequence is: one-arm choke, two-arm choke, and rear naked choke.