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Submission · Choke · Intermediate
IntermediateChokeGi & no-gi
Ezekiel choke (Sode Guruma Jime)
A submission (choke) you hit from Mount (Tate Shiho Gatame). Intermediate level.
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Starts from
Get to one of these positions first, then look for the ezekiel choke.
Key steps
Choke. Tap early in training, and let go as soon as your partner taps.
- Put one arm behind their neck
- Grab your opposite sleeve (or wrist in no-gi)
- Slide your other hand across their throat
- Squeeze
If they defend it
They bridge: take the back.
Common mistakes
Common mistake
Leaning back while squeezing.
Key details
- Works from mount, and even inside their guard
- Keep your weight forward
How to defend it
Caught in it?
How to escape itLearn the early defense, the escape and when to tap.
Where you’ll face it
You’re most likely to get caught in it from these positions. Each one has its escapes.
Related positions & techniques
- Starts from
- Mount (Tate Shiho Gatame)
- Defend it
- How to escape the ezekiel choke
- Similar submissions
- Rear naked choke (Hadaka Jime)Triangle (Sankaku Jime)Arm triangle (Kata Gatame)GuillotineD'Arce chokeAnaconda choke
- Also from Mount (Tate Shiho Gatame)
- Back take from mount
- In courses
- Foundations V: Pins & mount
Safety and research
Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes
Practice
Quick checkEzekiel choke (Sode Guruma Jime) quick check4 questions
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