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Armbar
The armbar is a submission technique. This means that (ideally) when you apply the armbar to your partner, they give up voluntarily because they think if you keep going with the technique, their arm will break at the elbow. The … Continue reading
Guard Position
To the inexperienced, the guard position doesn’t look like a good place for the bottom player to be – after all, they’ve got someone on top of them. However, with the briefest of introductions, students can be made to understand … Continue reading
Calf Strangle
The calf strangle (aka calf cutter) is a grappling submission that works by driving a hard object (in our basic the radius bone) into a soft target – the calf muscle, which causes enough pain (hopefully) to make your partner … Continue reading
Shoulders and Standup
The shoulder joint is a funny thing – so mobile and so confusing to get a submission out of. The key, in my mind, is to have a few options that can branch off of each other. The key lock … Continue reading
Mount or Side Control?
Put simply, mount is when you are directly on top of your partner and side control (AKA cross body) is when you are perpendicular (but on top) of your partner. When it comes to submission grappling, which is the better … Continue reading