BJJ Technique - Head Control Concepts and Chokes - Coach Zahabi 

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Thanks coach! Trapping the hip is much tighter. Plus most expect you to go for the leg and they “curly shuffle” away from you. Their hip is easier to get to and they don’t expect it

I started BJJ 2 month ago, and i am really putting the effort in it, i do not miss a single session, i drill at home, eat smart and watch tutorials every minute of my free time. But these simple things like "if you can see the top of his head , go for the Guillotine" are just golden!!! Its stuff that you can recall very fast while rolling and just implement to your game. Thank you very much for the great content Mr. Zahabi !!!

I love the small details and concepts you teach! Amazing!

So underrated , some people don’t realize that if you can constantly control the head/postures you can really control the match

Something about seeing the technique as you are narrating makes the concepts stick so much more. My favorite channel. Much appreciated! Thank you so much.

You're a legend Firaz! Massive help. Keep them coming

These videos are proving invaluable for me as a fairly new bjj player wants thank you enough for the information provide on this channel... a massive thank you from england

Thanks for the tips coach! Love how that video was short but very powerful and informative, maybe even game changing!

Love these videos, Firas! Best of luck to you and your team

Thank you Coach Zahabi for sharing your knowledge. Great video!

Aye Firas I need a Khabib vs Barboza breakdown! Great content btw

Thanks coach Firaz, really enjoy your rolling comentary, cest du bon stuff! Keep em coming👍

I've been practising this the last two weeks and it's money! Thank you for sharing so many details

I love what you did at 02:10. He rolled over his shoulder for an open guard position and you forced a leg drag position. I have been looking for a counter to that roll for a while and will be trying it Monday morning. Thank you 🙏

Firas Zahabi are really the best! I've bought your RDL Lockdown Instructional and it's really works! Thank's a lot! I'm waiting new instructionals from you asap🙏😊

Thanks so much Firas your videos are incredibly helpful I really appreciate them all the best brother!

Didn't get disappointed by any of your videos, not by any single line that you said. I'll like and share all your vids, just keep them coming. Much thanks, excellent work.

These videos are so informative I love it. I'm a martial artist and this is broken down very well. Definitely going to work on this.

Amazing video. I put away the focus on nogi for a long time to focus on the gi, and now as a black belt, I need to revise my nogi grips and controls. Very useful instruction - Thanks!

This is great. I like the commentary to explain transition, very useful for a beginner like me

I love your channel! Thank you for this video!

Beautiful, I love this. My favourite is the darce but I am definitely going to start to add in the arm in guillotine 👍🏾💪

SO many good concepts in this, thank you.

Amazing 😯 -- i almost caught someone in that Armpit Fox lock today. Thank you for taking the time to make these.

absolutely brilliant, thanks for this info.

Thanks Firas for sharing your knowledge love your channel !!!🥋🙏😌

Great advice! Will do and two of my go to's (Dbl leg & guillotine) Thank you

I wanna thank you for all the info you give to us, greets from the Netherlands

brilliant info as always, thank you

Awesome concept! Excellent explanation! Well done!

Awesome stuff coach! Would really like to see a video focused on the guillotine

This is a beautiful video.

Coach Zahabi great video, will drill your techniques, where the head goes body will follow! 🎉thanks

Firas you've got to be one of the best yet most underrated coaches in MMA today. I know you're too smart to be egotistical about praise you receive but it amazes me to see a coach who dominates at the highest levels of MMA like this without any major outside help or endorsement to start of your career from the big names. You and GSP conquered the World by hard work and intelligence. Bispings about as tough as they come yet Team GSP made it happen. I wish you all a great victory against Whitaker also. It would be great to see a Zahabi post 217 card analysis but don't do it if you think it will hurt your gyms future startegy or be very vague on GSPs moves and dissect Bisping and where he went wrong instead. I respect Bisping because he came up from across the Ocean and sleeping in a Car to be World champion and is a ferocious, high cardio, ruthless brawler. GSP is awesome for working so hard and consistently to evolve into the monster he is today. I want to see GSP beat Whitakers ass (because they're making him fight Whitaker) and then do whatever he deems best next. I think I'd like to see him down at 170 again after Whitaker and to take Woodleys belt from him and bring it back to Montreal. Once again-I salute you, GSP, and all your team your coaching and team awed and inspired me Saturday at 217. I hope GSP makes an example out of Whitaker like he did Bisping. All the best.

Thanks coach great advice definitely trap the hip works better for me great sequence of techniques

love watching this style

Nice .D'arce video, I waiting for this.

Please produce more of this coach Zahabi!!!

Underrated videos ❤️🔥

Absolute magic!

Wow, amazing video

Thanks for this video I learned a lot. These are just getting better and better it seems. I hope to visit your gym in the near future and get some private classes or attend a class.

