The Four Prong Deadly Arm Bar Attack Combination

Today's private class covered Arm Bar Combinations. As always the details make the difference.

Arm Bar from Closed Guard

The first thing you want to do is secure your opponent's arm, lets say his right arm, by grabbing his elbow with my hand and his sleeve at the wrist with my left hand. Just keep it about midway, not all the way across.

At the same time, to avoid him escaping the arm open guard and place your left leg on his hip and block his elbow with your left thigh. Place your right under his arm pit just enough to secure him. This detail is important. This should block his escape

Now rotate to the right while passing your left leg over his head to secure the arm bar. Never let go of the arm.


Arm Bar Stack Counter, or Spin Under Arm Bar


A common Arm Bar defense is to stack. If the opponent does this then rotate just a tad more to the right so you're under him and then land on your side. Never let go of the arm. He should be more or less in turtle position with you sideways holding his arm. Now control the wrist and bridge the hips for the arm bar.

Spin Under to Top Mount Arm Bar (Right arm)

If opponent is grabbing his arm or giving you difficulty place your right instep behind his neck. Now flip hom over his head. As you land sit up. You should now be in the top mount arm bar position.


Top Mount Arm Bar to Triangle (Right Arm)


If from the top Mount Arm Bar he still gives you trouble slide your right leg from under this arm pit to under his arm but over his shoulder. Now move your left leg and place it by his right ear.

He now has the chance to sit up. As he sits up close the triangle. Use your right elbow to push his right arm across to the right and tighten the triangle.


Tips

• Make sure opponent is secure before throwing leg over the head. Do this by using your left leg to hold the elbow and your right calf to hold his back down
• Be discrete but firm about trapping the arm. Don't move it all the way across. Just to the center
• Go from one arm bar position to the next if he defends
• Never let go of the trapped arm
• Always maintain wrist control. Without there is not arm bar
• Make sure you angle your torso so that throwing the leg over is not as hard
• With the side arm bar, make sure you're sideways and not facing down. There is more leverage that way
• When doing arm bars the opponent's thumb should always point straight up from your chest, no matter which direction or which arm bar you're applying