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Eddie Bravo's "Electric Chair"

With his permission, here's another innovative submission technique from the half guard position by grappling guru, Mr. Eddie Bravo. Check out his website at www.theTwister.tv

  • Step 1
  • Eddie starts in half guard with both legs wrapped around his opponent's right leg. Eddie is posted on his right foream with the left underhook. Eddie is also careful to keep his head below the top man's chest.
  • Step 2
  • Eddie drops his right shoulder deep into his opponent's hip as he reaches his right arm under the top man's left thigh.
  • Step 3
  • Eddie continues to drive his body into his partner's hips as he releases the underhook and locks his hands together. Notice how Eddie's left foot has stepped over his opponent's right ankle.
  • Step 4
  • Eddie now places his right calf over his left foot and laces his right instep under his opponent's right instep. Eddie then slides his body under his opponent's legs and turns the top man over.
  • Step 5
  • Eddie continues to roll, as he extends his legs outward and pulls tightly on the thigh of his opponent.

Comments

Does this still work on flexible people? Looks like it would be tough to get on someone that is flexible.

Elite MMA Academy
Santa Fe Springs, CA

It's more of a calf lock than a stretch.

Yea I think this one someone (probably charlie) did it to me, it hurt behind my upper leg. Who knows though, sometimes the pain is in a little bit of a different location on each person.

i have stated using this sub a lot lately. it is a brutal muscle lock.

Pain is added to the leg that is caught in the "LOCKDOWN" the "BANANA SPLIT" is the one that doesnt work too good on someone that can do the splits, course the leg is right there for calve crank.

ouchie..just wish the opponent dznt know yoga...

The strong man is not the one who wrestles, but controls himself in a fit of rage.

when my instructer was still a blue-belt i think he was at a hugh seminar and someone done the electric-chair and when he got streched out his hip pooped it out of place. he didnt tap he just didnt know what it was that the guy was trying to do to him

yea i had a guy get me in it one time before i knew eddie bravos stuff and my knee popped before i knew it, hahaha.......

the human body is only as strong as its weakest link.

great move, even if you dont get the calve crusher or banana splits you can still use it as a good escape from bottom half guard

"Buggrit, millenium hand and shrimp."

Ive been using Bravo's halfgaurd (lockdown) for over a year. I land the Electric chair pretty frequent. Even if they guy is flexible and can take the pain of the leg lock, you can score a sweep pretty easily