January 20th, 2010 by jgatienza

This gi choke that was shown to us is very similar to a baseball choke, the only difference is the way that you grip your gi for the choke.

This technique is done from the right side of your opponent.

• from side control, your left hand is under your opponents head
• with your left hand pull your gi out and feed it to your left hand
• with your right hand, slide your fingers under the gi next to your left hand
• drive your shoulder into his chest and windshield wipe your right elbow across his chest for the choke
• switch your hips, slide your right leg under your left so that your hips are almost facing to the sky, crank his head towards you

Axe choke is basically the same choke except you don’t use your gi, instead you use your hands.

• from side control, left hand under his head
• with your right hand lock your hands together using the master grip
• drive your shoulder to his chest, windshield wipe your right elbow, switch your hips and crank on his neck

axe choke, gi choke