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I get the impression that BJJ chokes are not essentially different than sport judo chokes.

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They are basically the same moves, you're right, with some minor technical differences in how the arms are positioned. That doesn't make them less deadly though.

Overall, I think you're looking at this the wrong way. You're saying that Muay Thai is closer to a deadly fight because of how often bones are broken. In Jiu Jitsu and other submission wrestling competitions, there would be a lot of broken bones if the fight wasn't stopped in time. I'm pretty sure that if Muay Thai fighters knew the incoming kick was going to break their leg and they had a chance to freeze time and stop the fight, they would! Muay Thai isn't more dangerous or deadly in a real situation. It just seems more dangerous because fighters can't avoid having their limbs broken in sporting events.

If you watch the UFC, there's this one fight between Tim Sylvia and Franck Mir where Mir breaks Sylvia's arm like a twig with an armbar (Sylvia refused to tap out and even wanted to keep fighting). Thank god we have tapouts in submission fighting, or that is how it would turn out every time...