guillotine choke

Arm-around-throat submission

A guillotine choke is a submission hold in wrestling and martial arts where the attacker wraps an arm around the opponent's neck from the front, squeezing the throat against the forearm.

Named for the French execution device, it's applied when an opponent shoots in for a takedown or ducks their head: He caught him in a guillotine choke and forced the tap.

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carotid artery · submission · escapes · sprawl · guard · jujutsu · martial arts · sparring · mixed martial arts · headlock · neck crank · trachea · wrestling · crucifix · MMA · Brazilian jiu-jitsu · mount · scramble

Opposites
choke position/direction

guillotine chokerear naked choke

Blood-restricting neck submission

sleeper hold

submission mechanism

guillotine chokearmbar

Elbow hyperextension hold

kimura · heel hook · kneebar · leg lock · joint lock

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG-13