Triangle Armbar From Double Unders by Daniel Beleza Double unders are a perilous position for the attacker. It looks like they could deliver a brutal barrage of ground and pound strikes and finish the fight easily. Yet, BJJ fighters are specialists for defending of their back. If you are a diehard fan of MMA, then…
No Gi Armbar Variation The technique starts off with the top guy grabbing both biceps. The guard player removes the grip by swimming under and wrapping the overhook / whizzer. This begins the no gi armbar variation sequence. The closed guard player then proceeds to step on the hip on the same side where the…
Stephan Kesting in this video discussed how to defend the armbar when you are in someone’s closed guard. 1. Preventing the armbar The first thing that he discussed is prevention. The number one rule is to never get your elbow cross the guard player’s center line. Next, it is possible to prevent the armbar by…
Ronda Rousey vs. Meisha Tate The two faced each other for the first time in Strikeforce. Here, Rener and Ryron deconstructed how Ronda Rousey finished the armbar against Meisha Tate. Ronda Rousey started to throw Meisha Tate to the ground with her head and arm hip throw landing in kesa gatame position. With Meisha Tate…
Keenan demonstrates three moves from his lapel guard. Here is what we can learn from the Lapel Guard Series: 1) The first is an X-guard sweep,2) followed by a back take,3) and finishes with a sweep to armbar. Assisting him is Leo D’avila. For the full breakdown of all the moves seen in this video,…