Alias · Front Headlock
Reverse D'arce
Also known as Anaconda Choke — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: Informal term — not precise, but widely used
Colloquial — reverse-direction D'arce (anaconda)
Reverse D’arce is the colloquial name for the anaconda choke — using the “reverse D’arce” label that frames the technique as a directional inversion of the D’arce choke, since the two attacks share their arm-in front-headlock family but thread the choking arm in mirror directions.
Etymology. The “reverse” descriptor flags the directional inversion relative to the D’arce. The label is informal and appears in gym vocabulary where students learning the anaconda describe it relative to the more familiar D’arce. Precise vocabulary uses “anaconda” or “arm trap triangle.”
Mechanics. The choke requires bilateral compression — the trapped arm’s shoulder and the choking arm’s forearm-and-biceps close both sides of the neck.
Cross-reference. “Anaconda choke” is the standard name. Full mechanical coverage on Anaconda.