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Sode guruma jime

Judo chokehold

Type
Throws and takedowns, Chokes and strangles
Martial arts
Judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Japanese
袖車絞
Meaning
Sleeve wheel strangle (Eziquiel/Ezekiel choke)
Classified as
judo technique
Listed in
Shime-waza (Kodokan judo), Shime-waza (judo techniques), Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Chokeholds (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)
Shuai jiao at King's Kung-Fu

King's Kung-Fu and Tai Chi has taught 5 Animal 5 Family kung fu, tai chi and chi kung in Southern California since 1982. These original school pages cover this style:

Sode guruma jime (袖車絞め) ("sleeve wheel constriction"), also known as Ezekiel choke, is a type of chokehold which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid arteries. The choke is commonly used in judo and jiu jitsu.

Kanji in 袖車絞

sleeve, wing (building), extension
on: シュウ
kun: そで
10 strokes
car
on: シャ
kun: くるま
7 strokes · JLPT 4
strangle, constrict, wring
on: コウ
kun: しぼ.る、し.める、し.まる
12 strokes · JLPT 1

The name word by word

Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.

WordJapaneseReadingMeaning
Sode袖そでsleeve
guruma
jime締めしめtying up; binding

Other Judo throws and takedowns

Japanese terms for throws and takedowns

TermReadingMeaning
足車ashigurumaashi guruma (judo); leg wheel
払い腰haraigoshiharai goshi (judo); sweeping hip throw
居反りizoribackwards body drop
腰投げkoshinagehip throw (judo, sumo)
首捻りkubihinerihead-twisting throw
首投げkubinagekubinage; neck throw
投げ技nagewazathrowing technique; throw
大逆手oosakatebackward-twisting overarm throw
落とすotosuto drop; to lose
外小股sotokomataover-thigh scooping body drop
隅返しsumigaeshicorner throw (judo); corner reversal
立ち技tachiwazastanding techniques (judo, wrestling); standing throw

51 terms in total on the throws and takedowns page.

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q5099913 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); kanji data KANJIDIC2 and KanjiVG. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.