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D'Arce choke

A choke from front headlock or half guard top: your arm threads under their arm and neck, trapping both. Use it when they shoot or dig for an underhook.

Front headlock Submission

How to Do the D'Arce Choke (aka the No Gi Brabo Choke) · Stephan Kesting · YouTube

Step by step

  1. From the front headlock, thread your arm under their near arm and under their neck, out the other side.
  2. Grip your other biceps; put that hand behind their head or on their back.
  3. Squeeze your elbows together and walk your hips out to tighten.
  4. Roll them, or drop to your side, to finish if needed.

Details that make it work

  • Get your armpit deep against their shoulder.
  • A common counter when they shoot, or when they dig an underhook from half guard.

Common mistakes

  • A shallow grip.
  • Not adding your bodyweight.

Drill it

5 reps each side.

If it fails, or what comes next

Set it up from

How to defend it

D'Arce and anaconda defense: Defense against the D'Arce and anaconda chokes: stop the arm threading under your armpit and stay square. Use it in front headlock, turtle, or when passing…

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