darce

The D'Arce choke, also known as the Brabo choke, is similar to the Anaconda choke. The difference is that the choking arm is thread under the near arm, in front of the opponent's neck, and on top of the far arm. The choke gets its name from Joe D'Arce, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Renzo Gracie. Though not the inventor of the choke, D'Arce performed this choke often and with great success in many Jiu-Jitsu and submission grappling tournaments. During a sparring session with Jason Miller, the choke surprised Miller, who gave it the name and pronunciation "Darce" rather than the proper "D-Arsee," when D'Arce did not have a title for the technique

Brabo Vs Anaconda

Stephan Kesting from Grapplearts.com does a fantastic job (as always) of talking about the differences between the Brabo choke and the Anaconda choke.

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Your Single Leg Is No Good Here

Jeff Glover shows us how to counter that pesky single leg takedown attempt.

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The Peruvian Darce

Yo folks, its been a while! Been busy getting punched in the face alot, hence the black eye!

Lot of my guys been playing the Darce game so heres a little variation when you have the vice grip and can't turn the guy over.

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The Darce Choke For Grapplers With Short Arms

I sometimes have students that ask me about sinking in certain submissions. If they have shorter legs some have difficulty with the triangle and for those with shorter arms - they may have some difficulty with the Darce choke. Well, Marcelo Motta may have the solution.

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Anti-Darce Half Guard Sweep

Half Guard Sweep-Wrist Control (the Anti Darce)

I used to have a student that Darce'd everybody before the Darce choke was popular. Matter of fact, he Darce'd his way to a 2nd place Abu Dhabi award losing only to Marcelo Garcia. I still have neck pains from him perfecting his submission on me. So any techniques that help me improve my defense to this choke is very welcome.

D'arce from Deep Half Guard

Jeff Glover shows us an awseome entry into the Darce choke.

Darce + Triangle = Pain

Here is a video from the guys over at TrainFightWin of a variation of the Darce choke where you use your legs kinda like a triangle or peruvian necktie to get some nasty leverage.