The anaconda choke submission in BJJ might just be the best named submission in the whole sport (though guillotine choke and crucifix choke are pretty good names too, comment below with your favorite submission name from BJJ). The anaconda choke or gator roll is a choke that usually comes from defending a takedown or while attacking the turtle.
The anaconda choke is similar to the D’Arce choke submission but the essential difference is that in an anaconda choke, your choking arm starts at the neck and snakes (lol) through to the armpit, while with the D’Arce choke, your choking arm starts at the armpit and feeds through to the neck.
Both are great chokes that belong in every Brazilian jiu-jitsu player’s arsenal, but if you have to pick one, anaconda has the better name.
Start: Turtle
Step 1: Snake attacking arm under opponent’s chin and through underneath their elbow and grip shoulder
Step 2: Gripping your hands together, use your supporting arm’s elbow to crank opponent’s trapped arm in towards their neck
Step 3: Figure four your supporting arm onto your attacking arm
Step 4: Switch your head position to trap opponent’s shoulder with your head
Step 5: Roll over your supporting shoulder onto your back
Step 6: Rotating your body towards the choke, catch your opponent on your stomach and walk your hips around perpendicular to their body, bridging into them to add extra strength to the choke
Finish: Submission via anaconda choke