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So, I think most people know what a ninja choke is (pretty much a D'arce without an arm inside). There haven't been a ton of successful applications of it in MMA, the most famous being katsumura vs ueda in shooto, but cariaso nearly finished formiga with it, and chan sung jung almost hit aldo with it recently.
In any event, I always thought it was called a ninja choke because it was just a sneaky choke, but then I realized something -- the first time I ever saw this choke was from an old clip from the "Secrets of Chute Boxe"
And who is demonstrating the choke? Well who else but Murilo "Ninja" Rua. While I am far from a grappling historian, I can say with confidence I did not see this choke being demonstrated again for years after I saw this video -- which came out in 2007.
So, question. Is this choke called a ninja choke because it's sneaky, and it's a happy coincidence that Murilo Ninja Rua put out this video, or does the name "Ninja Choke" actually derive from this video?
In any event, I always thought it was called a ninja choke because it was just a sneaky choke, but then I realized something -- the first time I ever saw this choke was from an old clip from the "Secrets of Chute Boxe"
And who is demonstrating the choke? Well who else but Murilo "Ninja" Rua. While I am far from a grappling historian, I can say with confidence I did not see this choke being demonstrated again for years after I saw this video -- which came out in 2007.
So, question. Is this choke called a ninja choke because it's sneaky, and it's a happy coincidence that Murilo Ninja Rua put out this video, or does the name "Ninja Choke" actually derive from this video?