Comment by rbanffy
18 years ago
As a kid, I had a few years of Judo training and I have never learned how to choke a person. From my experience, Judo is about catching or throwing opponents off-balance (often with their unwilling help) and disarming and immobilizing them so they can't harm you.
Of all martial arts, Judo is one of the gentlest. I can hardly imagine using it to kill someone who does not really want to get killed.
As for Mr. Sturgeon, misreporting a crime, specially if it's done with the intention of compromising a murder investigation, is a serious offense. I am not sure why the police didn't get him.
And, while we are at it, it is a real no-no do screw your friend's wife.
This case begs for an appeal.
'Jujitsu' means gentle art, but it's all about breaking arms and snapping necks. I took Judo as a kid as well, chokes holds are permissible amongst the older classes, and I learned a few as well as some escapes. It's really just a sparring version of Jujitsu and black belt could easily strangle someone who didn't know how to defend himself.
Still, this is a lot of speculation and if he strangled her, where did the blood come from? I think that it is quite likely that he killed her, but not with a choke-hold.