How to Lock in a Gogoplata

The gogoplata is a submission choke used in Judo, where it is known as Kagato-Jime Brazillian and Japanese Jiu Jitsu and modern mixed martial arts also feature the gogoplata. Although you must be very flexible in the hamstrings and the glutes to perform the gogoplata, it is a submission worth having in your MMA repertoire. Often, locking in a gogoplata will cause fighters to tap out from the pain, even before they get knocked out.

Instructions

    • 1

      Take your opponent down so he lands on top of you. Work your knee under your chin and place your shin against his throat.

    • 2

      Put both of your hands on the nape of his neck and pull his head against your shin.

    • 3

      Swing the shin that is not against your opponent's neck around to the back of his head and squeeze your shins together, to lock in the gogoplata further.