Set A Choke, Break A Choke — Part Two

This article originally appeared for patrons at Patreon . Due to its length, I’ve broken it into two parts. PartOne can be found here, and includesdiscussion ofthechokes in general and defensive considerations of air chokes in particular. This section discusses defense against blood chokes, and offense of both blood and air chokes.

Being choked from behind—when the attacker uses biceps and forearm as a vice on the sides of the neck for that blood choke—is a very different experience. It can be...