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Guillotine
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Also called: arm in guillotine, classic guillotine, cutting the head off, front headlock, gilene shoker, guilline
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Mastering Guillotine Concepts and Principles by Karel "Silver Fox" Pravec
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- Understand grip mechanics
- Recognize attacking situations
- Develop guillotine finishing details
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Submissions from here
4Transitions to
8- Back MountWhen: back control after guillotine attempt
- North South PositionWhen: after failed guillotine attempts, transition to north south
- Triangle ChokeWhen: switching to triangle from guillotine
- High Crotch LiftWhen: when guillotine is defended
- Half GuardWhen: defend guillotine with low head, small hook
- Anaconda ChokeWhen: opponent defends by rolling
Escapes to
2This counters
2Countered by
5Variation of
1Built on
10Available from
11- Front HeadlockWhen: hand position and control available
- Half GuardWhen: opponent leans forward with underhook
- Closed GuardWhen: safer option if escape occurs, no guard pass risk
- Closed GuardWhen: from head and arm position in mount
- Back MountWhen: guillotine available from back control
- Side ControlWhen: arm trap and guillotine from guard bottom transition
Reached from
16- Front Headlockno-giWhen: drop the arm to choke
- Double Leg TakedownWhen: opponent catches guillotine during double leg attempt
- Anaconda ChokeWhen: transition from anaconda to guillotine
- Back Mountno-giWhen: attacker attempts choke from back position
- Knee LeverWhen: opponent's head comes down when defending knee lever
- Turtle PositionWhen: from turtle josh attacks leg, craig counters with guillotine
Entries into this
8- CrossfaceWhen: head and arm grip setup
- Rubber GuardWhen: setting up guillotine
- Double LegWhen: takedown creates half-guard guillotine opportunity
- Crucifix PositionWhen: create neck submission from controlling position
- CradleWhen: elbow in guillotine grip instead of darce
- Back MountWhen: opponent against fence limits movement
Countered by
11- Guillotine DefenseWhen: position head with ear to chest
- Single Leg TakedownWhen: neck exposed during single leg finish
- Von Flue ChokeWhen: opponent has guillotine grip despite guard pass
- Head Frame
- Triangle ChokeWhen: alternative when triangle unavailable
- Head PositionWhen: positioning head on chest keeps it away from armpit
This counters
3Variations
5Watch it taught
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craig jonesjosh barnettandrew-tacketmarcelo garciagordon ryanyuri simoesjasmine-molinamichael-bannick