You really only have to spend one BJJ class in a gi and one in no-gi to realize that trying to choke someone with a gi is very different from trying to choke them with far less fabric involved. Still, as is true with nearly everything in jiu-jitsu, there are a lot more details to simple truths than meet the eye.
In this clip, John Danaher himself compares strangulations in gi vs no-gi, and the details he points out can help you improve and tighten your own chokes. Take a look and see what you can learn:
