theotherserge gets the interview:

**Madcap8** · Posted On: 8/24/2009 1:12am

I'll have to ask about it next class. Last week we worked on options from holding a single cross-lapel grip ie: a sweep, a simple gi choke, a guillotine-esque choke (throat still hurts from this one), and an armbar. The choke during your demonstration seems like a fine addition to the lot.

And I'd like to add congratulations on becoming instruction level, your testing made for 2 excellent videos - thanks!

**turok** · Posted On: 8/24/2009 9:00pm

I learned alot from that vid, thanks!

**theotherserge** · Posted On: 8/24/2009 9:42pm

Originally Posted by Madcap8

I'll have to ask about it next class. Last week we worked on options from holding a single cross-lapel grip ie: a sweep, a simple gi choke, a guillotine-esque choke (throat still hurts from this one), and an armbar. The choke during your demonstration seems like a fine addition to the lot.

And I'd like to add congratulations on becoming instruction level, your testing made for 2 excellent videos - thanks!

it's a variant where you use your ankle instead of reaching under with your free arm. Your instructor will know this one. BJJers mostly do it from an established knee-ride which is fine by me but I like teaching the full standing option because, if the choke fails, its very easy to bail and get back to standing.

Also, why drop your cappuccino when you could hang onto it and use your leg instead?!?

thank you all for the compliments

**theotherserge** · Posted On: 8/28/2009 12:30am

Originally Posted by Kentucky Fried Chokin

Nice video! But I too would like to see less of your face. One thing I would like to see is more of the sambo teaching style you were talking about. I'm always interested to see how other grappling styles teach.

I glossed over this, I"m sorry!

Have you seen the "Dhani Tackles the Globe" SAMBO episode? Alex Barakov is the old man who taught us. There's some YouTube outtakes like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkkYC2HB7PY

He'd do this alot, have us roll and not be too committed to position or subs or anything. Just try to move well, then he'd shout "STOP!!" and set the two of us into the position and analyze it. Also note the horrific croc-sandals! The best was his parachute pants directly imported form 1982!

See how Steve (my man) is just rolling with it? Also part of the exercise.

A BJJ black belt that I love to train with does almost the same thing. I'll have to find out what Carlos' lineage is, it might be informative/helpful to you(and me!). His Professor and Alex have very similar ideas on how to best teach people how to fight.

**Kentucky Fried Chokin** · Posted On: 8/28/2009 12:42pm

Did that guy pull guard on Steve at 3:00m?

**Ming Loyalist** · Posted On: 8/28/2009 1:28pm

since i block javascript unless i have specifically allowed it, i had to reload that page and temporarily allow scripts from like TWENTY different IP addresses before finding out that the page still wouldn't load.

i hate crappy web design. any chance it will go up on youtube and be easy to watch?

**Kentucky Fried Chokin** · Posted On: 8/28/2009 3:06pm

It is YouTube.

**M.C.** · Posted On: 8/28/2009 3:07pm

He is talking about the initial video you retard, wait until I come back to Brazil to choke the stupid out of you...

**theotherserge** · Posted On: 8/28/2009 8:45pm

Originally Posted by Ming Loyalist

since i block javascript unless i have specifically allowed it, i had to reload that page and temporarily allow scripts from like TWENTY different IP addresses before finding out that the page still wouldn't load.

i hate crappy web design. any chance it will go up on youtube and be easy to watch?

the interview will be cut down to about half-time and posted on Scott's you tube channel; I'll add it here when that happens.

As for you other two faggotz:

Did that guy pull guard on Steve at 3:00m?

it's instinctive for a man to embrace another man with his legs, isn't that why you and yer Germun freund enjoy the place so much?