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Drew Foster · 05-23-2008, 01:48 PM

glad you guys liked the clip. It's my favorite move because they follow proper BJJ laws if they're stuck in sidemount, halfguard, etc. and still get caught in the choke! Here's a clip of the exact Darce setup that Drysdale used to beat Marcelo Garcia in ADCC 2007 to win the Absolute Division.

YouTube - Robert Drysdale Nth Dimension Jiu-Jitsu Nth Dimension Chokes

YouTube - ADCC 2007 part 2
Skip to 9:02 and you will see Drysdale use the above clips' setup to beat Marcelo for the ADCC championship with the Darce/Brabo choke!

Darce/Brabo (the forum member) really gave me a lot of good tips on it. Hr has some good info on the choke as well. Here:

To quote him:

"Surprised it took me this long to notice this thread. I find actually that the way Ryan describes it, cranks, more than chokes. In order to REALLY get a solid choke from the Darce (mind you, this is all of my non-adcc experience, lol), you have to understand 3 key pressures, and where they are coming from:

This example is assuming you have a right handed Darce

1st Pressure - Your forearm into their right Carotid Artery
2nd Pressure - Your chest driving their shoulder into their left Carotid Artery
3rd Pressure - You pulling their head into their chest with your left elbow (RNC Grip)

I found by doing it that way, the right should naturally raises on its own.

Finishing the Darce

As for finishing it, im not too found of sprawling my legs out, because you get some of those wormy, rubbery, lower back flexibility types, they will always somehow manage to re-guard, and start hitting Darce counters. The two ways that I've found that work really well to prevent that are by either:

A) Keeping your right foot (instep) flat to the mat, and using your knee to block his hips
B) Completely stepping your right leg over his torso, then applying the 3 pressures (this sucks balls, and can be a horrible crank if they try to resist)

Some really good sources for Darce study:

Bjorn Friedrich - Position Brabo
Soca - No Gi DVD
Subfighter.com membership
Shinya Aoki - Vol. 1+2
Robert Drysdale - Nth Dimension Jiu Jitsu

Hope that helps..."

05-23-2008, 01:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
Drew Foster Brown Belt Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,592	glad you guys liked the clip. It's my favorite move because they follow proper BJJ laws if they're stuck in sidemount, halfguard, etc. and still get caught in the choke! Here's a clip of the exact Darce setup that Drysdale used to beat Marcelo Garcia in ADCC 2007 to win the Absolute Division. YouTube - Robert Drysdale Nth Dimension Jiu-Jitsu Nth Dimension Chokes YouTube - ADCC 2007 part 2 Skip to 9:02 and you will see Drysdale use the above clips' setup to beat Marcelo for the ADCC championship with the Darce/Brabo choke! Darce/Brabo (the forum member) really gave me a lot of good tips on it. Hr has some good info on the choke as well. Here: To quote him: "Surprised it took me this long to notice this thread. I find actually that the way Ryan describes it, cranks, more than chokes. In order to REALLY get a solid choke from the Darce (mind you, this is all of my non-adcc experience, lol), you have to understand 3 key pressures, and where they are coming from: This example is assuming you have a right handed Darce 1st Pressure - Your forearm into their right Carotid Artery 2nd Pressure - Your chest driving their shoulder into their left Carotid Artery 3rd Pressure - You pulling their head into their chest with your left elbow (RNC Grip) I found by doing it that way, the right should naturally raises on its own. Finishing the Darce As for finishing it, im not too found of sprawling my legs out, because you get some of those wormy, rubbery, lower back flexibility types, they will always somehow manage to re-guard, and start hitting Darce counters. The two ways that I've found that work really well to prevent that are by either: A) Keeping your right foot (instep) flat to the mat, and using your knee to block his hips B) Completely stepping your right leg over his torso, then applying the 3 pressures (this sucks balls, and can be a horrible crank if they try to resist) Some really good sources for Darce study: Bjorn Friedrich - Position Brabo Soca - No Gi DVD Subfighter.com membership Shinya Aoki - Vol. 1+2 Robert Drysdale - Nth Dimension Jiu Jitsu Hope that helps..." Last edited by Drew Foster; 05-23-2008 at 01:54 PM.