Marcelo Garcia - Anaconda Choke With 3 Variations

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3 Part Technique - Marcelo Garcia's style of BJJ is immensely unique in many different aspects of the traditional art form, but no one example sets him apart from the rest more than his controversial stance on the omission of certain attribute-based submissions (i.a. The Arm Triangle) from his competition game. Instead, Marcelo wisely chooses to spend his finite training time as efficiently as possible by discarding all techniques whose successful application relies upon phenotypical advantage, and he only trains moves into his repertoire that work irrespective of size or strength. The sole tenet of BJJ is that the knowledge of bio mechanical leverage can allow for a small, weak person to defeat a larger, stronger person in unarmed combat. Surely, the possession of such physical traits such as long limb length, flexibility, and heavy musculature can multiply one's leverage in a fight considerably, but the point isn't about the size of your lever, it's about where best to place your fulcrum. Nearly all of the movements that Marcelo personally uses in his competition game are techniques that have been consistently proven to work against opponents of any size, with or without the aid of the gi. The Arm Triangle Choke (viz. Anaconda, D'Arce, Katagatame, RAT) is a technique that ceases to work effectively against an adversary who i) has superior strength, ii) has a large girth, and iii) provides technical resistance. Though it is not impossible to finish the choke despite this seemingly insurmountable combination, your chance of success dramatically approaches nil if your opponent correctly defends your attack via these physical advantages. Although the Arm Triangle is far from Marcelo's specialty, he has finally decided to teach his class one particular variation of the choke (The Anaconda) to the best of his ability, in lieu of the aforementioned perspective, for 2 reasons: a) it is important for his students to develop an awareness of the danger inherent from a specialist in this attack, and b) there is no reason not to try the submission if your opponent is blatantly, carelessly, or inadvertently giving it to you. Marcelo demonstrates 3 scenarios in which he would be so inclined to attempt the Arm Triangle Choke: 1) While holding the Front Headlock, if your opponent overextends his arm to reach for a takedown, sink in the choke and roll him onto his side, clocking your belly into the back of his neck until you can catch his legs with yours. 2) If he steps up with his foot to posts against your initial roll, flip him onto his opposite side and once again capture his legs for the final squeeze. 3) If you encounter difficulty enclosing the Triangle around his Head & Arm, apply pressure down onto his elbow with a Gable-gripped forearm and your topside knee.
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[@JordanMottram]

You know it's not a proper Jiu Jitsu video is the background noise isn't louder than the talking.

[@hipqban169]

Jordan Mottram beware of the Jiu-Jitsu instructor wearing a mic on the rash guard with no one around to attend class

[@bearded1derr]

His explanations answer every question that comes up in my head. Love his teaching method and how he breaks down the techniques.

[@Passarinho86]

Kimura is my favourite submission, but getting an anaconda always makes you feel like a badass.

[@jamesleon2770]

Christian Schaefer condas are the shit man 🙂👌🤙

[@yahyagannour8486]

Most def

[@kevinsufaj9606]

And getting a guillotine makes you feel like a chicken.

[@calviniq]

This is my favorite submission

[@MMAMELEEdotCOM]

My brother was 4.5 years older than me and when we would fight this was a natural submission I picked up out of survival somehow as young as 8 years old. It's the only way I would subdue him. Def a great technique....even saved me in a street fight one time before I even knew what jiu-jitsu was. Guess my point is "Great for All Ages" haha.

[@GJitzu]

MMAMELEEdotCOM na your point is you naturally discovered this choke on your own. which is pretty cool.

[@bsanjiban]

@@MMAMELEEdotCOM I found outside heelhook. Popped few friends knee. Then came to know about bjj. Now I am scared of leg locks.

[@narendrarana]

Your videos are fantastic, thank you Marcelo!

[@CesarGomezPicasso]

Marcelo is the undisputed GOAT of grappling. I wonder if some of these idiots that mention his very few losses would go to a Jordan video and be like "The Bulls lost to the Magic one year" .... Marcelo is the dam Truth.

[@SolidMiguelito]

Meh... he's just all right.

[@BigXarlie]

I like goats, they're really cute.. i spend a lot of my time on youtube watching mini goats videos.

[@ramon1930]

In no gi. I agree with you.

[@millardfilmore1403]

@@ramon1930 lets be honest, no gi is what matters most today

[@ramon1930]

@@millardfilmore1403 I dont think so, bjj in gi it is more technical.

[@torresmoreno5733]

second variation its my favorite simple and it works great with larger opponents and with people that know how to defend against the roll they nevey see it coming. thw first time i did my opponent was like wtf. VARIATION AGAINST TRADITIONAL

[@howesteve]

Such a great instructor.

[@markflavell5782]

Thanks a lot .I learnt a lot from this vid

[@SenseiEli]

Great! Now I have to try these new insights!

[@michaelcorcoran3942]

Hey guys love coming back to videos to see what else stands out. This one video has won me a tournament Just wondering what you guys might do if your opponent tries to stand?

