Alias · Front Headlock
guillotine counter choke
Also known as Von Flue Choke — the canonical term used on this site.
Descriptive — choke counter to guillotine attempt
Guillotine counter choke is the descriptive name for the Von Flue choke — flagging the tactical role of the technique as a counter to the opponent’s guillotine attempt rather than as a stand-alone attack.
Etymology. “Guillotine counter” specifies the tactical role; “choke” attaches the submission category. The compound predominates in coaching vocabulary that emphasises the technique’s counter-context application.
Mechanics. The counter uses the opponent’s own committed guillotine grip as the structural anchor against which the shoulder-driven choke closes — the attacker exploits the bottom player’s own grip commitment.
Cross-reference. “Von Flue Choke” is the standard name; “shoulder choke” is the colloquial form. Full mechanical coverage on Von Flue.