The top Hindulotine position represents an offensive attacking configuration where you have secured a guillotine grip on your opponent while maintaining top position, typically from front headlock, sprawl position, or while attacking a turtled opponent. Unlike the bottom variation, the top Hindulotine allows you to use gravity and your body weight as additional pressure components while controlling your opponent’s movement from above.
From the top perspective, you maintain head control with the guillotine grip while using your legs and hips to prevent your opponent from escaping or achieving better position. This creates a unique pressure dynamic where your opponent is bent forward under your control, unable to achieve the posture necessary to defend effectively. The top position also provides more options for transitioning to other dominant positions like mount, back control, or north-south when your opponent attempts to defend.
The strategic advantage of top Hindulotine lies in your ability to combine submission pressure with positional control. Your opponent faces a dilemma: defending the submission often requires movements that allow you to advance position, while maintaining defensive posture leaves them vulnerable to the choke. This creates multiple pathways to success, whether through direct submission or position advancement.
Success from top Hindulotine requires understanding weight distribution and hip positioning. Rather than simply holding the guillotine grip and hanging on your opponent, you must actively create the angles and pressure that make the submission inevitable. Your legs play a crucial role in preventing your opponent from rolling, standing up, or achieving angles that would relieve neck pressure. Advanced practitioners use subtle weight shifts and hip adjustments to maintain optimal pressure while conserving energy and responding to defensive movements.
Position Definition
What is Hindulotine (Top)?
- Your guillotine grip is secured around opponent’s neck with your arm wrapped under their chin and hands locked, creating direct choking pressure while you maintain top position with their head controlled below your center of gravity, allowing gravity to assist your submission pressure
- Your hips and legs are positioned to control opponent’s ability to stand, roll, or achieve angles that would relieve neck pressure, typically with at least one leg base wide for stability while the other may be used for control or to create angling pressure
- Opponent’s head is trapped with their posture broken forward, unable to achieve vertical alignment or extract their head from the grip, with their body bent and your weight distributed to maximize choking pressure while preventing escape movements
- Your body position creates a mechanical advantage where your core strength, hip angle, and body weight combine to generate submission pressure rather than relying solely on arm strength to finish the choke
- You maintain top control with the ability to transition to other dominant positions if opponent defends the submission, keeping offensive initiative while preventing opponent from achieving neutral or advantageous positions
Prerequisites
What do you need before playing Hindulotine (Top)?
- Successful control of opponent’s head from front headlock, sprawl defense, or while attacking turtle position
- Ability to establish guillotine grip before opponent can achieve defensive posture, stand up, or extract their head
- Proper base and balance to maintain top position while applying submission pressure without being swept or rolled
- Opponent’s posture must be broken forward with head lower than shoulders to facilitate grip establishment and submission mechanics
- Sufficient upper body strength and grip endurance to maintain choking pressure while controlling opponent’s movement from top
Key Offensive Principles
What are the key principles for attacking from Hindulotine?
- Use body weight and gravity as force multipliers for submission pressure rather than relying solely on arm strength
- Maintain wide base with legs to prevent being rolled or swept while applying submission pressure
- Control opponent’s hips and shoulders to prevent them from achieving angles that relieve neck pressure
- Create rotational torque through hip positioning rather than straight downward pulling on the neck
- Transition smoothly to mount, back, or north-south when opponent’s defensive movements create opportunities
- Keep opponent’s posture broken forward continuously to maintain submission threat and positional control
- Adjust grip height and pressure angle based on opponent’s defensive reactions without loosening control
Decision Making from This Position
What should you do from Hindulotine (Top)?
If opponent attempts to stand up or achieve vertical posture to escape:
- Execute Follow to Standing Guillotine → Standing Position (Probability: 50%)
- Execute Snap Down to Front Headlock → Front Headlock (Probability: 60%)
- Execute Guillotine Finish → game-over (Probability: 55%)
If opponent turns away to relieve pressure and exposes their back:
- Execute Back Take from Top → Back Control (Probability: 75%)
- Execute Transition to Anaconda → Anaconda Control (Probability: 60%)
If opponent flattens out completely in defensive turtle position:
- Execute Side Control to Mount → Mount (Probability: 65%)
- Execute Front Headlock to Back → Back Control (Probability: 70%)
- Execute Arm Triangle from Top → game-over (Probability: 50%)
If opponent creates defensive frames with arms while defending neck:
- Execute Hindulotine to Darce Choke → Darce Control (Probability: 65%)
- Execute Side Control to North-South → North-South (Probability: 55%)
Success Rates and Statistics
| Metric | Rate |
|---|---|
| Retention Rate | 78% |
| Advancement Probability | 70% |
| Submission Probability | 65% |
Average Time in Position: 15-40 seconds