Recap of Training #3: Video for Armbar revision

Hi all

Here is the video for the Armbar!

Video credits to TrainFightWin.com

Recap of Training #3

Hi all!

Here's the recap for the 3rd training (1st Feb 2012)

Basically for this training

We learn how to apply the ARMBAR submission

What are the different variations and how it can be defended

As usual

We started off with some warming up

There was the "shrimping" and "reverse shrimping" exercise

There was also the "back fall with tactical standup" exercise too

All of which helped in loosening the muscles and getting ready for the exercise

The ARMBAR can be broken down into 6 simple steps

First of all

We are doing the ARMBAR in the FULL MOUNT position

The 1st step would be to isolate the arms of the opponent

Isolating the arms include pressing down your arms in a CPR position

Straight and forcefully down onto your opponent's chest so that he/she

would feel uncomfortable

And that would be the 2nd step

The 3rd step would include positioning your attacking leg to

the side of your opponent's head

The attacking leg means the side you would actually do the ARMBAR on

Remember all this while you are still sitting onto your opponent

 

The 4th step would be the ''posting''

Same as how you would obtain your opponent's back

And how you would actually do the "scissors sweep"

"Posting'' for the ARMBAR means putting the non-attacking leg up

Make sure it is flat on the ground for maximum support

Check out the hands placement

It is actually placed high up in isolating the opponent's hands

5th step would be adjusting your positiong

Shifting your attacking leg towards the other side of your opponent's head

And you shift your butt accordingly

All the while still maintaining your grip on your opponent's hand

Making sure your whole weight is on him

Making him feel as uncomfortable as possible

The 6th and last step would of course be sitting down

Remember the 5th step is very important

As you have positioned yourself well enough

When you sit down for the last step

You can easily tap out your opponent if your positioning is correct

That is both feet are close to him

And your butt should be touching his shoulders

Then as you extend

You would just shift your opponent's hand into a "Good Hand" sign

Whereby the thumb is facing upwards

This means that the hand is fully extended

If your opponent doesn't tap

You just have to hip up and extend his hand fully

Remember to squeeze your knees and keep your legs as close to him as possible

The close up version of the ARMBAR

If you can see

The left leg is more important in this case

It's the leg which actually separates your opponent's arm

So that it would actually be locked

All the participants trying out the ARMBAR themselves

Hilmi correcting the participant's mistakes

 

After some fine-tuning later

Looks like everyone is getting the hang of it

After that

We moved on to how to defend the ARMBAR

First of all

Your opponent would anticipate the ARMBAR
So he may try to cross up himself

He would keep his hands as tightly to himself as possible

And remember last week on the REAR NAKED CHOKE?

The "knifing" hand action?

Use the "knifing" action to break open your opponent's grip

So that you can apply the ARMBAR successfully

Another way to defend the ARMBAR is to put your hand under

the legs of your opponent who is executing the submission

As the wrist is the weakest part of your arm

Your opponent would try to do the "knifing" action to break open

your own defensive grip

What you can do is to hide your wrist under your opponent's leg

So that he would have difficulties breaking open your defensive grip

Lastly

We saw some demonstration of the other variations of the ARMBAR

from our instructor Hilmi

And we ended off the lesson with an grueling 8 MINUTES roll!

NTU Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu!

 

We also have some pizzas and 100 Plus isotonic drinks after

the lesson to sort of celebrate the Chinese New Year!

Note:

The tutorial videos for the ARMBAR would be up soon!

Do check back for it!

Recap of Training #2

Hi all

Here is a recap for training #2

Basically, last week we learned about how to escape from GUARD

And it's the advantage given to the top player

So for this week, we learned about how to obtain the BACK

of the opponent from GUARD position

Step 1

Firstly when in GUARD position

As the top player tries to put his hands on your hips for posture up

and break himself from your legs' grip

All you have to do is grab tightly onto his wrists first

While grabbing onto his wrists, you use your hips to push up

And then raise his hands and throw them to either side of your head

That would totally throw his whole body weight to one specific side

Step 2

After that

You use your favoured leg to feel for his hip

In this position

As seen in the photo

The area to put your leg would be on the hip bone area

Whereby it's just slightly below the hip and firmly on his

fleshy thigh muscles

Remember

The other leg is supposed to hold him down

While your hands are still grabbing onto his wrists to hold him down

(ignore the fact that Hilmi's right leg is not on his opponent hips)