[@keitheager6023]

Marcello showing a choke with the arm in, what, what!

[@Gelato556]

I love this submission. Always get an adrenaline rush when I hit it.

[@FelipeCavalcanteBJJ]

Thanks MG!

[@orangeiceice12]

Now that dudes are defending the guillotine so well in MMA, this shit is indispensable for countering the shoot. Great stuff

[@ThirdoptionJCSU]

Great teacher the explains things well it was very helpful,thanks.

[@eddyeddy4277]

Buen trabajo good job amigo

[@yodizzll]

im a four-stripe brown belt and I've never liked the anaconda, but I've been getting more into them the last few weeks. this is a fantastic demo

[@tweissmuller]

This is a fantastic representation by a true gentlemen fighter with great knowledge of grappling. I think those who train in sport fighting can easily ignore those who get lost in other aspects of martial arts; so, just ignore the dislikes. (42 years of sport, street, and classical martial arts here.) I like it and I love your explanation above. Well reasoned!

[@sidhu139]

you have 42 years of experience in fighting? i have 45. and the funny thing is i'm only 35 years old.

[@tweissmuller]

@@sidhu139 I feel you. I suffered through 20 years of a miserable 7 year marriage. I'm almost 60 and my training is keeping pace with my age. I only teach a military program, a mindfulness program, youth MMA / BJJ, and I coach Swimming / weight training. It is a good life and healthy. I wish you many more years.

[@hristotavliev649]

Hey guys ... Marcelo Garcia has done so much for the jiu jitsu. There is not fer free to upload his work in youtube. Have respectful of people develop these sports and buys you the subscription !!!

[@hendr6ix873]

Hristo Tavliev yea honestly I could give a dam about the noise in the back as long as I can understand him. His technique is so valuable , anyone complaining about the noise is a bitch 🗣

[@chaos_omega]

@@hendr6ix873 I think you are replying to the wrong comment. Or you misunderstood the original post.

[@danielcho3270]

Very nice, thanks!

[@rebeca6761]

I love submissions

[@eatrejosm]

dope... thanks!

[@liukang85]

Marcelo seems like such a cool guy. I smell zero arrogance and 100% joy

[@AngelRosario]

Outstanding

[@its.dakotastarr]

great video

[@kanenas9607]

Great video. The way i am taught it is that if your opponent resists the roll they choke just as fast or faster and i experienced it personally. Do you agree?

[@adaptiveagile]

Amazing video, but also excellent content in the video description section. Important reading IMHO.

[@martinvogel8876]

Danke, man findet immer wieder ne Kleinigkeit die besser gemacht ist

[@Ezekiel222]

excellent

[@jailtonvitor5747]

Comecei a treinar jiujitsu aos 44 anos hoje tenho 50 anos sou faixa marrom. Treino todos os dias faço sempre e mi concentro nas posições do meu mestre. Mais não deixo de olhar o meu ídolo Marcelo Garcia. E uso todas as suas posições tenho o mesmo estereótipo de Marcelo por isso da tudo certo. Obg Marcelo Garcia por tudo.

[@buffalospringfield9140]

Esses golpes de estrangulamento me lembra as técnicas de Alexandre "Pequeno" Nogueira da Luta Livre.

[@tonyx25]

Um dos golpes mais bonitos do jiu jitsu encaixado você pode rolar e brincar com o oponente imita realmente um movimento de cobra !!!

[@BigPeniswealthy]

thank God I found this in highschool and can hit this ALL THE TIME in wrestling.

[@alizea5387]

J.R Charles you can choke someone out in wrestling

[@tim707max]

1760 55517 yea you didn't know that

[@r.b.4611]

Maybe he uses it to get shoulders on the mat but doesn't submit.

[@hugovianasantosdasilvalata3877]

Very good. 👏👏

[@RichCoppensRCKenpo]

Nice!

[@rockyracoon024]

What's going on with the subtitles?

[@Schoolboy-Q]

the goat!!!!!

[@jeffzahnd]

Love the videos. But I would highly suggest a better mic when filming. Due to the rooms space, acoustics there is a lot of background noise and echo.

[@OwenL2020]

Very much agree. Especially with professor Marcelo's accent. It's hard to catch sometimes.

[@TheCatchProductions]

Jeff Zahnd first world problems....

[@AlfieinMontana]

Awesomeness

[@dennisblanthorn8395]

1:07 hi c position from bottom with right arm switch to c grip on hip wait then left arm post/ then move hips to the left and right sit back...hold head...kick his hips away from you/possible guard?

[@eldcool3290]

Great vid

[@xlro8f853]

If I had a coming out party I'd wear your shirt all week; great technique

[@jordanthompson7243]

Eyen Ward lol

[@awita123]

34 people who dont like this video, have never trained Jiu-jitsu!

[@earlwimberley2509]

or 34 ppl who cnt hear shit

[@shoukisaragi4872]

Yeh the audios a little difficult to understand.

