The Armbar from Guard BJJ Technique

[jasculs]

I plan on redoing most of my old videos that are of lower quality and talking/music in the background. 

[stokecityyouth]

Brilliant technique shown here.

[clokedbigman]

hey great video...can you give out some bottom half guard escapes? ill subscribe to you

[nevets7921]

thought that was joe rogan at first

[mattlikesgraciebarra]

couldnt you do a triangle from 1:07 ? like just bring the left leg over his shoulder and triangle your legs then pull down on his head... would that work if for some reason you couldnt get the armbar?

[stokecityyouth]

@mattlikesgraciebarra Technically yeah, but as soon as you let go of the arm you loose the control of his body.

[theatlantisrise]

This is NOT perfect instruction. You must remember to "shrimp" yourself to get the correct angle, that is BJJ 101 stuff. I will not give this video a dislike, but I suggest that if you want to learn an armlock/armbar from the guard that you use Expervillage's video.

[jasculs]

@theatlantisrise I disagree about shrimping yourself to the side. This movement that you mentioned is fundamentally incorrect in my opinion. Thanks

[jovenmedia]

Live the video but could've done without the death metal in the background.

[dogs286]

You might want to turn off that noise in the background so the viewer can understand good technique though

[imacoollikedat]

Question: im new to BJJ so im wondering where to place the opponents arm properly, i always end up using my crotch

[chrillesnille]

Why won't you do a omnoplata from that situation?

[tylerjm35]

cool thanks

[nickaplease1]

if you screw up the armbar and want to be fancy you could switch to the omoplata. I always thought that move was impossible until my friend zack got me in it its freakin redic.

[xNewAgeWarriorx]

Great video, I think its worth noting that grabbing the head higher up is easier as it allows for more leverage. Easier to do on wrestlers that have tree trunk necks.

[korysax8]

@xNewAgeWarriorx

you're very right about that, coming from a wrestler with a tree trunk neck haha. theres one guy at the gym who gets me in this all the time haha, now ill try it on him.

thanks jasculs

[xNewAgeWarriorx]

@korysax8 No problem buddy, drill it until it works.

[Dudongo86]

Jascul, do you feel is better to put he foot that goes over the head straight pointing forward or with the big toe looking to the ceiling, because I was taugth the last way. Thank's.

[StLouisBJJ]

is it normal in jiu jitsu acedemys to call there teacher master? i havnt been to one that has yet

[MrThndrpmkn]

nice......now i jus gotta go practice it alot

[joeyhoang85]

i like this video. not only does he show the basic but also breaks it down step-by-step AND explains every individual steps. not all videos do that, they just say watch badabing badaboom

[Agnelum1]

@joeyhoang85 the crotch/groin area is fine; as long as you can get that pressure on the arm when you throw your hips up.

[AceofDlamonds]

@joeyhoang85

ikr lol....awesome

[VendettaMLG]

Anyone who takes Jiu-Jitsu classes will see that alot of people kinda adapt extra steps in alot of their submissions just because they find that it adds a little something to it that is helpful.

[drywallfreak]

i noticed two things that i was taught,and am now teaching,first when you pull the shoulder vs head your already pushing thier body to the side[easier to put leg over head]and second i also put knees together but also use both my heels to pull my opponents body tighter to mine vs using one leg to push down....

[CheLilChris]

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[JayDomination]

didnt realize how effective the arm bar could be.

aciddently broke my cousins arm today, well not broke but like broke his shoulder, it was fucked.

[rashard88888]

Thanks for replien man, nd yea it looks like yu have more control when yu grab the head versus the shoulder, ill mess around with both, nd see which one im more comfortable with, but thanks man, great vid.

[rashard88888]

Great video, but when i was tuaght the armbar, my master told me to cross and grab the shoulder to bring him down not the back of the head.. i wonder if one of them is more effective..?

[jasculs]

Grabbing across the shoulder I've seen also. I personally don't have anything against it as they're are many ways to do one technique. I personally however like getting head control because it is extremely effective in controlling your opponent's posture which I feel is something that should be done repeatedly if you are playing a closed guard game.

[karausu]

I agree, and also a lot less force is needed to bring the head down than pulling on the shoulder.

[adam3d90s]

lol this dont look sexual at all.... but good vid lmao....

[Tethros]

@adam3d90s You should try it (with appropriate supervision, of course). Nothing sexual about it.

[adam3d90s]

Tethros, I know its not sexual. I was just saying some of the ways he position's him with the camera angle did not look very good... I have tried this most of it out and it works but there are other ways I find a bit easer...

[VendettaMLG]

if you ever go into a fight i gurantee you the last thing your going to be thinking about is how your body is postioned. I dont care is my balls were in the guys mouth as long as i can get the submission and the win thats all i care about. Plus if your watching instructional videos or a fight just to see how the guys body position looks, I wouldnt question the guys sexuality but your own.

[Seandog13]

i think as ur pushing his head away he could take his arm out. might want to add to keep control of his wrist with other hand

[jasculs]

Hello, thank you for you input it is much appreciated...If you keep your knees tight and heels down along with keeping pressure on his elbow with your hand that is on his arm then it will be very hard for them to just pull their arm right out.

