Blue belt · Submission · Core
Guillotine (arm-in / high elbow)
A front choke from the front headlock: their head under your armpit, your forearm on their throat. Arm-in (one of their arms trapped inside) is tighter and harder to defend.
Front headlock Submission
Step by step
- From the front headlock, wrap the neck with your forearm under their chin; trap one of their arms inside (arm-in) if you can.
- Grip your hands together (palm to palm or your wrist).
- Hips back, pull up into the throat with your forearm, lift your elbow.
- Finish standing by arching back, or sit to guard and finish there.
Details that make it work
- Arm-in is harder to defend.
- Your hips power the choke.
Common mistakes
- Trying to choke from too far in front of them.
Drill it
5 reps each side.
If it fails, or what comes next
- D'Arce choke Submission · Front headlock
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How to defend it
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