The Heisen Guard by Malachy Friedman
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The Darce Killer by Malachy Friedman reviews
The Darce Killer by Malachy Friedman has 34 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.82 out of 5. 85% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from April 12, 2020 to July 30, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Who reviewed The Darce Killer by Malachy Friedman
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| Belt | Reviews | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3 | 5.0 |
| Blue | 2 | 5.0 |
| Purple | 2 | 5.0 |
| Brown | 2 | 5.0 |
| Black | 1 | 5.0 |
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The reviews
Well done
Great techniques, clearly explained.
the darce killer
helped my darce defense a lot
The Darce Killer
Short and sweet video. Opened my eyes for the best defensive for darces. Good to know for such a dangerous choke.
Darce killer
Great video shows different positions to get darce
Another great course!
D'arce Killer is another example of the mad scientist that is Malachy Friedman!
Darce Killer
This Darce defence system is a life saver. I use it regularly in training. Malachy is a great coach, easy to follow and understand steps.
Helps to improve
This dvd helps U to survive...and it's quick to watch
Love the breakdowns and how he shows you how to get the darce attacks back to a position you know how to escape. Simple but powerful.
Good stuff
My training partner keeps darcing me, and this is perfect for dealing with that.
Dope
Very technical
decent title
this one I re watch a few times as it's not the most clear at times but there is some gold content that really helps build the darce game
I love Darces
The darce is one of my best moves and I bought this series to see how people will defend it. I learned a lot about the mechanics of the darce and how to deconstruct it. This series improved my offense and defense with the darce.
The right darceision to buy this video
Malachi Friedman is always an entertaining teacher to watch. He has some unique takes on techniques and concepts and is able to simplify complex techniques into easy to adapt movements
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Exactly what I needed.
Exactly what I needed.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Top
Good and efficient as usual with Malachy Friedman.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗The Darce Killer review
This Instructional is 1 Volume and focuses on a sequence of escapes and defense to the Darce choke. The Video has good production quality with Multiple angles and good sound quality The Instructor has a clear speaking voice and explains the technique in details and the movements are shown in different angles. There is also a section at the end where Professor Friedman shows escapes from the Mount, back control, Guillotine and the Anaconda choke as well I still need to work on these techniques a little more to get efficient at them, but I believe just studying the course has helped me avoid getting caught lately
Excellent system
Excellent system to counter the darce. Malachy delivers as always.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Quite uncommon concepts and interesting
Quite uncommon concepts and interesting ideas for a different take on escaping and neglecting the Darce choke. Malachi Friefman is always an interesting watch but some of the techniques do not work for me in sparring while others make the difference
Amazing
A great series of escapes, been doing it the past few weeks, its easy to learn and are effective. great for mma also, because when you get stuck under a bad takedown attempt and there is always a darce choke options, is easy to defend now. thanks
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Defeat the darce
It's horrible getting submitted in a darce. This instructional was a game changer for not getting caught in darces. Definitely worth it.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Invest a month in this
The Darce is a really confusing choke because some people can get to it from anywhere due to their body shape. However, if you invest time in this DVD with a good training partner you can limit the damage by seeing it coming and being prepared. There are quite a few counter attacks from the darce but you will probably be able to work them out from drilling these positions and seeing where arms are left dangling.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Very technical
awesome video.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Protect ya neck!
An excellent resource for darce defense.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great
Great Video about darce defense. Good view on the details.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻The killer!
if you're tired of being darced, just buy this instructional
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Malachy is a genius!
Malachy is a genius!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Unique darce attacks and counter
Good instructional video
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great addition
now I can easily access my content anywhere. so helpful.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Pretty Decent
The instructor has some pretty good escapes compiled but I wish there was more explanation as to why he does things the way he suggests. It would be helpful to have a little more concepts concerning how the different chokes are applied, main focal points of defending them and then some explanations of why he escapes certain ways.
Gold
Well, this is gold. I usually don't get darced as I thought my defense principals were really good. Got tapped by a very good guy off a failed mechanics sweep the other day and decided to look into deeper defenses. I'd recommend this for any level from white belt to black. Wish I had had this 5 years back in fact.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Loved his technique
Loved his teachings but a few things that I’ve seen before.
Nice system to counter the
Nice system to counter the darce.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Mandatory Viewing
This should be mandatory viewing for all, these concepts need to be part of every foundational defense toolbelt. If you don't have these Darce Killer concepts down you have a giant hole in your defense game, simple as that. Malachy really is the lab scientist in our game, I look forward to consuming more of his thoughts and content in the future.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great quality for an even better price!
This video clocks in at a little over an hour and it is filled with techniques. It even throws in advice for stopping guillotines and anacondas. It is defenses and techniques that you will rarely see in other videos and will really up your defenses. Knowing these defense will also help your darce game out by knowing what to expect as well. Very clear instruction and a great addition to any BJJ library. I plan on purchasing Sensei Friedman's other videos as well.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻
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