Key Details for a Tight Guillotine
- Clearing the Opponent’s Hand: If your opponent tries to interrupt by reaching in with their hand, use your outside leg to push it away.
- Securing the Grip: As soon as you have space, join your hands right away.
- Applying bodyweight: Flattening the weight over the opponent ensures they cannot make space to defend.
- Elbow Placement: Keeping the elbow close and up helps make the choke stronger, making it tougher to escape.
Final Thoughts
Marcelo Garcia’s guillotine move from the mount position is a skilled mix of accuracy and force. By carefully defeating barriers and getting into the right position for the choke, he makes sure everything is done as efficiently as possible.
No matter if you are on top or bottom, the same rules apply: hold the arm, get a good grip, and use your body’s movement to complete the submission. Practicing these details will help you perform the guillotine as well as Marcelo does.
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