Sode guruma jime explained

Sode Guruma Jime
Class:Katame-waza
Sub Class:Shime-waza
Targets:Throat
Kodokan:Yes
Romaji:Sode-guruma Jime
Japanese:袖車絞め
English:Sleeve wheel choke

("sleeve wheel constriction") is a type of Judo chokehold (shime-waza), which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid arteries.

Technique

The technique can be executed from a variety of positions, but is generally performed by wrapping one arm behind the opponent’s head and grasping onto the sleeve of the gi with the opposite hand. While holding onto the sleeve for leverage, the opposite forearm is brought down across the throat and clinched tight.[1] The choke is directly aided by the use of a gi, but it has also been adapted for no-gi application.

No-gi variation

Since the choke relies on the leverage created by the gripping of a sleeve, it must be altered slightly to be performed without a gi. Typically, this is accomplished by using the bottom arm to grip the opposite elbow or forearm. It can also be performed without a gi using the fist or wrist instead of the forearm.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Sode guruma jime is widely known as an Ezequiel choke (Portuguese: estrangulamento Ezequiel) in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

The choke became associated with the judoka Ezequiel Paraguassu from the time he spent at Carlson Gracie’s gym in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro in 1988 while preparing for the 1988 Olympics in South Korea. While training at the gym he had a hard time trying to escape the closed guards of his opponents. Growing increasingly frustrated he decided to use the judo technique and managed to submit a number of his opponents. After a while he was asked to teach the technique to the other students and they soon began referring to it as the Ezequiel choke.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Inman, Roy. The Judo Handbook. 2008-01-15. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 978-1-4042-1393-7. en.
  2. Web site: The Ezekiel Choke – history and breakdown. July 18, 2021. Breaking Grips.
  3. Web site: Hidehiko Yoshida. 2021-07-19. Sherdog.
  4. Web site: Hidehiko Yoshida - Mixed Martial Arts Fighter . 2009-10-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216071250/http://fiveknuckles.com/mma-fighter/Hidehiko-Yoshida.html . 2009-02-16 .
  5. Book: Snowden. Jonathan. The MMA Encyclopedia. Shields. Kendall. November 2010. ECW Press. 978-1-55490-844-8. en.
  6. Web site: Sherdog.com. Yoshihiro. 2021-07-27. Sherdog.
  7. Web site: ALEXEY OLEYNIK: "THE BOA CONSTRICTOR". 2021-07-19. Sherdog.
  8. News: Aleksei Oleinik pulls off first ever Ezekiel choke submission in UFC history FOX Sports. 2017-01-15. FOX Sports. en-US. 2017-01-16.
  9. Web site: 2017-01-16. Video: Watch Aleksei Oleinik tap Viktor Pesta with first Ezekiel choke in UFC history. 2021-07-27. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  10. Web site: UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2018-02-04.
  11. Web site: Langton. Nick. 2021-07-22. Who is the oldest fighter still fighting on the UFC roster in 2021?. 2021-07-27. www.sportskeeda.com. en-us.