Many mixed martial arts practitioners want to eventually learn how to do a Brabo choke because it’s a neat little choke to have in their grappling arsenal. You should note that brabo is one term used for this submission but in some martial arts gym around the world they call this submission a D’arce choke. Both are are the same submissions but called by different names.

So whether you hear someone call it a Brabo or D’arce both terms are correct. Don’t get caught up in the different names, it’s the same move. Also be sure to check out our previous article and video on how to do the Brabo Choke From Closed Guard. It’s a great read and watch post. Let us know what you think about it.

How To Do A Clock Choke From Side Control

Brabo Choke From Side Control (With Gi)

There are a few ways to connect the brabo choke but in this lesson I’ll go over how you do it from side control with gi. So first you will have to establish side control of your opponent. You objective then is to open up his lapel. Make sure that your shoulder is applying enough pressure on your opponents jaw. You can even push your legs out a bit and move forward for added pressure. This is done so that he doesn’t turn into you as you release your under hook to open up the lapel.

Once you’ve established solid control and pressure on your opponent preventing him from rolling out or towards you) then you work opening up his lapel with your free hand. in this case your right hand. once you’ve opened up his lapel hook it under your opponents arm and feed it to your left hand for a grip. This is total lapel control and now it will work in your favor as an under hook, because he can no longer turn into because you have a tight grip on his lapel.

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You will now place your right hand on his hip so he can’t roll away from you (another control move), and now use the same hand to press against his hip to help and push yourself up and bring your right knee to his stomach. All this while still maintaining your grip on his lapel. now take your free hand, which would be your right hand and hook it behind his neck to grab the lapel from your other hand. Make sure you get your hand really deep on his lapel, you can do this by pressing your shoulder onto his stomach while pulling the lapel behind his neck.

Now cross his arm in front of you and drop your knee to the ground. Be sure to guide and control his arms or he will roll out and escape, or transition into a defense against the choke. Both things you don’t want him to do at this point. Now drive your chest forward to complete the choke. That’s it! you’ve just learned how to do a brabo choke with gi.

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Doing D’arce Choke From Sprawl Position

You can do the d’arce or brabo choke from when you are sprawling on an opponent after defending a take down. What you do is take your right arm and hook it under your opponents left armpit and make sure it goes underneath his neck. You want to then clasp your right hand with your left. Some people use a gable grip which is fine, but to get more control over your opponent you can slide your left hand all the way down to the pit of your left arms elbow.

This is a deeper grip. Now use your body to toss your opponent onto his back. Now move your body down towards his feet while squeezing and compressing the grip you have on him. This will complete the d’arce choke and have your opponent tap out.