Gogoplata

Gogoplata
Gogoplata variation, opponent's throat is trapped between the fighter's shin and forearm.
AKA	kakato-jime, hasami-jime
Parent hold	Guard, Rubber guard
Child hold(s)	Locoplata
Attacks	Trachea

A gogoplata, foot choke or kakato-jime (踵絞^?) is a type of chokehold in submission grappling that utilizes the shin bone.

The gogoplata is executed from a guard, commonly from a "rubber guard", where the legs are held very high against the opponent's upper back. The fighter then slips one foot in front of the opponent's head and under his chin, locks his hands behind the opponent's head, and chokes the opponent by pressing his shin or instep against the opponent's trachea. A variation called a Locoplata (popularized by Eddie Bravo) is when the practitioner uses his free foot to push up on the choking foot and increase pressure on the trachea.

In the film The Essence of Judo, Kyuzo Mifune demonstrated a variation entitled hasami-jime (鋏絞 scissors choke, or 螯絞 claw choke, not to be confused with the gi choke called hasami-jime), where he applied the choke while transitioning from the bottom of the kami-shiho-gatame position. This variation would be applied using the forearm against the opponent's trachea with the leg used to secure it on position.

Ryusuke "Jack" Uemura is notable as the fighter who performed the first successful gogoplata in mixed martial arts against Isao Terada at Zst Grand Prix 2, Final Round, on January 23, 2005. Former UFC Heavyweight fighter Brad Imes calls himself "Mr. Gogoplata," after winning two matches in a row with the maneuver. Nick Diaz defeated Takanori Gomi using the gogoplata at Pride 33, only to have the victory turned to a NC due to positive test for marijuana in the post-fight drug screen.