Explaining the techniques in detail is beyond the scope of this article but as a brief reference, some of the basic chokes of Kodokan Judo are

·         Nami juji jime or normal cross lock from the front with arms crossed grasping the collars with the thumb inside.

·         Gyaku juji jime or reverse cross lock from the front with the fingers inside.

·         Kata juji jime or half cross lock with one hand fingers-in and one hand thumb-in.

·         Hadaka jime or naked lock applied from the rear with the forearm across the throat.

·         Mae hadaka jime or front naked lock (sometimes called the guillotine).

·         Okuri eri jime or sliding collar lock applied from the rear with one hand reaching around the neck grasping the collar with the other hand reaching under the arm to the opposite collar.

·         Kataha jime or single wing lock from the rear with one hand around the neck to the collar but the other hand under the arm and behind the neck.

·         Katate jime or one hand choke from the front or side reach across the throat to the collar.

·         Ryote jime or two hand choke from the front grabbing the collars with the thumbs inside and turning your fists into the sides of the neck.

·         Sode guruma jime or sleeve wheel choke from the front reaching around the back of the neck with one hand and across the front with the other and grabbing your own sleeves.

·         Tsukkomi jime or thrust choke from the front grasping a lapel and pushing the fist directly into the side of the neck.

·         Jigoku jime (hell strangle) from the rear with one leg and one hand across the throat while the other leg and hand controls the opponent's arms.

·         Sankaku jime or triangle choke from the front using the legs in a figure-four position around the neck and arm.