Alias · Front Headlock
High-elbow arm-in
Also known as Arm-In Guillotine — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: Specifying the finish
Descriptive — high-elbow arm-in guillotine variant
High-elbow arm-in is the descriptive name for the arm-in guillotine variant in which the choking elbow is positioned high to load the choke at a steeper angle than the standard arm-in guillotine.
Etymology. “High-elbow” specifies the elbow position; “arm-in” specifies the trapped-arm geometry. The compound predominates in coaching vocabulary that prefers descriptive labels to the Garcia-attached “Marcelotine” portmanteau.
Mechanics. The high-elbow angle compensates for the arm-in geometry’s mechanical inefficiency — the steeper choking angle loads the carotids more directly than the standard arm-in guillotine’s flatter geometry.
Cross-reference. “Marcelotine” is the Garcia-attached name. Full mechanical coverage on Arm-in Guillotine.