Senji's choke training

[ThatPolishDude]

Sharing her knowledge on anything fighting-related was something Huan always loved to do, so when word reached her of someone new to LAW wanting to get a better hang of chokeholds, something she was more than proficient in, she jumped at the occasion. After all, helping someone get better might lead to having a better fight with them later and she absolutely loved a good fight.

When she arrived at the gym she exchanged some pleasantries with the young man she was about to train and got to work. After some warmup, she wanted to see how well he actually knew some holds and in her experience, it was the best way to judge that by having someone try and escape it. What Huan decided to start with was a classic, rear naked choke. To be fair, not many people would be able to escape from that if she locked it in for real, and for these purposes, there was no need to so she left a few weak points for Senji to exploit if he could find them. As she locked it in she would say "Ok, what do you do in this situation?" then she would pull him to the ground and wrap her legs around his to keep him in place.

[TheLoneWanderer]

Training. Training. He hadn't much confidence in terms of getting an acceptance for training. However, Senji intended to just lone wolf his fights using his prior experience and training to get to a Blue Belt in BJJ just in case he did get no takers. Lucky for him, a woman named Lei was willing to take him under her wing for now. Despite his progression, Senji was still rather young at 19 and had a lot to learn if he wanted to naturally progress to higher tiers. This would help him out, hopefully.

He glanced at Lei, now behind him, and nodded at her to make sure she knew he was listening to her. Huan's legs were entwined with his own in the form, obviously making it hard to exercise their full flexibility. He tested this by trying to bring his legs together or rotating them. As Lei's hooks were probably in deep, he intended to move on to dealing with the chokehold itself. Defending his neck wasn't really an option at this stage.

"Let me try something basic first.", He said to Lei. To start off, Senji aimed to stretch his left leg out to the side and then slip it under her left foot so that wouldn't be hooked. He aimed to then try to turn to the right, into her to exploit the lack of tightness around his neck. If Senji was able to do this, then Lei would find him back in her guard and her arm wrapped around the back of his neck. The sequence more or less went as Senji turning his entire body to face her. Lei would have her legs around him still but it was a small price to pay in regards to not being at risk of getting choked out....

[ThatPolishDude]

As they turned Lei made sure to end up on top, with her superior strength and size it wasn't that hard. She would then throw a fake punch at his head stopping it before it reached him to transition into a playful pat on his cheek. "That's one way to do it but I'm still in control, not a good place for you right after a choke" she said with a smile and then moved to demonstrate another one, sliding one arm behind his neck and the forearm of the other pressed against his throat, not putting any pressure or lacking anything in yet. "If your opponent wants to go for the choke again they can move for this one for instance. Want to try and get out of this? She would say ready to lock or disengage based on his reaction.

[TheLoneWanderer]

Senji started reflecting while she was switching, analyzing the difference between them. The pat on his cheek made his eyes dart away for a second but he returned to looking her in the eye. Ah, there was a flaw in his escape despite it having gotten him out of the Rear Naked Choke. When he turned towards the left or right, a bigger person could lift themselves up then follow you over and end up on top. They were around the same height but she cleared him in terms of overall muscle. Senji wasn't weak by any means, just smaller than her.

"Ok.", He responded in hushed delight. Grappling really did improve his mood if he was feeling down. The constant changing of advantages gave him something to focus on.

From the techniques in his mind, he recalled this position as Full Mount (Bottom). Then, she moved on to the next chokehold. To try his first escape attempt, Senji went to bring the arm on the side of the forearm up against his throat up to near his chest where she was mounted. This also entailed the limb moving past Lei's armpit. She'd find the shoulder connected to the arm across the front of his neck being pressed up against by his hand. Senji was aiming to delay or stop the choke by pushing her shoulder higher and, therefore alleviating pressure from the hypothetical chokehold.

[ThatPolishDude]

"Good way to buy time, and that's not necessarily the quickest choke around anyway, but..." She would release her hand for a brief moment and shift slightly to let Senji's hand slide off of her before pushing her forearm down, not full force but hard enough for him to feel it and locked in again. "The strength approach ain't gonna get you far with a bigger opponent, I could have stayed where I was, and if someone knows what they are doing it's not gonna work either. It just so happens I can do both" She gave him a wink before continuing "First hint, what would you do in a bear hug with your hand free?"

Huan was happy with the way things were going so far, her partner seemed to know some things and while a polish would be needed it was defiantly a good base. The second choke, in truth one of her least favorite, and Senji's approach would have likely worked on most opponents but she didn't want it to just be about chokes, now she wanted to see how fast he thinks when things don't go to plan.

