Is it still canon that there are separate "Light Side" powers and "Dark Side" powers? Because that Force Choke sure looked like a Dark Side power to me.
Here's a weird thought:
Maybe the reason Yoda's species is so rare is that they're so violently powerful with the Dark Side that they usually wipe each other out before they grow to adulthood? They seemed to be making a point about "Nature vs Nurture" when they explained that a droid's personality is a reflection of the person that programs/reprograms them. And a Baby Yoda raised the wrong way is an instant supervillain.