What happens physiologically to make someone unconscious during this kind of hold? How do you know you’re not suffocating someone or causing serious damage?
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In very basic terms
**A Choke** stops a person getting air into their lungs. It’s pretty dangerous and not usually allowed by the rules.
**A Sleeper** on the other hand blocks off the veins in the neck causing the person to black out. As long as the sleeper is removed quickly afterwards, the person is totally fine and unharmed.
The major difference being that while the brain might be starved if oxygen, the rest of the body is unaffected. The end result is supposed to be the same (the person passes out), but a choke puts the rest of the body at risk as well.
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