While it is always important to make sure your BJJ game does not really on whether or not your opponent is wearing a BJJ gi, if a practitioner ignores learning the numerous gi-based strangulation methods available to them, it won’t just hinder them in competition and training, it will stunt their growth as a grappler.
BJJ Gi chokes can be applied and attacked from almost any position you can think of, but the most powerful opportunities will come up when you are either face-to-face with your opponent (like in the guard or mount positions), or when you have taken their back, so these are the areas we will focus on in this resource.
In this BJJ Basics video, John Danaher explains strangles and the difference between Gi and No Gi Strangles:
