Submission: Gogoplata

I havent had chance to do a submission of the month for a while so this months will be the gogoplata. Here is a definition from Wikipedia

"The gogoplata is executed from a guard, commonly from a "rubber guard", where the legs are held very high against the opponent's upper back. The fighter then slips one foot in front of the opponent's head and under his chin, locks his hands behind the opponent's head, and chokes the opponent by pressing his shin or instep against the opponent's trachea. A variation called a Locoplata is when the bottom man uses his free foot to push up on the choking foot and increase pressure."

In my opinion this defintion is some what lacking and credit should go to one of the pioneers of the gogoplata Nino Schrembi. Here Nino demonstrates the Gogoplata:



Here Ryan Hall finishes a No-Gi grappling match with the submission:



The gogoplata has also been used effectively in MMA. Shinya Aoki perfomred his first successful gogoplata in MMA on Joachim Hansen at PRIDE Shockwave 2006 and his first successful mounted gogoplata on Katsuhiko Nagata at DREAM 4. Former UFC Heavyweight fighter Brad Imes calls himself "Mr. Gogoplata", after winning two matches in a row with the maneuver. Nick Diaz defeated Takanori Gomi using the gogoplata at Pride 33, only to have the victory changed to a NC due to positive test for marijuana in the post-fight drug screen. Here is Nick Diaz doing what he does best: