A subset of karate perhaps, but there are times that
karate does use a throat choke.
Of course there are a variety of methods to do
this. I am just going to focus on one of them, when the windpipe is grasped by
the hand to make the choke.
It can vary by style.
The choke can be a simper grab of the hand and
squeezing to make the choke.
There are systems that use a special method of
choking, grasping the throat with just the thumb and index finger in a pinching
motion and using the bent knuckle of the index finger to also press into the
trachea for additional pressure for that choke.
By far the strongest choke method, I have seen, was
taught to me by Ernest Rothrock when he taught me one Eagle Claw form.
I am far from an Eagle Claw expert, I haven’t spent
the decades working on Eagle Claw grip for one thing. For them, the formation
of the Eagle Claw grip gives intense pain when it is employed. But I paid
attention, and I understand how the Eagle Claw is formed, abet with an untrained
hand.
I still work the grip formation as a method to
retain as much hand grip as possible as I age.
This is what Ernest Rothrock looks like when he
grips the trachea.
Not just a grab of the throat. The technique works
like this.
1. The web of the open hand strikes into the throat,
the fingers and thumb stretched open. This movement presses the trachea in.
2. Then after that compression, as the hand retreats
the eagle claw is formed. Pressing into the cords at the side of the neck. The
pressure is immobilizing.
3. Once formed the Eagle Claw is maintained, or
other things can happen.
Personally I find this more powerful than just
grabbing the throat.
And the grip can work well with whatever karate
movement is selected.
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