Also called Mae-hadaka-jime, Front choke, High-wrist guillotine
The guillotine is a front choke: wrap your arm around the opponent's neck so your forearm runs across their throat, lock your hands and lift. It punishes careless takedown attempts and exposed necks, standing or from guard. Variations such as the high-wrist and arm-in guillotine change the grip, not the idea.
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How to do it
- 1When the opponent's head drops in front of you, wrap your arm around their neck so the forearm crosses the throat.
- 2Lock your hands, palm to palm or holding your own wrist.
- 3Pull their head tight into your chest or armpit.
- 4From guard, close your legs around their waist to stretch them out.
- 5Lift the forearm into the throat and arch slightly until they tap.
- Pulling the head with your arms while leaving space to your chest.
- Jumping to guard with a loose grip, which gives up top position.
- Squeezing on the jaw or face, which cranks the neck instead of choking.
Safety: Apply it slowly and release at the tap; a guillotine thrown on hard can crank the neck, so control the pressure in training.
Drills
Your partner shoots a slow single or double leg; sprawl, catch the guillotine grip and finish slowly from your feet or from guard, five reps each.
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