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State of the Meta Ep. 21: The Shallow D'Arce

Apr 14, 2025
28:31

In this episode of State of the Meta, Drew Foster breaks down the shallow d'arce choke recently popularized by Islam Makhachev. Drew also discusses Mateusz Szczeciński's modified roadhouse choke and PJ Barch's counter-leglock game.


Resources discussed in this episode:

Islam Makhachev's shallow d'arce choke:
https://youtu.be/gb1A5Nsa06E
https://youtu.be/UX78oHPWHek

Mateusz Szczeciński's roadhouse choke:
https://youtu.be/-vpTe56bXoc?t=1163

PJ Barch's counter leglocks:
https://youtu.be/nA2mBsIJrWM
https://youtu.be/ZCxSNOU4MZs


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