Are you confused about the difference between the arm in guillotine and the d’arce. No worries! They look similar, but the finishing mechanics are actually very different. I’ll walk you through it.
What’s an arm in guillotine?
An arm in guillotine is a variation of the guillotine where you also trapped the arm. However, and this is important, the arm plays no role in the choke. The choke is applied with your forearm to the neck. The arm just happens to also be caught within your grips, which gives you more control over your opponent and limits his escapes.
Also read: How to finish an arm in guillotine: 3 key Details
What’s a darce?
A darce is an arm in strangle. One artery is cut off by your forearm, the other by your opponent’s own arm (just like in a triangle choke). So the arm very much plays an active role in the choke with the darce.
Arm in guillotine vs Darce summary
The most important difference between the arm in guillotine and the darce is that in the darce the arm is a part of the choke, in the arm in guillotine the arm is not part of the choke, it just happens to also be trapped.
Other differences between the darce and the arm in guillotine.
- The darce is a blood choke, the arm in guillotine is sometimes more of an air choke
- The darce is most commonly finished from top half guard, the arm in guillotine is almost always finish on bottom half or closed guard
