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D’Arce Choke

D’Arce Choke Defense

February 16, 2024 by Stephan Kesting

D'Arce Choke

The D'Arce choke is super-popular right now.  This is a choke that traps your opponent's neck and arm inside your figure-foured arms and you can apply it against the half guard, against turtle, from guard passing, and in a ton of scrambles. (Click here for a detailed breakd0wn for applying the D'Arce choke.) This choke is especially popular in no gi grappling because the decreased friction … [Read more...]

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Step by Step D’Arce Choke vs the Half Guard

October 2, 2023 by Stephan Kesting

D'Arce Choke vs Half Guard

If someone has you in their half guard and they have a strong underhook you're in trouble; they're DEFINITELY thinking about taking your back, sweeping your, or setting up a submission like a triangle choke. A great weapon to shut all that nonsense down is the D'Arce Choke (also known as the no gi Brabo choke).  This choke is an absolute staple of modern no gi grappling, and you have to know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Chokes, D'Arce Choke, Half Guard, Techniques, Video

The 6 Steps of a Good Submission

October 11, 2019 by Stephan Kesting

Heel Hook Submission

Did you know that there's an actual physics and biomechanics-based procedure that'll definitely help you tap out many more people in BJJ? At a high level there's so much more more to getting a choke or an armlock than simply seeing an opportunity and jumping on it. That approach rarely works against good people. Instead it's about gradually manoeuvring your opponent into worse and worse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Podcasts, Training Tagged With: Anaconda Choke, Armbar, Baseball Choke, BJJ, Bow and Arrow Choke, Brabo choke, Chokes, Collar Chokes, Cutting Armbar, D'Arce Choke, Guillotine Choke, Head and Arm Choke, Interviews, Kimura, North-South Choke, Rear Naked Choke, Reverse Armbar, Rob Biernacki, Sleeve Choke, Submission, Submission Grappling, The Mental Aspect, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Triangle Choke

The 10 Second Choke Fix (or How to Tap Out More People)

February 20, 2017 by Stephan Kesting

fixing the triangle choke

How many times has a sparring partner told you "Man, I was SO close to tapping" after you'd been squeezing their neck like crazy in a desperate attempt to choke them, but then decided that it wasn't working and gave up on the submission? Frustrating, isn't it? Or have you ever held a choke for so long that you completely burn out your grips and have to fight the rest of the match with jello … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Anaconda Choke, Bow and Arrow Choke, Brabo choke, Chokes, Collar Chokes, D'Arce Choke, Elliott Bayev, Guillotine Choke, Head and Arm Choke, Rear Naked Choke, Sleeve Choke, Submission, Techniques, Training, Triangle Choke, Von Flue Choke

How to Make Your Chokes Tighter

August 14, 2016 by Stephan Kesting

BJJ Choke Mechanics

Psst, wanna tap out more people with chokes, including that super-tough guy with the giant neck? Success in choking is all about the details and getting the underlying mechanics correct. Yes, you can get chokes to work with bad technique - people do it all the time.  But it's difficult, wastes a lot of energy, and isn't very high percentage. But on the other hand as soon as you get the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Anaconda Choke, BJJ, Bow and Arrow Choke, Brabo choke, Chokes, Collar Chokes, Concepts, D'Arce Choke, Head and Arm Choke, Rear Naked Choke, Rob Biernacki, Sleeve Choke, Submission, Techniques, Triangle Choke, Video, Von Flue Choke

Podcast EP3: Erik Paulson; an MMA Master Coach Shares His Secrets

December 22, 2010 by Stephan Kesting

Erik Paulson is an MMA Master Coach.  He's trained tons of fighters competing at the highest levels of Mixed Martial Arts.  And he held the Shooto light-heavyweight title in Japan for 5 years. He's also my friend and a mentor. Click Play Below to Listen to My Conversation with Erik Paulson... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx7gT-EXohM Recently I asked my newsletter readers if there was … [Read more...]

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The Best Brabo Choke Resources

March 2, 2010 by Stephan Kesting

The 'Brabo' choke is a powerful weapon in BJJ, MMA, and Submission Grappling.  And people are beginning to realize this.  In fact, shortly after Paulo Thiago defeated Mike Swick at UFC 109 a reader asked me to write about the Brabo choke (Thiago finished the fight in the second round using this very choke choke). I've always had a suspicion that this attack (also known as the 'Darce choke') … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Arm Triangle, Brabo choke, Chokes, D'Arce Choke, Matt Kirtley, Submission, Submission Grappling

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