rear naked choke; sleeper hold
A chokehold applied from behind an opponent, typically using the arms around the neck without gripping the clothing. Used in judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and mixed martial arts.
彼は裸絞めで相手をタップアウトさせた。
He made his opponent tap out with a rear naked choke.
裸絞めは総合格闘技でよく使われる技だ。
The rear naked choke is a technique often used in mixed martial arts.
Standard kanji spelling for this martial arts term.
Variant spelling using 締める instead of 絞める; both are seen.
Abbreviated spelling, less common.
Compound of 裸 (hadaka, 'naked') and 絞め (shime, 'choke'), referring to a choke applied without gripping clothing.