SAFETY: Hindulotine from Hindulotine targets the Carotid arteries and trachea. Tap early and often. Your safety is more important than any training round.
Defending the Hindulotine finish requires early recognition and immediate posture recovery before the rotational torque becomes fully established. The chin strap figure-four grip tightens rapidly once hip rotation begins, making the window for effective defense narrow. The defender must prioritize preventing the attacker’s hips from angling perpendicular to the spine while simultaneously working to recover posture and extract the head from the grip. Defensive success depends on disrupting the mechanical chain of grip, angle, and rotation before all three components align. Once all three are in place, the choke closes within seconds and defensive options are functionally eliminated.
Opponent’s Starting Position: Hindulotine (Top)
How to Recognize This Submission
How do you know when someone is attempting Hindulotine from Hindulotine?
- Feeling a forearm blade wedging under your chin combined with a figure-four lock tightening behind your head
- Opponent’s hips beginning to rotate perpendicular to your spine rather than staying directly in front of you
- Increasing rotational pressure around your neck that feels like a twisting compression rather than a straight pull
- Opponent’s legs actively controlling your hips and preventing you from circling or achieving posture
- Sensation of blood flow restriction to the head combined with cervical torque that distinguishes this from standard guillotines
Key Defensive Principles
What are the key principles for defending Hindulotine from Hindulotine?
- Posture recovery is the single highest priority - fight to achieve vertical spine alignment before the grip locks fully
- Prevent the attacker’s hips from angling perpendicular to your spine by driving into them and controlling hip movement
- Keep your chin tucked and shoulders raised to deny the forearm blade access to the space under your jaw
- Address the grip early by hand fighting the figure-four before it locks rather than trying to break it once set
- Circle toward the choking arm side to reduce rotational torque angle rather than pulling straight backward
- Tap early when the choke is fully locked - the Hindulotine compresses carotids rapidly and has a short window before unconsciousness
Defensive Options
What can you do to defend against Hindulotine from Hindulotine?
1. Posture up forcefully by stacking weight onto opponent and driving head upward through the grip
- When to use: Early stage when grip is established but hips are not yet fully angled and rotational torque has not started
- Targets: Hindulotine
- If successful: Return to Hindulotine control position with submission threat neutralized, ready to begin passing or extracting head
- Risk: If posture recovery is too slow, the attacker tightens the grip during your attempt and you expend energy without relief
2. Circle toward the choking arm side to reduce the rotational torque angle and create space for head extraction
- When to use: When the attacker has begun hip rotation but the choke is not yet fully locked, and your posture is partially compromised
- Targets: Hindulotine
- If successful: Neutralize the rotational component and reduce the choke to a manageable standard guillotine grip that can be defended conventionally
- Risk: If the attacker’s legs block your circling path, you waste energy and remain in the same position with increasing fatigue
3. Hand fight the figure-four lock by wedging fingers between the grip components to prevent full locking
- When to use: During initial grip establishment before the figure-four is fully locked and the attacker commits to the finish
- Targets: Hindulotine
- If successful: Prevent the grip from reaching full mechanical advantage, creating enough slack to begin posture recovery
- Risk: Using both hands on grip fighting removes your ability to frame or base, making you vulnerable to sweeps if the attacker adjusts
4. Drive forward aggressively to flatten the attacker and stack your weight to neutralize the hip angle
- When to use: When the attacker is playing bottom Hindulotine and using guard to generate the rotational angle
- Targets: Closed Guard
- If successful: Flatten the attacker’s hip angle to zero, eliminating rotational torque and allowing gradual head extraction under your stacking pressure
- Risk: If the attacker has butterfly hooks, your forward drive may be redirected into a sweep landing you in bottom mount with the choke intact
Escape Paths
How do you escape Hindulotine from Hindulotine?
- Posture recovery to standing or combat base followed by controlled head extraction from the loosened grip
- Circle toward choking arm side while hand fighting the figure-four to reduce torque and eventually free the head
- Von Flue counter by driving shoulder pressure into attacker’s neck when their guard is open and hips are flat
Best-Case Outcomes for Defender
What is the best outcome when defending Hindulotine from Hindulotine?
→ Hindulotine
Recover posture early before rotational torque is established, then maintain postural control while methodically working to extract your head from the grip. Once posture is fully recovered, the Hindulotine grip loses its mechanical advantage.
→ Closed Guard
Stack the attacker flat by driving forward with heavy shoulder pressure, neutralizing their hip angle and rotational mechanics. Once flattened, work a Von Flue counter or controlled head extraction to transition to a guard passing position.