Glossary /// Alias
Garrote choke escape
Also known as Short Choke Escape — the canonical term used on this site.
Descriptive — full spelling of the garrot choke
Garrote choke escape is the fully spelled variant of garrot choke defence, using the standard English spelling of the word rather than the clipped form common in grappling.
Etymology. A garrote is a strangling cord tightened from behind; the grappling term borrows the image for a one-armed rear strangle. Both spellings circulate, with the clipped “garrot” more common in instructional material and “garrote” in general writing.
Mechanics. One arm rather than two means the strangle needs the head held still to work. A chin tuck plus a turn into the choking arm denies both halves; two-on-one on the wrist strips the grip, and a sit-out from turtle is the exit if the position has consolidated.
Cross-reference. “One-arm choke defence” is the descriptive name. Full escape coverage on Garrot Choke Escape.