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MMA glossary

blood choke

Choking technique that cuts off blood circulation through the two veins on the sides of the head, depriving the brain of oxygen, distinct from the power guillotine which acts by applying pressure on the trachea.

Explained in Jab Life

Fiorot, Jourdain, Cissokho, Adiguzel and Chaumont in Interviews!
October 29, 2025 · Interview · 28 k views

Fiorot, Jourdain, Cissokho, Adiguzel and Chaumont in Interviews!

« when we think of a guillotine, we think of what is called in English a blood choke. So we think of cutting off the blood circulation through the two veins that are here on the side of our head. »

Charles Jourdin · at 28:58
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