Key Takeaways
- A No-Gi instructional connecting straight and bent armlocks and chokes into a detailed chain system.
- Covers both bottom and top applications of the system and connects them all in one long chain.
- Features plenty of Choi Bars, as well as the innovative Ultra Kimura.
- BJJ World Expert Rating: 8 out of 10.
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Your favourite submission doesn’t have to be a failure when your initial attempt does not end up working. Instead of bailing, why not jump on to the next immediately available attack, and the next, and so forth? You can even circle back to the first one.
This is how submission chains work, and the Upper Body Chain Attacks Janine Mocaiber DVD provides incredible examples on how to set them up. It is a No-Gi specific instructional, but everything shown in it works perfectly with the Gi as well. Plus, it is very easy to put in direct use after just a couple of views.
Upper or Lower Body Attacks?
What are the best submission attacks to use in BJJ? The debate of the supremacy of lower and/or upper body attacks has been raging since Danaher introduced Ashi Garami, and people have been picking sides ever since.
I feel like grapplers such as Craig Jones did great to help bridge this gap early, not allowing the upper vs. lower body attacks debate to turn into a modern version of the Gi or No-Gi question. I doubt it will, as people will be satisfied with any sub they can get, upper or lower.
That said, certain positions in BJJ provide much easier access to upper body attacks, as opposed to lower limb submissions, and vice versa. The key is knowing what is more likely to work and offers a higher percentage of success – why go for leg locks from closed guard when you have chokes right there for the taking?
The Upper Body Chain Attacks Janine Mocaiber DVD focuses on both top and bottom positions that provide direct access to the arms and neck and offers plenty of ways to combine them together in a never-ending submission threat.
Oshawa BJJ Instructor Janine Mocaiber
Janine Mocaiber is half of a BJJ power couple that heads the Oshawa BJJ and Fitness gym in Ontario. She is a 1st degree black belt, and her husband Igor Mocaiber is a 3rd degree BJJ black belt.
Janine is a standout competitor, in addition to working full time as an instructor in Oshawa BJJ, with six world titles to her name from various organizations (IBJJF, JJIF, and UWW), as well as a few Gi and No-Gi Pans titles. She is still actively competing, although she is leaning more towards No-Gi these days.
Mocaiber is the head strength and conditioning instructor at Oshawa BJJ and heads multiple Jiu-Jitsu classes. She is a mat rat that has a real knack for teaching, which is very apparent in her Upper Body Chain Attacks Janine Mocaiber DVD, which, if I’m not wrong, is her second one to date.
Upper Body Chain Attacks Janine Mocaiber DVD Review
Mocaiber offers many different combinations of upper body attacks over the two volumes of the Upper Body Chain Attacks Janine Mocaiber DVD, which has a total running length of just under two hours.
Part 1 – Unexpected Arm Locks
The first part of the Upper Body Chain Attacks Janine Mocaiber DVD starts off very strong, immediately providing Choi Bar entries and finishes. Janine only introduces herself after sharing key Choi Bar information, which is definitely a very smart way to kick off a BJJ DVD!
As the instructional goes on, Mocaiber keeps focusing on everyone’s latest favourite arm lock, sharing more entries and controls from half guard situations. A perfect segue sees Janine switch attention effortlessly to the shoulder crunch, creating sweeping opportunities from the same position she used to set up effortless Choi Bars.
As she brings the opening volume to a conclusion, Mocaiber introduces bent arlmocks to the sequence, in the form of the mysterious but super-effective Tarikoplata. In the final chapter, she opens the can on the Ultra Kimura and how to use it against very cagy opponents.
Part 2 – Chokes and Ultra Armbars
The second and final part of the Janine Mocaiber Chain Attacks DVD focuses on more armlock finishes, but with a sprinkle of a chokes to introduce variety. The Ultra Kimura is still on the menu, finished from the top as a follow-up from the Choi Bar-Tarikoplata sequence already covered in part one.
Janine also addresses the ‘Captain Morgan Stance’, demonstrating how to introduce stability to the system as well as a fork toward more submissions. The Inverted Traingle choke appears next, with the inescapable straight arm bar following closely to provide even more links to the chain.
A final take on the Choi Bar leads the instructional towards the conclusion, which offers the key concepts behind the entire upper body attack system – shoulder connections and hip alignment details.
Developing Smart Submission Chains
The one thing most people fail to consider when trying to connect submissions together is to be as opportunistic as possible. Trying to go for highly specific submissions at all costs is a great way of ensuring you fail before you even start connecting the dots.
For example, if you have a triangle choke, there is no point in looking for a guillotine when armlocks, whether straight or bent, are a much smarter choice. Even if nothing works, using the position to sweep and end up on top provides even more options to finish directly from the position as opposed to bailing for a dismount Darce, for instance.
The Upper Body Chain Attacks Janine Mocaiber DVD does a perfect job of connecting all the dots for you but serves as a great blueprint even if you’re interested in putting together different chains, whether Gi-specific or even for connecting lower body attacks.
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Get After The Upper Body!
The upper body is a better submission hunting ground than the lower body, and this is coming from a seasoned leg locker. It is simply a matter of opportunities, which are much more frequent and versatile for the upper body than they are for the legs.
The Upper Body Chain Attacks Janine Mocaiber DVD provides a perfect way for you to really amp up your submission finishing rate very quickly. All it takes is picking it up and spending a couple of hours listening to the instructions Janine provides.
Travis Stevens with a Completely Unexpected Armlock vs Half Guard
