Chokehold

Rarity: Common

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At a glance

Class

Invention

Domain

Science and technology

Knowledge cost

4

In collections

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What Wikipedia says

A chokehold, choke, stranglehold or, in Judo, shime-waza (Japanese: 絞技, lit. 'constriction technique') is a general term for a grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air (choking) or blood (strangling) from passing through the neck of an opponent.

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