What is the anaconda submission?

Your forearm and the opponent's own arm to cut off blood flow to their brain. The move was dubbed the anaconda choke, because it works in the same way an anaconda strangles its prey. Once you lock it in, you take a deep breath squeeze with your whole body. Their only options are to submit or go to sleep.
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What is an Americana submission?

The Americana, or "Americana Lock," is a submission tactic used in Brazilian jiu-jitsu whereby the practitioner of the move takes control of his/her opponent's arm and putting it in an "L" shape, making the elbow and shoulder joints vulnerable.
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What is the Anaconda Vice?

A Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Judo compression choke, the Anaconda Vice is done from a position in which a wrestler and their opponent are seated on the mat facing each other. The wrestler sits on one side of the opponent and using their near arm encircles their opponent in a headlock position.
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Who invented the darce?

The name 'darce' derives from an American grappler by the name of Joe D'arce, famed for his use of the choke, though the actual choke may have originated in Germany, created by a luta livre esportiva competitor called Björn Dag Lagerström.
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What is the most painful submission hold?

Here are the 25 most painful submission moves in the sport today.
  • Armbar. 8 of 25.
  • Wrist Lock. 7 of 25. ...
  • Ninja Choke. 6 of 25. ...
  • Banana Split. 5 of 25. ...
  • D'Arce Choke. 4 of 25. ...
  • Pace Choke. 3 of 25. ...
  • Rear Naked Choke. 2 of 25. ...
  • Arm-Triangle Choke. 1 of 25. This vicious blood choke has been used many times inside the Octagon. ...
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What is an omoplata submission?

Also called the ashi sankaku garami (leg triangle entanglement) in judo and the coil lock in catch wrestling, the omoplata is a technique in which the attacking student's legs and hips are used to extend an opponent's shoulder joint past its normal range of motion.
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What is a Kimura submission?

The Kimura lock, which is also known as the double wristlock, chicken wing, and gyaku ude-garami, is a highly effective submission that has been successfully used in both BJJ and MMA competition. The Kimura works by isolating the elbow and shoulder joints through the use of a figure-four grip.
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What is a bulldog choke?

The bulldog choke is basically a mix of an RNC with no hooks and a guillotine choke. It also looks a bit like a No-Gi clock choke. You clasp your arms around the opponent's neck and cut off their blood flow. It is also a bit of an air choke. In all honestly though, there is nothing nice about the bulldog choke.
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What is a Kimura lock?

The kimura lock, also called double wristlock (catch wrestling), chicken wing or gyaku ude-garami (judo) is a grappling submission hold of uncertain origin, being catch wrestling and judo the likely authors of the position.
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Can the Kimura lock break an arm?

If dislocation does not occur, the bones of the forearm will be under a high amount of pressure. This pressure can result in the breaking of one or both of these bones. The Kimura Arm Lock is a very devastating hold.
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What is the difference between a Kimura and Americana?

The difference between the americana and the kimura lock relies on which way the forearm is pointing, if the forearm is pointing downwards (towards the hip) the position is called a kimura, when the forearm is pointing up it is called an americana.
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How does an Omoplata work?

Control Their Arm Above The Elbow: For the Omoplata to work, you have to be controlling the opponent above their elbow and right below the shoulder. When you control below the elbow, the opponent can just push your leg down and escape.
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Is the camel clutch a real move?

Welcome to part five of If Submission Moves Were Real. Today, the submission hold is going to be the Camel Clutch. The Camel Clutch is a submission move made famous by the Iron Sheik. This move helped him become world champion.
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Who is the best submission specialist in WWE?

10 Best Submission Specialists In Wrestling History
  • 8 Chris Benoit.
  • 7 Zack Saber Jr.
  • 6 Owen Hart.
  • 5 Dean Malenko.
  • 4 Ken Shamrock.
  • 3 Bryan Danielson.
  • 2 Bret Hart.
  • 1 Kurt Angle.
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Why is darce called choke?

D'Arce choke/Brabo choke

The difference is that the choking arm is threaded under the near arm, in front of the opponent's neck, and on top of the far arm. The D'Arce choke gets its name from Joe D'Arce, a third-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Renzo Gracie.
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Can you neck crank in BJJ?

The Neck Crank is a brutal spine-twisting submission that is illegal at all belt levels under IBJJF rules. That is when you're going straight for a spinal lock without a choke. Cover up your Neck Crank with a choke though, and you have a “cheat” move for competition.
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Who created the D Arce choke?

How It Started: The History of the Darce Choke. The move that would later become the Darce choke was created in Germany in the early 90s. A Norwegian student named Bjorn Dag Lagerstrom is credited with creating the action after unsuccessful attempts at doing an Anaconda choke.
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