Gator Rolling
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One of my favorite submissions before I got into Judo, and actually learned much about submissions was just a simple, standing Guillotine. This move however, is not a legal Judo move, as Judo is careful about what are called “cervicals”, or moves that put too much pressure on the spine/neck. This is to help prevent permanent injury in competition. Additionally, it is sometimes difficult to submit people with this move.
But I still often found myself in a position that tempted me to grab for the move, so I started looking for something similar that might work better.
A move that I found and fell in love with, and have used very effectively is often called the D’arce choke, or the Anaconda choke with a Gator Roll (when you get looking at Anaconda’s versus D’arce you’ll see several variations.) Two variations of that move can be seen here. You will note, that in the first case the attacker steps toward the legs, moving almost into a chest-to-chest position, where in the second it’s a head-to-head position with both people on their backs:
I played around a bit with both of these positions. The one I have used, and really like a lot is the first… When you put your feet over it nearly pops a person’s head off.. They are quick to tap. But the problem is that it is even more cervical pressure than the Guillotine, and I got called out for using it. The second position is okay… but I have not been able to submit as easily with it.
But I really like the grip applies in the anaconda, and I love the Gator roll move. What I have started playing with recently, and still need to refine, but have been impressed so far is a slight change to the anaconda style. In the video below you will see how, rather than staying head to head, or going chest to chest, the attacker turns sideways and lays their stomach across the top of the head. This seems to put on good pressure, without cranking on the neck too much.
Will it get called as a cervical? Dunno. I think not, but I’ll keep you posted.
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