Saturday, March 22, 2008

British Strangle

British Roll Over/Strangle (attrib to Neil Adams)

Steps (difficult to explain, advanced technique)

Uke is hands and knees bottom. (failed Seoi)

You take your right hand and get a deep grip on Uke's left lapel. (just leave it there or go deeper)

Bring your right arm under Uke's chin (left to right)

If Uke is "turtled" pull them slightly up so that there is some clearance between the ground an Uke's stomach.

In a smooth action
  • While staying close to Uke's back for control, step your left leg over Uke at their waist (the next actions sort of happen all at the same time)
  • Tori's left hand grabs Uke's left pant leg
  • Tori's left leg (that has stepped over Uke) shoots in as deep as possible under Uke's (in that space you created)
  • Tori's head follows their left leg in a forward roll under Uke (you head really doesn't hit the mat! You roll so far under your shoulders make contact first.
  • While you are rolling use your left leg, left arm at pant leg and right arm to pull Uke along with the roll. Usually the choke is being applied as you roll and Uke will be tapping before you finish it. Worse case you cinch the choke in after the roll.
Application:
  • counter to failed drop-seoi-nage


4 comments:

Judo Times said...

That is Okuri Eri Jime-sliding lapel choke.

harai-goshi said...

The application originates from Neil Adams (hence the name British choke) and the technique is on the elite curriculum at Pedro's Judo Center.

Although there is some similarity with Okuri-Eri-Jime, this application has also a number of important differences.
1) in okuri eri jime the choke is executed with both hands on the collars.
2) the british strangle uses only one hand on the colar (much like ashi-jime or koshi-jime)

Unlike any other, the british strangle has a very unique sideways bending of Uki (like a bow) using both Tori's arms and one leg to set the choke.

Judo Times said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BSuwwOccf8

Is this the move Sensei Pedro is calling the "British Choke"

harai-goshi said...

yes exactly, thanks for posting the youtube link