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The Brabo/Darce Evolution by Dave Porter reviews
The Brabo/Darce Evolution by Dave Porter has 47 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.94 out of 5. 94% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from January 30, 2021 to June 24, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Who reviewed The Brabo/Darce Evolution by Dave Porter
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| Belt | Reviews | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | 6 | 5.0 |
| White | 4 | 4.50 |
| Purple | 3 | 5.0 |
| Black | 3 | 5.0 |
| Brown | 1 | 5.0 |
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The reviews
Good
as advertised
clear instructional
Brabo/Darce
Great instructional with many entries into the Darce choke from various positions.
Masterclass on the Darce
Super detailed video by someone who has clearly mastered this move.
great drace
Dave is a great instructor and his insights in gi and nogi are worth its weight in gold
heat
this is fire
Darce from everywhere
Learned a great deal about the different entries. But would be better if more time were spent to explain the mechanics in detail
Comprehensive darce instructional
Comprehensive darce instructional, specifically on the finding darce in different situations
Does the trick
If you practice one or two of these from each position that he demonstrates you’ll start to see these whenever the elbow opens with a path all the way to the neck. Once that space opens, if you get the hip side arm in you work to darce and if you get the head side arm in you Ezekiel (Gi) or figure four and work an arm in style choke from there (some people are starting to call this style choke a Ruotolotine). Either ways it’s pretty simple once you start to see these openings and understand the role of each hand and the angles required for a true blood choke. I recommend this to anyone looking further understand Darcie’s and how to hunt them.
Great Instructional
Great tips from Dave. His explanation on the move is excellent and helped me understand it better.
Awesome
Dave is a fantastic instructor and has a way of explaining techniques in a simple, clear manner that is easy for us beginners to understand!
Dave Porter at his Best
Dave has the best and most technical Darce in the game. This video is worth it for the mechanics alone. The 47 setups are bonus
One of my favorite submissions to learn about while I'm recovering from an injury.
Tony Collazo
Thank you
brabo/darce evolution
very thorough and systematic. great stuff.
Great Darces
I love this move
Darce rev
A ton of great options and details from Dave.
brabo darce evolution
Very good, nice and clear
Excellent
Clear and easy to follow.
Great
Great value set for up-ing darce game
Amazing D'arces
I love darces and this series gives darces from many different setups. I haven't learned or tried them all but I picked some from different positions that I've worked into my game and just watching the others and being aware of the possibilities has helped me to end up with more darces in scramble type situations. I would high recommend this series.
Darce/Brabo on point!
D. P. puts every instruction straight to the point. He shows the how's and why's and the dont's. Concise and clear!
awesome darce instructional
I loved using this with my wrestling and jitz great Instructional! I am ready for purple belt!!
Darce the world
5’7 guy with Trex arms, this instructional helped me understand the mechanics to pull the darce on my gorilla neck training partners.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Very clear and methodical.
As his master Pedro Sauer, Dave Porter is very technical. He as a very scientific approach and his teaching is very clear and methodical.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Darce Vader
I love the Darce and now I have a lot of new ways to use it!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗BEST D'arce instructional
Hands down the best D'arce instructional on the internet. Kade and Tys is good, but is no comparison. This entire series is broken down perfectly, and very easy to follow.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Excellent Teaching
Excellent video series. Dave is a master at explaining and demonstrating these concepts in a way that any skill level can understand.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Awesome
Easy to follow, full of details
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Really liked the instruction, just
Really liked the instruction, just wish he spent a larger portion of the demo talking about principles and concepts than rattling off setups. I feel like he has a ton more insight to give there.
Great stuff
I expected this to be good stuff coming from Dave, but it was better than expected! His explanations of the techniques make it seems perfectly clear to me. Some of this, I was able to implement immediately, but the rest I've been drilling and hope to incorporate soon. Thanks for the good stuff Dave!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Excellent
Very clear, concise and to the point. One of the things I appreciated about this instructional is the length for each segment. Because Dave is articulate and to the point his segments to drag on with any filler. You will learn the details for each technique and be able to move on to the next or go back without having to search and search for a key detail you're wanting to review. To the point!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Why did I wait so long to buy this?
