10 MMA Maneuvers Wrestlers Should Use More Often

10. D'Arce Choke

Also known as the Screw or the No-gi Brabo Choke, the D'Arce Choke is a wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu manoeuvre that places your opponent in a vulnerable position and then puts them to sleep if they are unable to tap out first.

Joe D'Arce, a third-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, is often associated with the move, but he didn't invent it. That credit goes to Bjorn Dag Lagerstron, who only discovered the submission by applying an Anaconda Choke the wrong way. As a fun tidbit that demonstrates just how painful the manoeuvre is, the move is actually pronounced "Darce" because that was how Jason Miller pronounced "D'Arce" when he was surprised by the hold, and it did not yet have a name.

The move is not only painful to the recipient, but it is also visually brutal to onlookers. Intense visuals are important to pro-wrestling, after all. Watch any UFC fight in which a D'Arce Choke is applied. The fans, as well as the commentators, immediately get riled up at first sight of it. After a long slobberknocker, one opponent could catch the other off-guard, snatch them in the D'Arce Choke, and shock fans with an ugly, abrupt ending to the bout.