Sleeper Hold

[average-joe4]

Why does it seem like it takes so much longer to go unconscious from hanging than it does when someone is put in a sleeper hold?

 

[wham311]

Why does it seem like it takes so much longer to go unconscious from hanging than it does when someone is put in a sleeper hold?

Sleeper hits carotid arteries. But hanging when done right should leave unconscious within fifteen seconds

 

[Higurashi415]

Sleeper hits carotid arteries. But hanging when done right should leave unconscious within fifteen seconds

This.
Most people don't use a knot that constricts as pressure is applied and so the carotid arteries aren't fully obstructed.