Sode guruma jime

Sode Guruma Jime
The top fighter wraps an arm behind his opponent's head and grabs his own sleeve to complete the choke
Classification	Chokehold
Parent style	Judo
AKA	Ezekiel Choke, Sleeve Wheel Choke, Sleeve Choke, Scissor Choke

Sode guruma jime (袖車絞め) ("sleeve wheel constriction") in judo, or ezekiel choke in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is a type of chokehold which compresses an opponent’s trachea. 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 judogi with the opposite hand. While holding onto the sleeve for leverage, the opposite forearm is brought down across the throat and cinched tight. The choke is directly aided by the use of a judogi or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi, but has also been adapted for no-gi application.

No-Gi Variation

Since the choke relies of 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.

Included systems

Systems:

• Kodokan Judo, Judo Lists, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Lists:

• The Canon Of Judo
• Judo technique

Notable Uses in Competition

• The technique has been used successfully in mixed martial arts competition by Hidehiko Yoshida, a 1992 Olympic gold medalist in judo. Yoshida defeated Kiyoshi Tamura via an Ezekiel choke during Total Elimination, the opening round of Pride Fighting Championship’s 2003 grand prix. Yoshida also won a controversial decision over Royce Gracie at Pride Shockwave in 2002, when the referee thought Gracie had passed out from an Ezekiel choke.
• Yoshihiro Akiyama defeated Katsuyori Shibata via Ezekiel choke during Dream 5 the Lightweight Grand Prix Final Round 2008.
• In 2009, Mark Staniszewski utilized an Ezekiel choke to defeat Jim Hannan in the finals of the (no-gi) Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championships, he defeated Steve Quinn in a Heavyweight Championship Match for charity at Fight Club #4 and defeated Nicholas Gohn by Ezekiel to advance to the medal round at the USA Judo Nationals and World Team Trials.
• M-1 and Bellator Fighting Championships veteran and Russian Sambo practitioner Alexey Oleinik has won eight fights via Ezekiel choke.

See also

• Ground fighting
• Grappling
• Judo
• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

External links

• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Ezekiel Choke
• Koji Komuro’s Ezekiel Choke (in Japanese)
• No-Gi Ezekiel Choke Tutorial