Artemis BJJ (MYGYM Bristol), Can Sönmez, Bristol, UK - 06/05/2016

Next you want to get hold of their non-choking side leg. If you're having trouble grabbing it, Dónal suggests using your same side heel to dig in by their knee, curling your leg back. That should bring their trouser leg in range for you to grab with your free hand, establishing a good anchor point. You then want to swivel your body, in order to get your leg-grabbing side foot to the outside of their other thigh.
I tend to push off their non-grabbed leg side thigh with my same side foot, to help me move my other foot over. Once you've got that foot locked in place, you want to keep it there to block them from trying to turn into an escape. Along with your initial grip on their leg, that hook with your foot gives you better leverage to move into the main choking position.

If that still isn't getting the choke, try bringing the hand that was gripping their leg behind their head, driving it through to push their head forward as you lock in the choke. For even more leverage, you can bring it under their arm. That then sets you up for yet another follow-up submission: the armbar is right there from that position.
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Teaching Notes: Next time, I'll emphasise the wrist positioning on finishing the choke. It is like cracking a whip, rather than trying to yank the gi across. I cut the follow up submissions down to three, but I think next time I should include the behind the head option. That's the most natural one to go for if you can't finish, judging by drilling. It would also be worth emphasising bringing your legs over their shoulder for extra leverage too.
I did include the armbar, but that's because we went through the armbar from guard in the previous month on mount, with armbar drills too. As long as I do that not too long before, it shouldn't be confusing.
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