The choke is what people see. The escape is what lets you get there. How to escape back control, the turtle, north-south and knee on belly, the three principles behind every escape, and why Gracie Jiu Jitsu teaches them first.

A joint lock asks your opponent how much they're willing to pay. A choke doesn't ask them anything. The difference between chokes and joint locks in jiu jitsu, what the numbers say, and what works in competition, on the street and against bigger opponents.

Side control scores zero points in competition, and in judo it wins matches. What side control is in jiu jitsu, how to hold it with position rather than strength, and how to escape it.

A new student holds the mount for about two seconds. How to get to mount in jiu jitsu, how to keep it with balance rather than strength, and how to escape it under a heavier opponent.

Three words that explain all of jiu jitsu: Position Before Submission. Why a submission without control is a gamble, what the positional hierarchy looks like, and what it gives you off the mat too.