I think that’s a little easier to visualize in print than Aesopian’s description above.

Underhooking the near-side arm+neck is Brabo/D’Arce, far-side is Anaconda; at least that’s the way I learned it. But both work. Then you just have to decide which way you’re going to roll; technically for Anaconda you need to roll them all the way over you and then scootch around on the mat to crunch their head towards their stomach with your body.

Aesopian (author) said:

I explained the difference in the first brabo choke homework assignment but I can phrase it another way.

Imagine you have a front headlock, like you just defended a double leg by sprawling. You’ve got an underhook with your left hand and an overhook with your right.

For the anaconda (Nogueira’s choke), your left hand (the underhooking one) reaches to your right and grabs your right biceps next to their armpit. Your left biceps is against their neck.

From the brabo, you reach to the left with your right arm (the overhooking one) and grab your biceps neck to their head. Your right forearm is against their neck.

So the basic difference is just how you lock your arms on different sides. But this changes the positions you can get them and the mechanics of finishing.

Ryan Hall using Mission Control (except he is controlling with left arm) trying to go for a leg-Brabo at 1:32. Please explain.

but this image says teh contrary

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/1803/nog27dp.gif

yo but i swear i used to grab my bicep to finish anaconda/sucuri choke but it never worked quite as well as how i’ve seen NOG do it

watch his fight with it was either herring or japanese guy he got with that choke, he grabs forearm rite by the elbow crook instead of his bicep, and i guess enables him to keep his opponent from re-rolling him?either that or it just gets the angle of the arms (both his and yours) so it is rite on the arteries

he also gets the guys head rite on his stomach, tucks his head not to get squashed while doing the intial roll to tighten it, and expands his chest and walks around to finish

Imagine you have a front headlock, like you just defended a double leg by sprawling. You’ve got an underhook with your left hand and an overhook with your right.

For the anaconda (Nogueira’s choke), your left hand (the underhooking one) reaches to your right and grabs your right biceps next to their armpit. Your left biceps is against their neck.

From the brabo, you reach to the left with your right arm (the overhooking one) and grab your biceps neck to their head. Your right forearm is against their neck.

So the basic difference is just how you lock your arms on different sides. But this changes the positions you can get them and the mechanics of finishing.