Attempted Rear Choke: Escape with Hooks in

Is there a way to escape a rear naked when the guy doing the choke is on top of you?

You guys are awesome. I really appreciate how you explain things clearly and break everything down piece by piece. You've helped my training immensely. Thanks!

Yes...Mark Hatfield teaches the ankle lock and heel lock to escape from the rear naked choke. The aggressor's feet are just dangling out there in front of you asking to be locked up. You can break his foot joint in a fraction of a second, especially when you are pumped up with adrenalin from being in a deadly choke.

On the vid, from the 2nd escape, it looks like the Choker could capture half guard, while the chokee is transitioning to cross mount.

I think I know what you're talking about. It's a nasty little counter. Take your elbow and place it against their calf, grab their foot and pull it inward placing pressure on the calf?

Even if you pulled the slowest RNC escape ever, I think defending a guillotine is far more preferable than defending a RNC.