[@keyboardbeats]

Shou Kisaragi if you know then it doesn't need to be heard clearly

[@awita123]

i can watch this video on mute and still know whats going on. theres the difference in people who train.

[@shoukisaragi4872]

keyboardbeats We watch these videos because we don't know.

[@Komnenos1234]

these work.

[@TheDirtyyoungman1]

Man,, he's good. Must be some frail haters out there to thumb down this..

[@pankajsingh2116]

it looks very similar to darce choke ....please make video on difference.....btw I ve never trained bjj so please pardon my ignorance

[@claycoppinger2983]

They do look similar. The difference is that the darce reaches under the arm, then across the neck, and your hand locks with the crook of your elbow behind your opponents head. The anaconda reaches across the neck, then under the arm, and your hand locks with the crook of your elbow next to your opponents armpit.

[@chaos_omega]

@@claycoppinger2983 Great explanation, thanks!

[@jamesstevens8149]

Nice

[@bboyformigify]

Boaa!

[@metallart7]

hllo there can I do it in a Jiu Jitsu roll with Gi ?

[@michelangelocippitelli4030]

metallart7 sure

[@TheUuhhh]

Damn the audio bro!!!

[@bornfedslaughter]

I thought Marcelo doesn't do head&arms?

[@tyhatfield7156]

I was like on that last one how he came up gable gripped it and then just was able to do it and I’m like I hope that he uses his leg because it’s right there and he could use that to help him and he did that’s what I would’ve done awesome

[@PTS.MT.Goalie.BJJ.Andrew]

now that's an anaconda!

[@bowandarrow303]

Not to ever question a ground wizard like Marcelo but..in the 1st variation when he traps his opponents leg, shouldn't he trap the bottom leg so his opponent can't get to his knees? When you trap the top leg it is fairly easy to get to your knees and start defending...

[@markmartin8400]

Thatll just make the choke tighter

[@TheSushi117]

I'm going to work on this tonight !! Arigato gozaimasu

[@mihailyantsen7598]

Pj Denholm how about abrigado

[@molly461]

I can't do this my arm can never get through

[@eduardoqueiroz1457]

Tmj.

[@jamieli8816]

can someone tell me how i would use this? I am new and i am still learning. Would i use this when i sprawl upon the opponent going for my legs or would i use this when im on his back and i switch my position to the front of him to do the choke? Any feed back is helpful. Thank you.

[@jamiewilson5025]

Both of the options you said are plausible, if someone shoots on you and you sprawl onto them you can then attack the anaconda/D’arce. If you have their back in turtle without pegs in you could also transition to the front to attack it.

[@cryptomon86]

ben askren and marcelo. dope

[@Zaffe123]

Why won't Marcelo do that? :)

[@Razimus101]

does not mean he wont teach it. That's his preference, however his students may have a different preference. Everyone has their own game.

[@TatooedDoc]

the oke looks like Ben Askren

[@WhtMike2006]

Marcelo doesn't really use them in competition or fir his a-game, but everyone has their own game, and his students need to be familiar with at least the basics, if only to be able to defend.

[@narasok5760]

What if he reach for the balls after shooting inward with shrimp

[@sigurdmoelmann81]

yeah, but he just rolls again and it gets even tighter

[@x-Musashi-x]

The jiu jitsu in full black must be Marcelo

[@Dhunt118]

At first I thought that was Ben Askrin lol

[@GamelutioN1]

I've never trained in Jiu-Jitsu or any other martial arts in my life, but yesterday, I managed to make a friend tap out using this move when he took me down. (It could be a D'arce, I can't remember how he was positioned). I only watch UFC and I instinctively rolled my arm around his neck and I was pretty surprised that he actually tapped.

[@dominiksurdej1212]

Jestem zafascynowany walką w ręcz

[@jitsroller]

I heard the city of new york is asking people to stop using variations on their I love new york campaign. Kinda silly i think. Just as long as its not the i love n y phrase i think it's legal. Go figure.

[@landisgallagher]

Difficult to understand his accent sometimes

[@bornfedslaughter]

I'm not boxing him in nothing..he said so in his own book he thinks head and arm chokes don't work easily on bigger opponents and require strength. Of course I didn't mean he sucks at them. Geeze..

[@herbertrafael8001]

Ben Askren getting choked again

[@mariaflavialosinno4166]

Marcelo, soy María Flavia y considero que tu llame anaconda no me cierra.

[@princearjuna6456]

He looks stoned in this video

[@tim707max]

Robert Drysdale liked this

[@normalguyable]

he got choked out by estima.

[@CesarGomezPicasso]

normalguyable and still the greatest grappler of all time

[@mubarkqardas46]

The guy who failed 4 drug test for steroids?

[@dominiksurdej1212]

Brawo dyrektorze firmy

[@shareefmalik7680]

lol fake ben askren

[@MarkKislich]

Isn't it just AWESOME to have the worst audio quality in the world

[@velatoriocristorey3681]

Habla demasiado y explica poco.

[@francklopez3881]

Que fea traducción!!

[@gabrielmarinho7675]

gay