The scissor leg choke often emerges as a counter to a headlock in self-defence — bringing both legs up and axing/chopping down across the neck. In training, we apply controlled pressure to avoid injury, but in the street, that chopping motion could cause serious trauma. Mechanically, the choke works by forming a closing triangle around the neck: your top leg cuts down while the bottom reinforces from beneath, collapsing the airway or carotids depending on angle and squeeze. If the opponent turns