Guillotine choke
Martial arts chokehold applied from in front of the opponent using the arms to encircle the opponent’s neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine
フロントチョーク · 길로틴 초크
- Type
- Chokes and strangles, Grappling positions
- Martial arts
- Judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Jujutsu
- Classified as
- chokehold
- Listed in
- Submissions (Brazilian jiu-jitsu), Chokeholds (Brazilian jiu-jitsu), Shime Te –Shoden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu)
- Learning path
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu: step 22 of 39 (intermediate)
The guillotine choke, also known as mae hadaka jime (前裸絞, "front naked choke"; compared to a rear naked choke) in judo, is a chokehold in martial arts applied from in front of the opponent, often on the ground but it can also be done while standing. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a way that bears a resemblance to the blade of a guillotine.
Other Judo chokes and strangles
- Arm triangle choke
- Chokehold
- Gyaku Jūji-jime
- Kata juji jime
- Nami juji jime
- Rear naked choke
- Triangle choke
- Do-jime
- Ude hishigi sankaku gatame
- North–south choke
- Koshi-jime
- Sode guruma jime
- Gogoplata
- Kata ha jime
- Kata te jime
- Jigoku-jime
- Okuri eri jime
- Hasami jime
- Ura juji jime
- Ryo te jime
- Tsukkomi jime
- Tawara-Jime
Japanese terms for chokes and strangles
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裸絞め | hadakajime | rear naked choke; sleeper hold |
| 絞め技 | shimewaza | shime-waza (judo stranglehold) |
| フロントチョーク | furontochooku | front choke |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2889695 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Subskills sports technique taxonomy (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.