Any specialized, Vise-Like method applied to the neck area, designed to disrupt or hinder breathing and/or blood flow to the brain.

Inflected Form(s):

Choking (adjective), Chokes (plural), Choked (past tense)

Comments:

Choking is a generic term that does not describe a particular method of disrupting breathing or blood flow. Rather, it describes the result of utilizing one of the specialized Vise-Like methods for a specific purpose.

A Choke can be created by using any of the Vise-Like methods.

Chokes are extremely dangerous and can easily lead to death.

The most common way to create a choke is with the arms and/or hands to the windpipe.

Before a choke is applied, it can usually be nullified by dropping the chin against the upper part of the chest, in order to protect the neck area.

From an offensive perspective, one of the major detractions of choking is that it dedicates one or more limbs to the application of the maneuver - thus, creating (a) dead hand(s).

Example(s):

A pinch executed to the opponent's trachea would demonstrate a choke.

Related Definition(s):

Applied, Bear-hug, Bite, Breathe, Contact, Dead, Dimension, Distance, Execute, Grab, Hug, Major, Maneuver, Method, Minor, Move, Nullify, Offense, Pinch, Press, Sandwich, Scissor, Shear, Specialized, Squeeze, Stomp, Travel, Vise-Like, Weapon

Related Term(s):

Colliding Forces, Environmental Object, Environmental Weapon, Man-Made Weapon, Natural Weapon, Grabbing Check, Purposeful Aggression