What is the Ezekiel Choke?

White Belt · First Submissions — Ezekiel & Collar

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The caption defines the Ezekiel Choke as a choke that "essentially compresses your opponent's trachea and carotid arteries," and calls it a relatively simple, popular go-to. The 4-second clip shows one finished application from the top, in the gi, with the on-screen label "EZEKIEL CHOKE."

The breakdown — piece by piece

STEP 1 · 0:00–0:01

Settle on top with an arm behind the neck

Deivid is on top, chest low over the partner on his back, with one arm worked in behind the partner's neck and his head down close.

STEP 2 · 0:01–0:03

Bring the free hand to the neck

His free hand comes across to the front of the partner's neck, closing the space between the two arms. The partner's head is trapped between them and the mat.

STEP 3 · 0:03–0:04

Squeeze the choke

Deivid drops his weight and squeezes the two arms together. The partner raises a hand in the last frames, tapping.

Key details

Caption: the Ezekiel "compresses your opponent's trachea and carotid arteries."
Caption: it is "a relatively simple technique and a popular go-to for most BJJ and MMA fighters."
The choke is applied from the top with the gi on — the sleeve is part of the picture in the frames, though the exact hand-to-sleeve grip is too small to read with certainty.

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