Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Dallas Niles sneaks a guillotine from the crucifix as a fast finish off the control.
Submissions
Guillotine
Wrapping the neck from the front with the forearm across the throat. Finished standing, from guard or from the front headlock with high-elbow and arm-in variations.
Also called guillotine choke, high elbow guillotine, arm in guillotine, marcelotine, mae hadaka jime.
Where it shows up
Related techniques
Shorts
No-gi Beginner
Three simple attacks from front headlock to get the position working as a control and submission hub.
YouTube videos
No-gi Intermediate
Marcelo Garcia uses both hands on the elbow to lift the opponent's weight just enough to swing to the high-elbow guillotine when they refuse to give the head.
No-gi Intermediate
Craig Jones' ADCC-tested guillotine from the B-Team, with the body position that finishes bigger opponents.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
John Danaher's high-elbow guillotine: the elbow position that actually chokes instead of cranking the neck. Also a defence lesson: if their elbow is low, posture out.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Marcelo Garcia on the guillotine he made famous: the arm-in and high-elbow finishes from the front headlock.
No-gi Intermediate
Garry Tonon's high-elbow guillotine detail, the one he used throughout his no-gi career.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Chewy's three-choke attack sequence from the front headlock so you are not stuck hunting a single guillotine.
Choking Mechanics You WON'T Learn In Class... D'arce, Anaconda & Arm-In Guillotine Complete System
Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu YouTube
Jordan's full system for D'Arce, anaconda and arm-in guillotine mechanics. Understanding the choke also tells you how to defend: hide the neck and fight the locking hand.
No-gi Intermediate
Getting from closed guard to a front headlock: overhook, post, get your head above theirs and transfer the legs outside, then finish a high-elbow guillotine.
Written instruction
Guillotine
BJJ Atlas BJJ Atlas
Written breakdown of guillotine variations from the front headlock.
Guillotine choke
Wikipedia Wikipedia
Background on the guillotine choke across grappling arts. Linked with CC BY-SA attribution.