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Is the ezekiel choke legal?

Rules for the ezekiel choke in 3 rulesets.

Rules change. Check the official rulebook for your event before competing. This site is not affiliated with IBJJF, ADCC, NAGA or Grappling Industries.

IBJJF

DivisionStatus
Ages 4 to 12Illegal
Ages 13 to 15Illegal
Ages 16 to 17 (all belts) and adult/master white beltsLegal
Adult and master blue and purple beltsLegal
Adult and master brown and black belts, except adult no-giLegal
Adult brown and black belts, no-giLegal

ADCC – listed as “Ezekiel or punch choke”

DivisionStatus
Kids 12 and underIllegal
Teens 13 to 14, beginner and intermediateLegal
Teens 13 to 14, advancedLegal
Teens 15 to 17, beginner and intermediateLegal
Teens 15 to 17, advancedLegal
Adults, beginner and intermediateLegal
Adults, advancedLegal
Masters, beginner and intermediateLegal
Masters, advancedLegal
World Championship and TrialsLegal

Grappling Industries – listed as “Ezekiel choke and gogoplata”

DivisionStatus
Under 18Illegal
White beltLegal
Blue belt, and purple belt in the giLegal
Purple belt in no-gi, brown and black beltLegal

See also

Data from bjj-data by Grapple Flows (grappleflows.com), licensed CC BY 4.0; reformatted into tables on this page.

Data: bjj-data (Grapple Flows) (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.