Physiological effects of carotid choke?

Question

does the muscles always go limp every time, are they completely relaxed? how does the person being unconscious resemble sleep?

do they experience slight amnesia of the moment when they go unconscious?

Answer 1

Simular experience.  I remember right up until about a second before it happened then I had like 1000 dreams.  When I woke up I had the feeling that I had slept all night although I was only out for a few seconds.  Does that answer your question at all?

Answer 2

I was put unconcious with an Arm Triangle a few weeks back and afterwards I remember everything up until a couple of seconds before going out. I remember reaching up to tap out and not quite making it. Then I had a dream that I was driving home, then I woke up on the gym floor feeling well rested.

I was back rolling a few seconds later.

I did go completely limp and relaxed, about to the same degree as a deep sleep according to witnesses.

That being said at NAGA and Casca Grossa tournaments I usually 1-2 people who have mild seizures when they wake up. It's fairly common and doesn't appear to do any harm.

Answer 3

When you choke a person with techniques that block blood flow in the neck via carotid arteries, you cut the majority of the blood flow to the brain. This as you know can result in unconsciousness. This does not resemble sleep at all, for many reasons. You will not be knocked out for very long because you will wake up when blood flow is restored to the brain, and your brain is actually very active when you sleep, this requires blood and oxygen to do so. Also the muscles in your body usually go limp. As for amnesia, this depends on how tight the choke is and how long you are knocked out for. The more severe the choke the higher chance of temporary amnesia