Thank you so much for these Video always grateful oss

Wonderful tips❤

top of the head ... got it coach , time to get better at my guillotines

love the Darce-Guillotine combo, it gets for me even way better when I use the japanese necktie in between both subs. I will try to block the hip tomorrow in class and see how it works :)

Thank you so much for these type of videos. It's helped me out so much

Thank you for the intell Firas.

loved this video big love from the AFC Newcastle England were Alex Garcia came !

Amazing!

Someone is going to have a very sore neck the next day... damn!

Thank you sir 🙌

Fuar, sick video.

Thank you!

That's gold.

Cool stuff

Amazing.

The darce is my best technique, and I prefer the hip trap as well. I like to finish a lot from the two positions in this roll, as well as finishing with my lock 'in the air' (so right arm choking would be on my right hip) and one reason on all of these finishes (mount, lock down, or lock up) that I like the hip is because if they do manage to create some space you're still trapping their legs. If you only trap their legs and they create some space, then you've got nothing. You may be okay and get the finish anyways, but I vastly prefer having as much lower body control as possible. The days of finishing good training partners with darces or guillotines without hip control are pretty much over.

love that same old song...

Beautiful

nice video bro

Awesome, this is very helpful. 07:57 what is the name of that sweep? Wanted to thank you for all this videos u are putting for us. For me as a beginner, your concepts are gold.

thanks alot coach for such a great video, I am wondering if Tristar got a complete Curriculum for MMA on there website, is it possible in the future you can have something like that or such an application or application like gracie university but for MMA

The best

would you ever go for the arm in guillotine too? would love to see your thoughts on how to finish it etc, i always struggle with getting a finish on the arm-in variation.

Excellent video. Love the rolling commentary format. One question: With your d'arce, are you aiming for a blood choke, neck crank or slicing the soft tissue of the side of the neck (kind of like robert drysdale teaches it)? I'm just trying to figure out what I should be aiming for when I practice it.

Amazing video. I have a very hard time finishing the Darce, due to short arms. Is there a variation for short, thick arms?

Thank you for sharing coach Zahabi. Do you find if you use more your legs to keep the distance would be one option to avoid the guillotine? Or when he is coming up on the single leg would it be harder for you to get the hold if he keeps the head on the outside (example. outside of your leg)? Best regards!

Can you do a video on the darce and how to finish with a shallow grip or when the underhook is tough to clear?

Could you do a video explaining how you perform the DARCE?

I havent really tried the hip but i saw a good video of joe rogan and tj working the leg and rolling on the shoulder for extra torque.

Hi Firas, I was looking to see if you had a tutorial on the darce and anacoda choke but I couldn't find one. Could you make a video like that for the people?

Nice thanks firas

Firas always has the right away no questions asked 5:38

Coach. Can you do a video showing how you deal with a much larger wrestler. Submissions.

I get a really, really clean darce when I lock it up standard and then front roll over the guy. Of course it only works from the side control, but it makes it super clean and really tight. Most guys tap half way though the roll. The ones that hold on tap when I wind up on the other side with my lock on the top.

I like trapping the hip too, although generally I allow my opponent to come on top in "side control". He usually ends up lying on his back and I'll follow into a mounted darce

ZAHABI DESTROYS EVERYONE

Being this good would be crazy

That dude is so good lmao if I had to roll with that guys holy shit

I like to use the lockdown when attacking with a guillotine. I find it easy to get the lockdown and once I extend my legs their hips are naturally pulled below mine making the guillotine tighter.

What are your thoughts on the arm in Guillotine? Do you feel it’s a high percentage finish? I always catch this grip on guys coming up from side control and have a finish rate of about 10%. My instructor says to regroup to the no-arm Guillotine. But I have a tough time against stronger opponents because I feel I’m gonna lose position during the switch. Can you do a video on the arm in Guillotine or the switch to no-arm Guillotine?

I don't know if you have some Defense Soap Foot Cleaning Stations at that gym, but based on the number of people on the mats there should be!

I had learned a great escape from darce, from top and bottom from a great dvd but stepping over and locking in the mount stops it

Can you comment on m Garcia being so successful with guillotines but rarely using darces

Do you not need to always trap the arm to do a successful darse?

anybody know what program he is using when making this video ?

veeery good we are getting the most of it mr firas.you are a muslim brother ?

I rarely get the guillotine grip on people when they're turtled because they keep fighting my hands. How do you secure it so hand fighting doesn't stop it?

Do you ever sit out into marce instead of trying to finish the darce from top position?

Man I love de D arce but my arms are very short

Your D’Arce grip is south of your bicep. Is that something you do deliberately? I never executed this choke off-bicep with any success. I imagine your method works better as you’re repeatedly tapping that guy with it.

07:13 darce

His neck was hurt 4:45

this guy's poor neck, lol