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フロントチョーク

Meanings

1

noun

front choke

martial arts

A chokehold applied from the front, used in martial arts such as judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and mixed martial arts.

試し合あいでフロントチョークを決きめて一いっ本ぽん勝がちした。
He won by ippon with a front choke in the match.

Written forms

フロント・チョーク
- フロントチョーク
  Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
- フロント・チョーク

Similar words

裸はだか絞じめ
A rear naked choke applied from behind, whereas フロントチョーク is applied from the front.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'front choke'.