That ' s not actually true , nobody is exempt . <| sep |> I just hate HoV , thanks to the incredible amount of dumbasfudge randoms . <| sep |> Pretty sure the rule isnt vague at all . It ' s clearly stated . As for outdated rules set unfortunately it ' s the dominant rule set for most tournaments atm , at least from what I see . Wrapping two hands around someone ' s neck and strangling them could be a good technique to but doesn ' t mean you do it if it ' s an illegal move . Realistically , people from outside of your normal gym came in to roll . Generally if you don ' t discuss some general accepted and unacceptable techniques , 99 % of people are gonna look at what ' s tournament legal as ok to do when rolling with new people . Yes getting frustrated about it is absolutely expected from most people . Though you seem to have made this post to just hope people agreed with you and when being called out for a dirty illegal technique you get all butt hurt and defensive . Don ' t use illegal techniques , if your opponent isn ' t giving up the neck , use your fucking head and try a different technique or bait with something and go back to the rear naked . Don ' t get defensive when you do an illegal technique and people don ' t like it call you out for it . Makes you look childish as fuck .