By pushing the head with your free hand it helps you clear your leg over better and also creates a better angle.

[Pixnlix]

I've heard this move called the "bitchslap" before

[wikichris]

If anyone wants to see this kind of thing done in a competitive fight then check out Fedor Emelianenko.

[Aramiak]

You can hear some other conversation going on which is distracting... lol

But a good lil video.

[josh1212121]

kinda hard to hear with the music in the background

[charlestodd3]

Great vid. It really seems tighter. I gotta try it. Thanx

[broddle]

great vid,  well explained, would have been even better if that music in the background had been turned off ;o)

[jumbelia2008]

Im starting BJJ in a few weeks and ive been learning different ways to do alot of different moves (why not get ahead of the class?) and this is the best in my opinion.

[Robopencil]

I was taught to hold the arm with my opposite arm as you did. But that I should grab their left shoulder with my right hand. I like this variation more, definitely would give better control.

[nrallenuk]

i used to do that but i found it hard to pull them with the left at all - the right leg does that job in any case.

[jasonjinx]

lol nice pumpkins song in the backround

Silverfuck FTW!

[gl5027]

That's really well taught 5* You should think about posting a video on doing that weird armbar Fedor Emelianenko does on Mark Coleman it looks FREAKIN' SICK

[Wiegieboard]

Great instruction dude.

[theeman57]

this is nice however if you look close at 4:10 in the video the guy on top could easily use his left hand to hold onto his own arm,or anywhere on his opponents left side torso to prevent the prying

[jasculs]

Hello,  thank you for your reply. Yes you are correct they can use their arm to work a defense. The most common way to initially defend and armbar is by grabbing the arm that is being attacked with your free arm. There are many ways to stop this defense and to counter it.

Usually when a beginner is learning a basic armbar they learn the mechanics and not the counter to their opponent's counter yet. This helps keep them from focusing on to many things.

[jasculs]

The main focus on the video is to give a perspective on how to apply an armbar properly and sometimes even more efficiently then what many people are taught.

As the student gets the hang of the basic armbar or in additional class then they will learn how to deal with the opponent's free arm such as blocking their defense, combining with other submissions, or switching to a sweep instead.

Thank you for you comments they are much appreciated.

[raguin1]

Outstanding instruction, thank you.

I'm a newby so please bear with my possibly silly question. Would this version of an armbar work when the opponent is trying to choke you with his hands or forearm while in your closed guard?

[155fighter]

I am a Blue 1 stripe, and have had many instructors teach this armbar. A simple submission, but for some reason hard for a lot to learn, you teach it well, I like the instruction

[jasculs]

Thank you for your feedback...Jason

[daxterpwner]

quite good ;)

[Dudongo86]

Very good detail, grab the head, I"ve seen that most shools teach the armbar without grabbing the head (my case included).

[eazyd0esi7]

nice vid broda, you know what you are doing.

[vanity81]

2:25 in the video is the truth.

[kimakemoen]

great vid, very appreciated. cheers!

[Fabyfakid]

Awesome advice, this and your other vid on breaking the open guard, very helpful bro!

[yankeefan369]

if u do the armbar and there really strong or whatever and break out of it u gotta get them in a triangle choke

[KidSgNz]

hey was just hoping you could answer my question.. wat if the guys other hand is blockin you frm turnin ur body 2 get ur right leg over

[dutch5bullshit]

triangle?

[carlosinglos]

your a great teacher ! we need somebody like you around my area

[pie138]

very nice. i'm just wondering why you advise that i look into his ear?

[jasculs]

You look into the persons ear because it gives you something to ensure that you have the proper angle to get the armbar effectively.

[msanger11]

great one. especially like repeating the move from all of the different angles

[Dudongo86]

I"m going to try it tomorrow. Thank you.

[N1ckLynch]

great vid, thanks alot. I'm 14 in an adult class so although i have better technique, they usualy muscle there way out of things, this is why i like the idea of briging down the head to break his posture and to secure him in.

Keep up the nice vids!

[flaracca]

Again. Excellent. Simple and straight.

[pocco666]

great vid mate

[cuzz63]

Great video, definitely helped my armbar from the guard. In fact I almost stopped using it since everyone saw it coming from a mile away.

[kbtat2]

Your posts on the fight forum are very informative and now the videos? Outstanding!!

I'll definitely be checking out "The Grapplers Guide" forums more often.

Excellent stuff man. 8^)

[jasculs]

Thank you

[eng479]

It seems counterintuitive to keep your opponent tight when working for the armbar, since you're typically taught to create some space to get the correct angle for the submission. This is doable with gi, but extremely difficult to do without since you don't have anything to grip. I tried your version of the armbar setup the other day, pulling the head down and keeping things tight, and my opponent had no idea what I was doing until his arm was already extended. Great vid.

[jasculs]

So it helped you right? Sorry, I think that is what you wrote...lol

[basilhussain]

Great video. Presentation and explanation is phenomenal.

[hownowbrowncowjyun]

wow great stuff! almost like submissions 101. plz! more vids.

[pandnh4]

Excellent video. I never thought to trap the head like that.