Do you know the Y-Choke? (vid)

**David Avellan** · Posted On: 3/02/2012 7:11pm

Originally Posted by Tramirezmma

Yeah, we use that technique as well. We really emphasize making a "punching" motion across their adams apple, so it's nice and tight when you squeeze both sides of the neck.

Are you controlling the neck, or above the clavicle? Hard to tell from the angle.

Controlling the neck as shown below.

**Pandinha** · Posted On: 3/03/2012 2:01pm

Why is David Avellan sporting a Noob tag?

**David Avellan** · Posted On: 3/03/2012 2:30pm

Well I am new here but...I wouldn't mind a new tag ;)

**Pandinha** · Posted On: 3/03/2012 2:50pm

Originally Posted by David Avellan

Well I am new here but...I wouldn't mind a new tag ;)

Will do!

**bunkerdnoi** · Posted On: 3/20/2012 9:14am

Can this choke be used in nogi competition?

***jnp*** · Posted On: 3/20/2012 9:35am

Originally Posted by bunkerdnoi

Can this choke be used in nogi competition?

Did you watch the video? The move is demonstrated without the gi.

**bunkerdnoi** · Posted On: 3/21/2012 2:57pm

Originally Posted by jnp

Did you watch the video? The move is demonstrated without the gi.

Let me rephrase, is it a legal choke for nogi competition?

**Kintanon** · Posted On: 3/21/2012 4:14pm

Originally Posted by bunkerdnoi

Let me rephrase, is it a legal choke for nogi competition?

That's a much tougher question. Depending on your age and division and the tournament you are in it may not be. Many organizations ban "trachea" chokes and will bust you for anything that even LOOKS like a trachea choke, whether it actually hits the trachea or not. Kids divisions will usually ban things like this, and novice divisions are likely to do so as well.
One problem with this choke in competition is that it's easy for you to accidentally or "accidentally" turn it into a nasty trachea choke if your opponent tries to pull away or you slip or something so many places might ban it for that reason. Keeping that in mind, you should check the rules of whatever organization your thinking of competing under in order to be 100% sure.

**bunkerdnoi** · Posted On: 3/22/2012 2:47pm

Originally Posted by Kintanon

That's a much tougher question. Depending on your age and division and the tournament you are in it may not be. Many organizations ban "trachea" chokes and will bust you for anything that even LOOKS like a trachea choke, whether it actually hits the trachea or not. Kids divisions will usually ban things like this, and novice divisions are likely to do so as well.
One problem with this choke in competition is that it's easy for you to accidentally or "accidentally" turn it into a nasty trachea choke if your opponent tries to pull away or you slip or something so many places might ban it for that reason. Keeping that in mind, you should check the rules of whatever organization your thinking of competing under in order to be 100% sure.

I'm going to ask my nogi instructor this weekend. IBJJF rules seem to be fairly strict when it comes to applying chokes that could possibly be trachea chokes. The choke is slick though. I will be trying this choke in training. ;-) Thanks for sharing.