School Boy Roll Up to Arm Bar

The School Boy Roll Up is a great takedown to use to catch your opponent off guard if you get behind them.

Here is the original Technique of the School Boy, HERE.

Here is a nice follow up to the School Boy Takedown that you can use to try and catch your opponent in an armbar.

(***Note - I used to call this the "Wrestler's takedown", but Josh Barnett sent me an e-mail and told me it was originally called the "School Boy Roll Up", and since Josh can kick my A$$, I changed the name)

Here is the video of the technique with the step by step explained below, have fun!

• Step 1

Make sure you have all your Lockflow gear on...
• Step 2

Find some goober to practice on....

I couldn't find any goobers, so MMA Fighter, Chris volunteered to help.

• Step 3

However you got there, start in the body lock from behind
• Step 4

From the body lock, I reach my right hand through Chris's legs and hook his right leg. I sit out with my right leg onto my right hip so that my body lands behind both of Chris's legs
• Step 5

Keeping my grip as tight as possible, I twist my body to the left - as I pull Chris over my body
• Step 6

As Chris falls over me, I keep my grip tight to his hip, I drive my chest weight into him, and begin to sit up
• Step 7

I pop onto both knees and drive my weight into Chris - claiming side control and forcing Chris to face away from me
• Step 8

I continue to walk both my knees up behind Chris's back as I bring my left arm over Chris's right arm and overhook it. - Notice how my right arm is still between Chris's legs from the takedown.
• Step 9

With my right hand, I grab Chris's right wrist (if I need to, I can use my left hand to feed Chris's hand to my right hand)
• Step 10

Keeping ahold of Chris's wrist, I grip my right wrist with my left hand
• Step 11

In order to make room for the next move- I pull crist to his back
• Step 12

I put my right knee into the right side of Chris's body, in between his right leg and right arm
• Step 13

Keeping tight control of Chris, I step up on my left foot
• Step 14

I step over Chris's head with my left leg
• Step 15

Keeping my hips as tight to Chris's armpit as possible, I fall to my back (keeping the leg), squeeze my knees together, and raise my hips to finish the armbar