A lot of times when it comes to learning new techniques from jiu jitsu DVDs and videos (the "visible" jiu jitsu, I suppose), there is a tendency to focus on the little guys.
While I tend to think that smaller jiu jitsu folks tend to have a relative advantage when it comes to technical options compared to their (our!) heavier brothers and sisters on the mat, this video is a nice reminder that size is no barrier to effectiveness.I'm more interested in the way Vella passes the spider guard than the choke - though the choke looks perfectly legit. It's just that guys get themselves so tangled up in trying to pass the spider guard without dealing with the grips first. Vella shows a very effective, very efficient way of dealing with both.