[TheLoneWanderer]

"A bear hug? I've never dealt with that before. Mmmm......I guess I'd try to target their interlocked fingers. I do the same with the Guillotine Choke if I can pry them apart."

It had taken him a bit to come to that conclusion but it may work. Senji knew that the bear hug wouldn't be able to cripple him if done by most fighters, but he wasn't so sure in regards to the exceptions. The people who were genetically superior, trained far harder, or used enhancements. Lucky for him, Senji doubted he'd have to face someone like that in some sort of underground gladiator match...at least...not anymore.

"I also don't fight dirty. I know I could escape easier if I did but...I just can't do it.", He pondered. She could see his eyes likely become distant, as if thinking of something before he snapped back to reality. Discipline and previous experiences developed a sense of honor within his style. Sure, he could go as rough as most fighters. But to cross the line and go below the belt, so to speak? That would be extremely difficult for him.

Senji shifted under Lei, with her still in mount, a little. Getting an idea, Senji went to bring his hands to her interconnected ones and slightly turn to the side. If he was able to do this, then he'd try to pull the connection between her elbow and fingers apart. This would finally result in him, hopefully, slipping his left arm front of his throat to stop her from reapplying it while keeping the right hand on Lei's side - near the ribcage.

Oh right, regarding his attire, he wore a red and black rashguard with similarly colored BJJ spats/form-fitting pants. Given the scenario, his shoes were left near his gym bag too. As such, his muscles would be seen contracting and tightening underneath the No-Gi outfit. Takijima was building up a bit of a sweat too but was far from tired.

[ThatPolishDude]

Senji was giving a valiant effort, even managed to get her to the side but she wrapped her legs around his midsection to keep him close and would not let go of the choke, this was a good moment to show him something new. "Try to push my jaw up and away, I need to stay close for this so pushing is good but the jaw hives you a better leverage" She said quickly and bluntly almost like a command, now she didn't want him to think just act and see the results. She had something to say about fighting dirty too but that could wait till after he got out.

His quick thinking was good, he had a bit of a hard time seeing weak points but that could be worked on, it really comes with the experience. Still, his efforts might work eventually but efficiency was key, Huan got that attitude early in her MMA career, no wasted movement, no more energy spent than absolutely necessary. It was also a good attitude to teach in her mind.

[TheLoneWanderer]

"Ahhh?", Senji's voice came out as a bit strained but he chose to listen. As he was turned towards the right, he was meaning to rely on his left arm. He bent it inward and went to drive it into her jaw to push Lei back as she had advised. It wasn't a strike, just meant to get her back from him and make it more difficult to hold onto the chokehold. He fully stretched his elbow out in order to try to make the most distance between them. He was still laid on his right, or rather halfway between front and the side, but it was better than getting in a very deep chokehold. The worry about her legs was secondary since he knew that he'd trained his body with the intention of defense even if he couldn't knockout someone with one hit.

This meant his abdominals would hold up if she tried to scissor instead of being crushed immediately. Personally, given her technical showings, Senji thought she was using them more in the realm of keeping him close as she would in closed guard. Now, she had also told him how to help defend against bearhugs too. Senji was learning quite a bit despite his initial knowledge of submissions, that was clear.

[ThatPolishDude]

Huan would relase him fully as he extended his arm and sat up. "Good, you have to mind the distance even in grapples. If I need to be close look for the simplest way to keep me back, the neck is always a good target" She said as he rolled her shoulders still looking at him. "I get the sentiment about fairness but others don't have to share it, especially if the match type allows. I myself will keep it fair in a standard bit no DQ or extreme matches... I will try not to but if someone comes at me with a bat I don't mind kicking them where it hurts if you catch my meaning. Would rather not but this sport is what it is"

She now stretched a little and turned her back to him. "Ok, I want to see you try these two now, see what we have to iron out in your technique. And don't hold back, I want to judge it fairly and can take it" For now she would follow his movements, letting him get into position and lock in as he would find best, testing under pressure could come later.

[TheLoneWanderer]

"I see. I'll keep that all in mind."

Senji slithered his way to Lei's back. He sunk his hooks in on the inside of her thighs, bringing his right arm around her neck as to where her chin was aligned above the blunt point of his elbow. This would make it a blood choke as opposed to an air choke. The former entailed cutting off blood and oxygen to the brain using the carotid arteries located in the neck. Complete unconsciousness would occur in under 9 seconds.

To continue, he quickly supported his choking arm by putting its fingers over his bicep and bringing the support arm around to rest on the back of her head. After that, he began to settle into a steadily increasing squeeze. He kept an eye on Lei's body language, knowing that these moves were dangerous and he needed to be careful not to hurt Huan more than intended even if she said she could take it.