Three ways to break an armbar hold

By: LSBJJ on Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Three way to break an armbar hold

Holding the arm

Starting off with your opponent holding is own arm, preventing you from pulling the armbar down.

Hook the wrist

While keeping a consent pull backward on your opponents arm, hook your other arm over their wrist.

Grab your bicep

Now take your other hand out (keep your knees squeezed) and grab your own bicep...

Armbar!

...now just fall back for the armbar.

2nd Move.

If your opponent is too strong and you can't do the first move, here is another option. Instead of hooking over the wrist, bring you arm though your opponents arms and grab your own knee.

Turn to your side

Keeping pressure the whole time, turn to your side (towards your opponents head). Now your opponent has to use their shoulder muscles against your whole body.

Pull back

Now just pull back using your whole body and...

Armbar!

Armbar.

Option 3

Option three. If your opponent grabs their own triceps (or folds their arms).

Open the hole

While pulling back to armbar with your one arm, take your other arm place it on the inside of your opponents arm as shown.

Feed your toes

Now feed your foot though the hole (you can grab your toes if needed).

Leg though

feed your leg all the way though...

Triangle

Take the leg over the head and place it under the head. Now lock up the triangle. Note: don't pull your opponent over you like a traditional triangle, he could stack you.

Armbar!

While squeezing the triangle pull back on the arm and...Armbar!

Comments

LSBJJ

Yes, that is a black eye. My first of the year. Only 4 or 5 more to go...

bcwcmw

interesting point on the triangle finish... i often work for triangle off stalled out armlock, but end up with the guy posturing and its a 50/50 move for me, next time this happens im gonna try and keep my opponent down- thanks you sir for the option.

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CombatChaz

Triangle for the win!!

Dave Leverich

I _really_ like the triangle! I'd done the other two but hadn't done that one, thanks Mike!!!

I don't have to win every time, it doesn't bother me in the slightest to get tapped. So I'm able to learn the ins and outs without my ego getting in the way. - Eu

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CombatChaz

heres a no-gi variation with the Lockflow models!!

http://lockflow.com/article_view.php?id=181

PoopSauce

All are great but what if they gable grip there hands instead of grab the wrist? I gable grip and escape 90% of the time.

Marshal D. Carper

PoopSauce:

The feed your toes portion will definitely work if they gable grip, but I like to set it up using a move I call "the scrape:"

Use the same figure four grip that Michael is using. With your free arm (the arm that isn't grabbing your own bicep) reach to their far arm and grab the tricep, right near the elbow. Pull the elbow toward your body. When the far elbow breaks the plane of your opponent's chest, release your other hand and cup it over top of the hand already on your opponent's tricep. Drag your hands across the arm to break your opponent's grip and extend for the arm bar.

To defend the scrape, your opponent will pull extra hard on the gable grip, flaring his elbow out, making it super easy for you slip your foot in.

-Marshal

LSBJJ

Nice add Marshal. I think the key when someone is holding their arm, hand, elbow whatever is to keep constant pressure on the arm (like you’re pulling to get the armbar). As long as you’re pulling your opponent can not let go. As you’re pulling (it doesn’t have to be a lot) and your opponent is stuck their holding on, you’ve got all the time you need to separate the hold. The mistake most people make is they give up the pressure (pulling back) while trying to better their position, this is we’re most people will escape your armbar attempt .

eagles51493

Nice vid LSBJJ! I do a variation of the second one that I use all the time, and used it twice in tournies. I like the last one too, I've used the triangle/armbar in tournies too and it works like a charm!

Dave Leverich

Heh, I just watched this again and did a happy dance on the triangle, again .
Thanks again Mike!

I don't have to win every time, it doesn't bother me in the slightest to get tapped. So I'm able to learn the ins and outs without my ego getting in the way. - Eu

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thaichuteboxer

I really like these and find myself trying to work them in to my game since posted, Thanks!

Can any of these work if you are not on your back but instead face down and your opponent is face down and on his knees. Like how fedor armbared coleman. i know that your opponent can often just work around and step over your body, so would you let go if they get to this point and have a good grip?

Dave Leverich

Mike, I did the 2nd one (fall back at 45 degrees and roll to 90) in the free rolling part of a seminar last weekend. We always end our seminars with 3 up front and have everyone roll vs the blues, first point wins. I grinned and thought 'Thanks Mike!' as I tapped the guy out .

I don't have to win every time, it doesn't bother me in the slightest to get tapped. So I'm able to learn the ins and outs without my ego getting in the way. - Eu

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Dave Leverich

Heh, got the triangle tonight live against a blue 4
thanks again Mike! I stopped and remembered "all the time in the world" and just did slow step-by-step, keeping pressure on. He realized and lifted up a bit, making the triangle easier. Happy dance.

I don't have to win every time, it doesn't bother me in the slightest to get tapped. So I'm able to learn the ins and outs without my ego getting in the way. - Eu

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