at ", ▁and ▁" cross - ar med ▁cho ke ". ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁who ▁is ▁lying ▁face ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁mat . ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁then ▁gra bs ▁hold ▁of ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁w rist s ▁and ▁cross es ▁their ▁arms ▁under ▁their ▁ch in . ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁then ▁pull s ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁arms , ▁causing ▁pressure . ▁The ▁move ▁was ▁invent ed ▁and ▁popular ized ▁by ▁Jin se i ▁Shin z aki . ▁ ▁Th umb ▁cho ke ▁hold ▁The ▁attack ing ▁wrest ler ▁stands ▁behind ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁and ▁reaches ▁around ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁neck ▁with ▁one ▁arm . ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁then ▁extends ▁a ▁thumb ▁and ▁thrust s ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁wind pipe ▁or ▁car ot id ▁ar tery ▁of ▁the ▁oppon ent , ▁cutting ▁off ▁their ▁air ▁or ▁blood ▁supply . ▁The ▁former ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁acceptable ▁in ▁traditional ▁professional ▁wrest ling , ▁as ▁all ▁cho ke holds ▁that ▁cut ▁off ▁the ▁wind pipe ▁are ▁not ▁allowed ▁in ▁the ▁sport . ▁ ▁T ong an ▁death ▁g rip ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁d arts ▁his ▁hand ▁under ▁an ▁oppon ent ' s ▁ch in ▁and ▁gra bs ▁a ▁hold ▁of ▁a ▁pressure ▁point ▁above ▁the ▁thro at , ▁s que ez ing ▁the ▁n erve . ▁This ▁cut s ▁off ▁the ▁air ▁supply ▁and ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁f ades ▁out , ▁yet ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁considered ▁an ▁air ▁cho ke ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁not