Well if you thought things were tough for you, here’s the story of 19 year old Teslah Bastian. After getting her life back on track with pro MMA as her new focus, she gets dropped on her head accidentally by a friend.

To say her life has slightly changed is an understatement. Bastian was helping with setup at an MMA event at the Stargate Nightclub in Superior on May 3 when she said her friend, Ryan VanPuymbrouck, a Duluth MMA fighter, was drunk, came up behind up her, picked her up by her knees, and accidentally dropped her on her head.

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BJ Penn demonstrates the rear naked choke on Sport Science. It’s an interesting breakdown of the science behind blood chokes.

The Ezekiel choke is one of the most dangerous chokes in all of BJJ-land. Much like the Kimura, its name comes from an old-time BJJ competitor who basically cleaned out his competition in a tournament with this choke back when nobody knew about it. If there was ever a choke to stay diligent to prevent, it’s the Ezekiel. Here’s why:

1. It’s one of the few subs that can be executed from inside your opponent’s guard
2. Once it’s slapped on (more so with gi), it’s very difficult to defend against and almost impossible to get rid of
3. You can hit it from guard, mount, side control
4. Getting your trachea smashed really sucks
5. It’s so easy, even a caveman can do it

Here’s Erik Paulson with the particulars of how to execute this choke no gi:

Here’s what it looks like with gi:

To defend it, you need to stay alert. With the gi, as soon as your opponent gets his fingers in the attacking sleeve, it’s too late. Usually the attacker begins with an arm deep behind your neck with his head about level with yours. If the attacker is in your guard, they abandon any attempts to pass and lean deep into your guard. As with a lot of stuff in BJJ, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound.

Here’s the dee:

This really has nothing to do with anything, but it’s still awesome.