Key Takeaways
- A 1-volume self-defense and creative grappling instructional teaching how to use a hoodie as a choking weapon
- Covers every major position: guard, side mount, mount, back mount, knee on belly, turtle, and crucifix
- Over 20 choke variations using the hoodie string, sleeves, and the hood itself as strangulation tools
- From James Nunn — 2nd degree BJJ black belt, 3rd degree Muay Thai Kru, and multiple other martial arts black belts
- Niche but practical: if you train in a hoodie or care about self-defense applications, this is unique material
- Rating: 7.5/10
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Most BJJ instructionals teach techniques that work in a gi or in no-gi. The Hangman Noose James Nunn DVD takes a different path — it teaches how to use your hoodie as a weapon. While it sounds unconventional, The Hangman Noose James Nunn DVD system is grounded in real mechanics: hoodie strings create focused pressure, sleeves provide unique choking angles, and the hood itself offers a control handle that does not exist in traditional training.
Your Hoodie Is A Weapon
The hoodie occupies a strange place in grappling culture. It is common training attire in many no-gi academies, worn during warm-ups and casual rolls. But nobody teaches how to actually use it. A hoodie string creates a focused pressure point that can turn a mediocre choke into a fight-ender.
The stretchy fabric of a hoodie sleeve allows for chokes that a traditional gi lapel cannot duplicate. The hood itself provides a handle for controlling and manipulating the opponent’s head that is not available in any other training context. The Hangman Noose James Nunn DVD system addresses this overlooked training gap systematically, showing how everyday clothing can be transformed into a submission tool. Whether you view
The Hangman Noose James Nunn DVD as self-defense preparation or simply creative grappling, the BJJ improvised weapons concepts open up an entirely new dimension of choking techniques.
James Nunn – A True Martial Artist
James Nunn is a multi-discipline martial artist and instructor based in Brisbane, Australia. He holds a 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Black Dragon Kai, as well as a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo, a 1st degree black belt in Bushikai, and a 1st degree black belt in Jissen Budo.
Nunn is also a 3rd degree Muay Thai Kru (Trainer), a qualified personal trainer and strength coach, and holds instructor-level certification in Kinetic Fighting KEFIC. He began his martial arts journey in 1993 and has been competing and teaching across multiple disciplines ever since.
Nunn teaches BJJ at the Australian Karate Academy in Salisbury, Queensland, where his focus includes both sport Jiu-Jitsu and practical self-defense applications. His extensive experience across striking, grappling, and weapons-based systems gives him a unique perspective on using everyday objects — like a hoodie — for self-defense.
Detailed Hangman Noose James Nunn DVD Review
The Hangman Noose James Nunn instructional is a compact 1-volume instructional covering all major positions. The approach to improvised weapons turns everyday clothing into a submission tool. This is hoodie self-defense BJJ at its most creative — a system built for real-world scenarios where a hoodie is the only weapon you have.
Volume 1: The Full Hangman Noose System
The only volume in this DVD opens with the Guard section, where Nunn teaches the fundamental hoodie strangulation techniques from the bottom position. The Hoodie Cross Collar Choke adapts the classic gi cross collar choke to the hoodie string, creating a focused pressure that is surprisingly effective. Loop and Canto choke variations from guard demonstrate how the hoodie string can be used to generate finishing power that does not rely on grip strength — the string cuts into the neck with concentrated force that is difficult to defend.
From Side Mount and Technical Mount, Nunn introduces the Wing Choke — using the hoodie sleeve to attack the opponent’s neck from the side. Baseball Bat Choke leads to a Paper Cutter variation, both adapted from their Gi counterparts, with the hoodie sleeve replacing the lapel. The Ezekiel Choke from side control becomes significantly more effective with the hoodie fabric providing additional friction and pressure.
The Mount section is where the hoodie system becomes truly creative. The Bow and Arrow choke from uses the hoodie sleeve and pants to create the identical mechanical pathway as the Gi version, but with the sleeve providing a stretchier, tighter grip. A Clock Choke from mount adapts this classic gi technique using the hoodie string, demonstrating how even a supposedly “gi-only” technique translates to a hoodie.
The Back Mount section covers the Rear Naked Choke with hoodie sleeve, as well as several lapel-style strangles from the back using the hoodie hem, along with an innovative Anaconda finish with the hoodie string for additional neck pressure.
The Knee on Belly and Turtle sections round out the system with the Helicopter Choke and additional string-based strangulations from positions where traditional chokes are harder to finish.
Any Garment Will Do If You Can Grapple
Since this is a single-volume instructional, the approach is straightforward: watch the entire system once to understand what is available, then drill the techniques from your most comfortable positions first.
The hoodie string techniques are the most immediately applicable — they work from virtually any position and require minimal adjustment from standard gi chokes. The sleeve-based techniques (Wing Choke, Bow and Arrow, Ezekiel) benefit from having a training partner who is also wearing a hoodie, as the fabric behavior changes when both people are wearing them.
The James Nunn hoodie choke system is best explored during dedicated positional drilling sessions rather than open rolling, as the techniques require deliberate setup and feel.
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Who Is This For?
This instructional is for grapplers who train in no-gi but wear hoodies during training, and for anyone interested in creative self-defense applications of Jiu-Jitsu. The Hangman Noose James Nunn DVD is particularly valuable for BJJ instructors looking to add unique material to their self-defense curriculum.
Sport-focused grapplers who never wear hoodies on the mat will find less day-to-day application, though the conceptual lessons about improvising with clothing are broadly useful. The material assumes a solid understanding of basic BJJ positions — white belts with less than six months of training may struggle with the positional awareness required. The ideal audience is the blue belt or above who trains in a casual academy where hoodies are common training attire.
Pros & Potential Drawbacks
Pros:
- The concept is genuinely unique — no other BJJ Fanatics instructional teaches hoodie-based strangulation as a complete system
- The hoodie string techniques are surprisingly effective and work immediately once you understand the basic mechanics
- Covering every major position makes this a complete system rather than a collection of tricks
- James Nunn’s multi-discipline martial arts background gives him a broader perspective on self-defense than most BJJ-only instructors
Potential Drawbacks:
- The niche is extremely specific — most grapplers will not wear a hoodie during competition or regular training
- The single-volume format means that some techniques (particularly the advanced variations from mount) receive less detailed breakdown than they would in a multi-volume system
Hood On
The Hangman Noose: Your Hoodie Is A Weapon by James Nunn DVD is not a mainstream instructional, and it does not pretend to be. It is a creative, well-structured self-defense system that fills a niche that no other instructional addresses. This James Nunn course is honest about what it is: a compact, creative, and thoroughly enjoyable exploration of an overlooked aspect of grappling.
