Yarden Gerbi is an Israeli judoka world champion.
In August 2013, at the age of 24, she won the gold medal at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro in the category -63 kg (139 lbs.), defeating each of her five opponents unconditionally. She defeated No. 2-ranked Clarisse Agbegnenou of France, the European champion, in the final by dislocating her shoulder and rendering her unconscious with a chokehold in 43 seconds. She recorded an ippon in each of her five fights on the way to the championship. Commenting on the reaction from Israelis to her championship, she said: “I received three marriage proposals.”
At the 2013 world Championships Yarden Gerbi made headlines by winning both the semi final and final of the -63kg with this strangle/choke that is known in MMA/BJJ as the ‘Peruvian necktie’. The appropriate name of the choke in judo is Suso-Jime, but Gerbi’s choke is a modified version.
Strangling someone with the skirt of the gi was illegal in Judo but in this tournament the refs let it slide – but then banned it 1 month alter.
While in Paris for the consecutive Olympic training camp at the Grand Slam of Paris, Yarden Gerbi shared the secret to her choke:
