Guillotine from the wedge position in open guard
Guillotine Choke
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1m 55s
Matt Lindland uses his wedge position to set up the guillotine choke. Matt does an excellent job of explaining the angles and leverage of the wedge position for this choke. We see all the time beginner students really struggle with the guillotine because they don't move their hips back and learn forward near enough. When first learning over exaggerate the movement until it becomes proficient.
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