A Few More Words on those Jiu Jitsu Submissions

In my previous post, I mentioned that for beginners the better submissions in the closed guard are the cross collar choke, the guillotine and the kimure bent armlock. So, what was it that made these jiu jitsu submissions effective? For a beginner, these submissions are safer for a beginner in the sense that they do not have to give up the closed guard and change to more difficult control positions such as the ones utilized for armbars, triangle chokes, etc. (Those jiu jitsu submissions leave you open for guard pass counters)

Now, here is another aspect to the kimura, the cross collar choke and the guillotine and one that even advanced practioners will find useful...you do not need any control to submit and opponent with these submissions. You can finish an opponent from any position with these specific jiu jitsu submissions because they do not require positional control to finish. (Well, the kimura does, but you can manipulate a person's body with it from any position)So, that is a little food for thought for those who would like to re-examine these old submissions.