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Favorite Chokes

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I've covered joint locks and sweeps in previous posts. Now what's everyone's favorites chokes in both Gi and no Gi?

In the Gi I have a few. I usually go for a cross choke from the bottom, or if if in a top position I am looking for a paper cutter, clock, or bow and arrow depending on the position on top. As far as no Gi I'm pretty simple it's either a darce or guillotine. So what's yours?

Helio Gracie Choke and Rear Naked Choke

"It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius."

My favorite no-gi choke, and the choke I hit most often in both gi and no-gi grappling, would be Kata Gatame (arm triangle). In a gi, my favorite choke is Kataha Jime (shoulder wing choke), but it's much harder to get.

KishimotoDi | 2014-Present | Sensei: Ulf Karlsson

Shorin-Ryu/Shinkoten Karate | 2010-Present: Yondan, Renshi | Sensei: Richard Poage (RIP), Jeff Allred (RIP)

Shuri-Ryu | 2006-2010: Sankyu | Sensei: Joey Johnston, Joe Walker (RIP)

Judo | 2007-2010: Gokyu | Sensei: Joe Walker (RIP), Ramon Rivera (RIP), Adrian Rivera

Illinois Practical Karate | International Neoclassical Karate Kobudo Society

I have three that i absolutely love doing on people.

One is the cross-lapel choke, the rear-naked choke and the triangle choke. Oh and the guillotine choke

I get confused sometimes when martial artists refer to chokes and strangles as being the same category of technique. Chokes cut off the air supply and strangles cut off the blood supply; is this right?

Look to the far mountain and see all.

Standing triangle is a no-gi winner.

Cross lapel is a great gi finisher.

"We did not inherit this earth from our parents.

We are borrowing it from our children."

Never met a choke I didn't like. The bread cutter is another personal favorite.

"It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius."

  • 4 weeks later...

Triangle Choke.

Think first, act second, and stop getting the two confused.

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