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Encyclopedia > Guillotine choke

The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is a type of lateral vascular restraint that constricts the blood flow from the carotid arteries to the brain. If done from the ground the person applying it will try to wrap their legs around the victims waist/hips area, to make it harder for them to breathe. A hold designed to quickly render the opponent unconscious in order to subdue them or win a fight, usually performed by encircling the opponents neck with an arm or piece of cloth (for example, a judogi) and applying pressure, or by grabbing the collar with both hands and applying... Public guillotining in Lons-le-Saunier, 1878 Guillotine from Baden (reconstruction) The Maiden, an older Scottish design Portrait of Dr. Guillotin The guillotine is a machine used for the mechanized application of capital punishment by decapitation. ... Blood flow is the flow of blood in the cardiovascular system. ... The carotid artery is a major artery of the head and neck. ... In the anatomy of animals, the brain, or encephalon, is the supervisory center of the nervous system. ...


This technique can cause temporary unconsciousness in seconds if done correctly. If done incorrectly or held too long, it may injure or kill the opponent. It is used in various grappling martial arts, including Jujutsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, as well as in mixed martial arts competition. Grappling is an element of wrestling and of many martial arts, and consists of techniques for handling the opponent in which the opponent is held or gripped rather than struck. ... Jujutsu (also jujitsu, ju jitsu, ju jutsu, or jiu jitsu; from the Japanese 柔術 jūjutsu gentle/yielding/compliant Art) is a Japanese martial art. ... Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a sophisticated extension of pre-1925 Kodokan Judo (known then as jiu-jitsu). ... Judo (Japanese: 柔道 Jūdō; literally gentle way) is a martial art, a sport and a philosophy which originated in Japan. ... Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing a wide variety of permitted martial arts techniques. ...


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