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Also called: arm bar, arm bars, arm lock, arm-bar, armar, armbar
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62 gi · 41 no-gi
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Arm Bars: Enter The System by John Danaher
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Get the armbar. Learn how to keep it.
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- Maintain control while separating grips
- Refine straight and belly-down finishes
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Submissions from here
4Transitions to
7- Sit ThroughWhen: additional options
- Leg Lock EntryWhen: bonus submission option
- Belly Down ArmbarWhen: opponent plants foot and postures up, creating space underneath
- K GuardWhen: experienced opponent pulls arm back to avoid armbar
- Body TriangleWhen: armbar defense grip
- Back MountWhen: transitioning from armbar to back
Escapes to
3Leads into
3This counters
4Countered by
2Variation of
1Built on
12- Wrist ControlWhen: control wrist to prevent escapes
- Hip ControlWhen: control shoulders by gripping leg
- Posture ControlWhen: body position determines armbar tightness
- Shoulder Line ControlWhen: control shoulder line determines distance and ease of escape
- Elbow PositioningWhen: keep elbow on chest as main objective
- Shoulder ControlWhen: control both ends of the lever
Available from
29- Closed GuardgiWhen: difficult due to strength and arm length of larger opponent
- MountWhen: arm extended and trapped from swept position
- Side ControlWhen: opponent's arm exposed
- OmoplataWhen: escape from omoplata setup
- CrucifixWhen: position target arm in lap
- High MountWhen: perpendicular position with arm available
Reached from
24Entries into this
13- Closed Guardno-giWhen: potential armbar attack from closed guard
- Lapel GripWhen: switched from shallow lapel grip to armbar with leg hook
- Side ControlWhen: armbar submission from side control
- SprawlWhen: sprawling into arm attack
- Single Leg X GuardWhen: jackson setting up armbar from single-leg x position
- Half Guard LassoWhen: slide knee through, turn elbow, squeeze
Countered by
9- Triangle ChokeWhen: switching from triangle to armbar due to depth
- WedgeWhen: knee blocks arm trap
- KimuraWhen: lock break rolls into arm extension
- Collar TieWhen: opponent vulnerable to armbar attack
- PostureWhen: maintaining posture prevents armbar from guard
- T Rex ArmsWhen: tight arms prevent arm straightening
This counters
1Variations
11Watch it taught
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