Spinning Armbar from Guard

Kevin Scott from Goodyear BJJ, www.goodyearbjj.com, shows the technique of the week. This week we are showing how to perform a spinning arm lock from the closed guard. Start by grabbing opponents wrist with your opposite hand (left had grabs right wrist and vice versa). Now use your free hand to underhook opponents leg. Pull your head to your opponents leg, lift your hips so you are on your upper back, move the leg near under hooked leg into opponents armpit, and swing your other leg out wide and bring it over opponents head. To finish this submission squeeze the knees, pull both of your heels towards your butt, lift your hips, and pull on the opponents trapped arm.

Key Points:
1) As you grab opponents wrist you must initiate the attack immediately. If you wait your opponent will realize you are attacking the arm and will begin to counter.
2) Make certain you lift the hips up as you spin. It is easier to spin when you are on your upper back because there is less surface area to cause friction on the mat.
3) Spin perpendicular to opponent. Its the spinning motion to perpendicular that knocks opponent off balance and prevents the counter. If you are not perpendicular and attempt to throw your leg over opponents head you will be smashed down and the arm lock will not work.
4) DO NOT CROSS YOUR FEET once you have arm lock. Crossing the feet removes all the pressure from the opponents head and allows them to posture up.
5) Leg near the under hook moves to opponents armpit and pressures opponent towards their head. This keeps your opponent off balance to prevent posturing and allows an easier arm lock finish.
6) Leg over the head is the leg that controls posture. You want a deep bite with this leg. The opponents neck should be all the way in your knee joint. Pull your heel to your butt to put a lot of downwards pressure on your opponents neck.
7) Make certain your opponents thumb is facing up when trying to finish the arm lock. When the thumb is up the elbow will be facing your hips allowing you to finish the arm lock.
8) Use good arm lock mechanics. Pull both feet to your butt, squeeze your knees, turn opponents hand so the thumb is up, lift your hips, and pull on the opponents arm.

Goodyear BJJ is located in Litchfield Park, Arizona. We are one of the only Brazilian Jiu Jitsu schools in the far west valley located conveniently near Avondale, Buckeye, Glendale, West Phoenix, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, and we are the closest school for those that live in Tonopah. You can learn more about us by going to our website www.goodyearbjj.com or you can visit us at 116 N. Old Litchfield Rd, Suite B, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 to try out our classes FREE for 1 week.

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[dukeslaps]

thats what fedor did to choi, nice classic move that should be practiced alot