Glossary /// Alias
One-arm choke defence
Also known as Short Choke Escape — the canonical term used on this site.
Descriptive — rear strangle using a single arm
One-arm choke defence names the garrot choke by what distinguishes it from a rear naked choke: a single arm doing the strangling, without the second arm’s support behind the head.
Etymology. The descriptive label is the most informative of the family, because the arm count is the mechanical difference. With one arm there is no figure-four behind the head, so the attacker must find their anchor elsewhere.
Mechanics. That missing anchor is the defence. Turning into the choking arm removes the fixed reference the strangle needs, and a chin tuck shortens the neck so the single forearm cannot reach both carotids. Both are cheaper than fighting the arm itself.
Cross-reference. “Bent-arm rear strangle defence” is the longer form. Full escape coverage on Garrot Choke Escape.