Judo
and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu share an arsenal of effective, deadly chokehold
techniques. These dominating submissions are popular in the military,
MMA, and self-defense. The beauty of the chokehold is that it requires
minimal amounts of force and provides leverage against bigger opponents.
The similarities between the Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu chokeholds are no coincidence. At the turn of the twentieth century, a group of second generation, Kodokan judoka toured Brazil. Their show was erroneously marketed as "Kano Jiu Jitsu", but was actually a dazzling display of Jigoro Kano's best Judo techniques against South American fighters. Mitsuyo Maeda, one of the best ground fighters from Kano's school, influenced Hélio Gracie. Hélio went on to found Gracie Jiu Jitsu, a groundwork and submission centric adaptation of Judo.
The nine chokeholds are some of the most popular submissions from Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu repertoire. For more information, check out our article.
The similarities between the Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu chokeholds are no coincidence. At the turn of the twentieth century, a group of second generation, Kodokan judoka toured Brazil. Their show was erroneously marketed as "Kano Jiu Jitsu", but was actually a dazzling display of Jigoro Kano's best Judo techniques against South American fighters. Mitsuyo Maeda, one of the best ground fighters from Kano's school, influenced Hélio Gracie. Hélio went on to found Gracie Jiu Jitsu, a groundwork and submission centric adaptation of Judo.
The nine chokeholds are some of the most popular submissions from Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu repertoire. For more information, check out our article.
Unless executed under proper instruction, please do not attempt these chokeholds on your own! For more information on Judo or Jiu Jitsu, Ann Arbor Japanese Martial Arts Center is happy to answer your questions!
