BJJ Lessons: Joe D'Arce on the Choke That Bears His Name

by Michael David SmithFiled under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveBrazilian Jiu Jitsu Lessons is a FanHouse feature in which we ask someone in the MMA world to teach us about one aspect of Brazilian jiu jitsu. Today Joe D'Arce talks about the D'Arce choke.During the first round of Saturday's UFC 102 main event, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira knocked Randy Couture down and attempted to submit him with a D'Arce choke -- a move that was named after Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt Joe D'Arce. To find out more about the move, I called D'Arce at his gym, D'Arce Brazilian Jiu Jitsu of Long Island, and asked him to explain the move's origins and how it came to bear his name.BJJ Lessons: Joe D'Arce on the Choke That Bears His Name originally appeared on Fanhouse MMA Blog on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments