How To Do Jiu Jitsu Arm Bars Video

An arm bar is a type of submission in jujitsu. Get expert tips and advice on martial arts and grappling in this video.

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Grab control of opponent
Put your foot on hip to allow your body to turn
Control the opponent by hooking back
Throw your leg over & pinch knees

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Aaron Fruitstone is a Martial Arts Instructor and Competitor with a 6th degree black belt in Taekwondo. He began training in 1982 under Master Mel Steiner, VIII DAN and executive Vice President of the International Ch'ang Hon Taekwondo federation (ICTF). Mr. Fruitstone has written articles featured in Black Belt Magazine, such as "Martial Arts Training for Combat", and is a certified international instructor. He has also been featured in the film, "Inner Peace", and is the wellness director for the ICTF.

AARON FRUITSTONE: Hi. This is Aaron Fruitstone. I am the head instructor and owner of Chi Martial Arts in Miami Shores, Florida. In this clip, we are going to talk about how to do a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu arm bar from the guard. There are many variations of this but I am going to show you a simple one. What you are going to do is with your opposite hand, you are going to handle the gi so that you have a thumbs-up grip. With your opposite hand, you are going to control your opponent from sitting up or putting their head on your chest by putting your hand in their collar, so he cannot sit up or nor can he put his head on my chest because I control him with this arm. Now, what I am going to do with my opposite foot, I am going to open my guard and put my knee in very close. I am going to use this to leverage myself and turn my body sideways to my opponent. Now, with my opposite leg, I am going to hook over his back, I am going to release the hand that was in his collar to push his face far away from me, swing my leg around and pinch my knees together. I then make sure I control the arm with both hands and slowly lift my hips up. Again, I take my grip into the collar, foot on the hip, use it to turn my body and hook his back to control him, let go, push the face away, pinch the knees, and lift. One, two, three, four, five. The five things to remember about the arm bar are to control the gi with the hand and in the collar, put the foot on the hip to allow your body to turn sideways, control the opponent by hooking their back, then when you take their back you can take your hand out, throw your leg over, and finish the arm bar.

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