Cross-Collar Choke from Mount
- BJJ
- Mount Attacks
- intermediate
- Mount
- 3 steps
Feed both hands deep into the collars from mount and drop your weight to finish the strangle. Also known as the Mounted X-choke. Here is the exact breakdown from the DARCE app: 3 steps, the details that make it work, and the mistakes to avoid.
Step by step
- 01
Establish mount
Stay high and heavy in mount.
- 02
Feed the grips
Thread both hands deep into opposite collars, thumbs in, palms up.
- 03
Drop your weight & finish
Pull the elbows down and to the mat and drop your chest to close the choke on both sides of the neck.
Key details
- Get the first grip deep behind the neck before the second.
- Pull the elbows down and out, dropping chest weight forward.
- Keep your base wide so you are not rolled while choking.
Common mistakes
- Shallow grips that only press the jaw.
- Sitting upright instead of dropping the weight.
- Posting both hands and getting bucked off.
Related techniques
- Armbar from MountBJJIsolate an arm from mount, climb to high mount and swing a leg over the head to attack the elbow.
- AmericanaBJJPin a bent arm to the mat, figure-four the wrist and lift the elbow to attack the shoulder.
- Arm TriangleBJJTrap one of the opponent’s arms across their own neck and squeeze with your shoulder to strangle.
- Ezekiel ChokeBJJUsing a sleeve grip behind the neck and the other forearm across the throat, saw the choke closed.
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