The armlock from the guard, like the x-choke, is one of the basic submissions taught to all beginners.  The armlock is an extremely powerful submission primarily because it utilizes the entire body to put pressure on the elbow of the opponent.  Done right, it can be an extremely useful tool, should you find yourself on your back with an opponent on top of you.  Let’s look at some of the mechanics of how to apply a very tight armlock.

1.  With your legs wrapped around your opponent (guard position). Take your left hand and cup the back of your opponents right elbow.  Now with your right hand grab the wrist of the same hand.

2.  Moving your hip slightly to the left as you release your lock with your legs, place your left foot on your opponent’s right hip.

3.  At this point you want to ensure that your are pressing your opponent’s arm tight to your chest.  Take your right leg and place it as high on your opponent’s back as you can, you will find that your body will start to turn to allow you to get to that higher position.  Once you’ve gotten that leg up high, clamp it down on his back, tight!

4.  Back to your left foot.  Now it’s time to start to angle off, while keeping the pressure downwards with your right leg, start to push on his hip with your left foot.  You will find yourself turning so that you and your opponent begin to look like a “T”, that’s if you were looking at it from above.
*The key point here is that the more you turn and try to make that “T”, the less you’ll struggle in getting your left leg to go over his head for the finish.

5.  Once the “T” is established, you’ll be able to simply take your left leg and place it over the opponent’s head.

6.  For the finish:  Your body must do several things at once; squeeze your knees together as tight as you can, keep that grip on your opponent’s arm, begin to lift your hip like you were doing a bridging excercise, except that your feet aren’t on the ground, your support is his body.

Now it’s just a matter of extending the bridge until you’ve put enough pressure on his arm to make him submit.

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