How do you choke a guillotine?
Isabella Harris
Updated on January 09, 2026
Grasp your right wrist.
Put your left hand under your opponent's chin. Use it to grasp your right wrist (your choking arm). Hold this grip tightly so that your opponent cannot escape your arms. For a tighter grasp, try turning your hips and body slightly to the right toward your opponent's head.How long does a guillotine choke take?
The Guillotine can be applied either solely around the opponent's neck or including an arm, with the standard guillotine taking 8.9 seconds to render someone unconscious and an arm-in guillotine taking 10.2 seconds on average.Is the guillotine choke effective?
The guillotine choke seems pretty simple enough. You wrap your arm around an opponent's neck, lock your hands, and strangle. It's simplicity is why it is a basic move that is taught to beginners when they're first starting out. But not only is it seemingly simple to do, but it is also extremely effective.How do you survive a guillotine choke?
Below are a few tips for escaping the guillotine choke.
- Stay calm. ...
- Place your arm that is opposite of the side your head is trapped on over your opponent's shoulder.
- Place the arm that is over your opponent's shoulder as high as possible, putting pressure on his or her face with your own shoulder.