Snapshot of the Day: Rani Yahya's North-South Choke From WEC 42

by Luke Thomas on Aug 13, 2009 1:55 PM EDT in News Comment 23 comments

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Yahya defeated Josh Hosman by North-South choke at 2:08 of round 1. Hosman's eyes tell a frightening story, no?

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Yahya looks like a Tasmanian Devil

going constantly for subs. It is crazy to watch him.

Arguing on the internet is like being in the special olympics, even when you win you are still retarded.

by dnevil001 on Aug 13, 2009 12:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

beautiful choke. makes you want to cry, no?

by pop_gun_war on Aug 13, 2009 12:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

one of Marcelo Garcia’s fav posistions…devastating, that choke comes on fast!

by magneto on Aug 13, 2009 12:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

North South chokes probably take some of the most time out of compression chokes to actually take effect especially slow if it’s just on the windpipe, but yeah Garcia does love it; Garcia typically goes into kesa gatame with it though from what I remember.

by AboveThisFire on Aug 13, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The look on Hosman's face is like-

Help! Someone please help me!

Arguing on the internet is like being in the special olympics, even when you win you are still retarded.

by dnevil001 on Aug 13, 2009 1:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

More like ‘Help…someone please he…zzzzzzzz’

by Dabashire on Aug 13, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reminds of the look on that reporters face

when he was asking Cyborg about choking Gina Carano out & she slapped it on his ass! lol

Arguing on the internet is like being in the special olympics, even when you win you are still retarded.

by dnevil001 on Aug 13, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I find it’s useful against a lot of non-white belts. Go for arm triangles from side control then slip into the NS choke. A lot of times they’ll think they’re in the clear since an arm isn’t trapped. By the time they realize you’re going for a NS it’s too late to defend.

by cmsove on Aug 13, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Are you suggesting that people with

white belts are able to identify the NS choke coming & stop you? lol

Arguing on the internet is like being in the special olympics, even when you win you are still retarded.

by dnevil001 on Aug 13, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn those crafty white belts.

by AboveThisFire on Aug 13, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lol. No. I didn’t say that very well. It’s easy to catch white belts in pretty much every submission, so NS choke isn’t anything special against them. It’s harder to catch more advanced guys with arm bars etc. The NS is higher % for me than a lot of other submissions when taking on a blue+ belt.

by cmsove on Aug 13, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know what I find works incredibly well, but it’s possibly because I just drill it a lot? Anaconda Chokes, for some reason 99% of people don’t think they’re in danger.

by AboveThisFire on Aug 13, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reminds me of “choke days” at the gym. Nothing like getting choked in various ways for a whole class.

Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo

by ANance on Aug 13, 2009 1:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Those are pretty bad weeks, gotta love showing up at work with Gi burn all around your neck.

by AboveThisFire on Aug 13, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And yeah, I’ve been asked if I tried to commit suicide because of Gi burns around my neck…

by AboveThisFire on Aug 13, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

When I first started I had a bad habit of tapping the mat. I got over that bad habit real fast after damn near going out.

Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo

by ANance on Aug 13, 2009 1:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

When I first started I had a bad habit of tapping the mat. I got over that bad habit real fast after damn near going out.

Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo

by ANance on Aug 13, 2009 1:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

lol

my buddy who i just got to join our bjj club, could not get into the habit of tapping, he would always yell instead of tapping, and that works for joint and shoulder locks, but chokes….not so much.

by bluejitz on Aug 13, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I say tap out loud if it’s an armbar or a leg lock. I tap the mat or my opponent if it’s a choke or shoulder lock.

I’ve had way too many close calls trying to tap my opponent when they have an armbar, I just say it now and tap them just for good measure.

by AboveThisFire on Aug 13, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did Hosman tap or nap?

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by themachiavellian on Aug 13, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

BAD NEWS

i just read that the barncat just got cut……
this sux.

That was a real kick and good for laughs and lashings of the old ultraviolent.

by mistake4 on Aug 13, 2009 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m sorry but this really cracked me up. News from yesterday. That has nothing to do with Yahya or the NS choke or even the WEC. And your screen name is “mistake.” Made me chuckle.