Alias · Back Position
Bent arm choke
Also known as Garrot Choke — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: Descriptive term for the arm geometry used
Descriptive — bent-arm geometry of the garrot choke
Bent arm choke is the descriptive name for the garrot choke — flagging the bent-arm geometry that the attacker uses to close the strangle’s compression loop around the opponent’s neck.
Etymology. “Bent arm” specifies the arm configuration: the choking arm is bent at the elbow with the forearm crossing the neck and the bicep providing the closing pressure on the second side. “Choke” attaches the submission category. The descriptive label appears in coaching vocabulary that prefers geometric description to the metaphorical “garrot” name.
Mechanics. The bent-arm configuration loads both carotids — the forearm compressing one side, the bicep closing the other — and the bent-arm angle is what produces the closing force that completes the bilateral compression.
Cross-reference. “Garrote choke” is the metaphorical name. Full mechanical coverage on Garrot Choke.