Tuesday's program: Strangles galore

Modern form of koshi-jime

The British call them "strangles", the American's call them "chokes" and the Japanese call them "shimewaza". We call them an effective way to win on the ground.

For this Tuesday's session, which will be devoted to newaza, we'll focus on four groups of strangles:

1. Koshi-Jime (Hip Strangle)
a) Basic (armpit grip)
b) Modified I (trousers grip)
c) Modified II (leg insertion)

2. Kata-Ha-Jime (Single-Wing Strangle)
a) Basic
b) Modified (with leg over)

3. Trap Choke
a) Basic
b) Modified I (Back Climb-Over)
c) Modified II (Leg Over)

4. Sode-Guruma-Jime
a) From bottom
b) From top

In addition, we will work on entries into strangles and defences against strangles. It will be a strangling PhD session!