Shime-Waza 絞技

Choking Techniques

Shime-Waza are choking and strangling techniques applied in ne-waza. They work primarily as blood chokes — compressing the carotid arteries to restrict blood flow to the brain, producing unconsciousness within seconds. Shime-Waza are among the most effective submissions in all grappling arts and transfer directly to BJJ and MMA.