Darce defense
Keep your elbow tight and your head up so the arm cannot thread under your neck, then clear the choking arm with your free hand and walk your hips away. Stop it when your arm first slips inside, not after the lock closes.
6 free YouTube videos from 6 channels, filed on the Position Map under turtle (bottom) and half guard (bottom).
Free lessons on YouTube
- Defending the D'Arce Choke with Keith Owen · Submissions101 · All levels
- How to Counter the Brabo / D'Arce Choke · Stephan Kesting · All levels
- Counter a Darce Choke from Half Guard with a Sweep · Chewjitsu · Intermediate
- D'Arce Choke Escape Tutorial – Survive & Counter the Tightest Setups · CrashAndFlowBJJ · Intermediate
- Darce choke defense · Ricardo Cavalcanti BJJ · Intermediate
- D'Arce Choke Escape - Advanced Submission Defense BJJ for MMA · Peter Mettler Martial Arts · Advanced