Straight Armbar (Jūji-Gatame)
Submission / Joint Lock
- 01
From closed guard, establish cross-sleeve control on the opponent's targeted arm while pulling their lapel or tricep down to break their posture.
- 02
Unclamp the legs, placing the foot opposite the targeted arm on the opponent's hip, clamping the knee inward to lock their frame.
- 03
Pivot the hips 90 degrees toward the targeted arm while swinging the opposite leg high up across their upper back.
- 04
Pass the foot from the hip over the opponent's face/neck, pressing both heels firmly downward toward the floor to immobilize their head and upper torso.
- 05
Secure the opponent's wrist against the chest with the thumb pointing upward, raising the hips upward into hyperextension against the elbow joint.
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