Glossary /// Alias
Bent-arm rear strangle defence
Also known as Short Choke Escape — the canonical term used on this site.
Descriptive — bent choking arm from back control
Bent-arm rear strangle defence is the long descriptive form for garrot choke defence, naming both the shape of the choking arm and the position it comes from.
Etymology. The expanded phrasing distinguishes this from straight-arm rear strangles and from the rear naked choke’s figure-four. “Bent-arm” is the load-bearing part: the crook of the elbow, not the forearm blade, does the compressing.
Mechanics. Because the bend must sit precisely at the throat, small changes in head position defeat it. Tucking the chin and turning toward the arm move the neck out of the crook, and stripping the wrist with two hands prevents the arm resettling.
Cross-reference. “Garrote choke escape” is the full spelling. Full escape coverage on Garrot Choke Escape.