BJJ Mental Models Mini Ep. 97: Double Tap
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Mar 12, 2026 A concise breakdown of the double tap: how releasing a submission can trick opponents into lowering defenses. Exploration of the social rules of rolling and why violating expectations opens opportunities. Practical uses from dominant positions, including a concrete Ezekiel choke example. Framing the technique as a pattern interrupt to create new attack windows.
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Double Tap Exploits Social Expectations
- The double tap exploits an unwritten social expectation that a released submission means the attacker has moved on.
- Steve Kwan explains that releasing a submission often convinces defenders to relax, creating a fresh opportunity to reapply the same finish.
Use Release To Bait Defenses Down
- Do intentionally release a submission when an opponent locks down defenses to bait them into lowering those defenses.
- Steve Kwan recommends waiting for the defender to relax then immediately reapply the same submission for a higher chance to finish.
Ezekiel Example From Mount
- Steve Kwan uses the double tap from mount with Ezekiel chokes because opponents bring their hands up and block the fist.
- He lets go to draw their hands away, then quickly re-inserts his hand to finish the choke.