Baseball Bat Choke from Knee on Belly

Baseball Bat Choke from Knee on Belly is a finishing attack built around a handful of repeatable controls. The top player is established in knee on belly with the inside knee pinning the opponent's torso and the outside foot posted wide for balance. Another common starting shape: the top player is in side control with the bottom player tight and defensive. It is worth attempting once comfortable with: Pass to side control from stabilized leg drag. The ideas that hold it together are grip then strangle, weight stays heavy through the setup, and movement to expose grips.

The baseball bat choke chain is a sequence of small controls, not one athletic burst. Establish a deep grip on the lapel or around the neck while keeping pressure on the chest. Use the second hand or arm to close the strangle line on the opposite side of the neck. Drive weight forward and tuck the chin to keep the opponent's posture broken. Use knee-on-belly to force the bottom player to expose the lapel reaching to defend. Set the cross-grip on the lapel for the baseball bat. Spin to finish with the second grip locked. Read the partner's defensive reaction (frame, bridge, or roll) and chain to the linked attack instead of forcing the original. Recycle the same controlling grip into the next position rather than releasing and re-gripping. The attacker has fed a strangle around the opponent's neck and is closing the choke for the tap.

Later in the baseball bat choke, submission setup chain, submissions in this family work as linked options, not isolated finishes, and deep collar grip tend to decide whether the position stays on track. Watch for these mistakes: Going for the second grip before pinning the head. Lifting weight off the chest while reaching. Holding onto the failing first attack too long and giving up dominant position. Reaching for the second grip before the first collar is deep enough. The high-percentage version of baseball bat choke from knee on belly is the one you can still chain when the first squeeze is defended.