Mr. Porter is a gosh darn wizard and he does a DEEP dive on finishes and so many amazing setups from everywhere! So many nice mechanics that it added details to some of my other favorite sequences too! I’ve been buying instructional content for +15 years and this instructional is one of my all time favorites! 10/10 would recommend :trophy:
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great Darce instructional from various
Great Darce instructional from various entries.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻DARCE!
Instructional very well done. Practical, easy to follow and apply. Useful. Recommended
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Good clear instruction, worth the
Good clear instruction, worth the money!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Wanna darce a fool? Get this!
Great details! Been darcing training partners on a regular since I started with the first instructional "Bringing back the Brabo" came out. This is a lot of new material of the same quality of the first instructional.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Very good
The content is easy to understand und he has a nice way of teaching the basics of da the darcecoke
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻good
good details on how to finish from different set ups
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Darce wizardry
This is a down to business setup directory for the darce. Porter, a darce expert, goes through his version of the finishing mechanics , which is not the only way to do it , but is definitely high level, well thought and well explained. If like me you learnt the Darce from JD (rotational finish, preferably mount finish) it would be different and easily combined with the JD method. Did help me a lot. But the real bulk and the real gold is just the very comprehensive and versatile set up list. You’ll hear a lot about the versatility of the darce but I have yet seen an instructional that will really deliver on this such as this one. Standing, top, passing, bottom, inferior position and honestly i didn't even study the gi set ups at all...Porter approach is clear and concise and its more of a tech directory than concept and principle based( which seems it could be more bcz he is obviously a very thoughtful and intelligent guy) but honestly it works and you don't need way more. Something I especially liked is the variety and breakdown of the darce from bottom side control, I have seen this set up before of course with Glover and Danahar, but porter has like 4 different variations of it, depending on opponent grips and control which I have not seen in other places. recommanded if you are into darce wizardry and want to have a super well rounded set up game for this particular choke.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Another great instructional.
BJJ Fanatics continues to provide exceptional training material and this video fits that mold.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Deep dive into defeating defense!
A masterful explanation of how to break through defenses that have stymied me for years! So many details that I wish I had learned my first year in Jiu-Jitsu. Another fantastic instructional from Dave!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻And he did it again :)
I got David´s Bringing back the brabo DVD and I absolutely loved it and now he shot the instructional again adding to what I thought was pretty awesome to begin with. It just shows the depth of his jiu jitsu knowledge is.
Response from BJJ Fanatics😉🤗Amazing Series
Dave Porter is a fantastic instructor and the Brabo/Darce Revolution is a must have for any practitioner. This instructional contains some of the most creative set ups to the choke I’ve seen, especially from bottom positions. This series will truly enable you to hit the Darce from anywhere.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Brabo/Darce Evolution
Dave, is one of the best Jiujitsu instructors I’ve known. His knowledge and way he explains movements helped me so much with my Jiujitsu game, that words can not explain. Not mentioning that he’s one of the Master Pedro Sauer black belts. It’s a huge advantage.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Darces They're Everywehere
Professor David Porter presents an amazing catalogue for the learner teaching everything on darce chokes. As a studier of the move myself, I walked away with all of knowledge that will greatly assist me with not only finding new ways to execute the move but also strengthen the traits I already have.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻COMPREHENSIVE MASTERCLASS
Dave Porter's approach to this system of arm triangles is as thorough as it is accessible! I appreciated the instruction as Dave not only went into why a mechanic is executed in a particular fashion but also some considerations to the opponents reactions to said mechanics. Even if the Darce is not an option you had considered (and especially if it is!) for your game, I would highly recommend this as the methodical way this system is covered can add to your game beyond the finish! I eagerly look forward to more instructional from Mr. Porter!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