Step 3

Using the leg that was placed on your opponent's hips

Get the leverage to shift your body out in a slanted position

Step 4

This is easily the most crucial step

This fourth step is also called "Posting"

Whereby you placed the leg that was used to stepped on your

opponent's hips firmly on the ground

The whole foot should be flat on the ground

Step 5

After you "posted'' your leg on the ground

Use it to propel yourself up towards your opponent's back

And it should be like in this picture above

Then after which

Use your right hand (in this case)

And lift up your opponent's arm from the biceps/triceps area

Your palm should be facing down

And your hand should be like in a palm-strike position

Whereby it's just using the back of your hand to lift up your

opponent's arm

This would throw him off balance

Step 6

As for the final step

You just have to use your momemtum

With your hand underneath your opponent's arm

Rock your body towards your opponent's back

And then roll yourself backwards

And tada!

You would have flipped him over!

But that's not the end!

Remember to put both "hooks" in

Which is your legs

Use both of your legs to grab onto him in a "hooking" position

As the name is derived from

From there

Basically your opponent is rendered sorta ''handicapped''

After getting the BACK position

We also learned about the REAR NAKED CHOKE (RNC in short)

It's a deadly submission which is also commonly known as the "Sleeper Hold"

(apologies on not having pictures for this submission, however this is

a video tutorial at the end of this post)

Some common mistakes pointed out

Do take note that if the opponent is of a considerable larger size

Do NOT let the opponent use his whole body weight and lean onto you

That would actually make you out of breath

and unable to execute anything that you are intending to do

So the correct position is the one whereby you still can maneuver yourself

It's a position whereby you are comfortable and sorta sitting up

After learning how to get the BACK position

We also learned about how to do a basic SCISSORS SWEEP

(people from the previous semester class should remember this)

The purpose of this SCISSORS SWEEP is to get from the GUARD position

And do a FULL MOUNT on your opponent

Same thing in GUARD position

As per getting your opponent's BACK

The only slight difference is that you pull your opponent's neck down

And use your favoured leg to step onto his hip area

Closed-up look

After which

You tilt your body to the side

Same thing

Using the leg that is stepping on your opponent's hip for leverage

Then you slide in your other knee

And using your shin area to press onto your opponent's stomach

While at the same time keeping your hand on your opponent's neck

This would cause him to be constricted

And you having as much control as possible on him

So that he doesn't make the escape

For people with longer legs

You can twist your leg slightly outwards

And fold your other knee in

If not you can shift back yourself

And make the opening bigger between you and your opponent

While in the same time maintaining control over him

Another view of this scenario

Next

Remember about "posting"?

Here it plays a part again

Put the leg that was on your opponent's hip down onto the ground

Just right besides him

Around his knee or calf area

This act as the pivot point

With the pivot point and grabbing onto your opponent's neck

Use a rocking motion and your momemtum

Plus the knee in your opponent's stomach

Flip him over!

Immediately assume the FULL MOUNT position

And squeeze your knees as tightly as possible against his ribs

Hilmi correcting the girls on some of the techniques

This week

We had a ''rolling'' session in which we sparred with each other

Hilmi explaining the rules and stuff

While senior members while holding onto the boards to make sure

the participants don't get overly enthusiastic and injured themselves

Some photos of the people enjoying the ''rolling'' session

Overall it was quite an experience for most of the people

They got to feel it first-hand how exhausting it was

And how it actually doesnt pay to use brute strength

Because when using brute strength, a lot of energy is exhausted

And you forgot all about the techniques and grips and everything you learned

And then you placed yourself in all sorts of openings

With plenty of mistakes and stuff

And you land yourself in hot soup when someone managed to submit you

Here's some videos for revision purposes!

1. The Rear Naked Choke

This is a very detailed video on the RNC

It even shows a step-by-step tutorial on how to do it

With many mistakes being shown

And how to correct them

Video credits to Stephen Kesting from http://www.grapplehearts.com

The 2nd revision video on the SCISSORS SWEEP

Video credits to http://www.TrainFightWin.com

This is the 3rd and last video on getting the BACK position

Hope all the videos do help!

See you all for the next training then!