Catch Wrestling U:
An 1867 book on self defense, the chancery (front choke / guillotine choke) was originally legal in #
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It became illegal when pugilism cleaned up to become boxing, and became a head hold / neck crank in wrestling.
"... I would grasp my left arm at the wrist and lift my friend from the ground, making his head my fulcrum. Thus throwing the whole weight of my opponent upon his neck, which is the next thing to hanging a man."
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