CLASS: Cutting Armbar from Closed Guard, Seated Guard, and Mount (30-Jul-25)
Class Instructions
•
10m
When opponent's hand is near your shoulder, you can enter the cutting armbar. There are multiple entries from closed guard and seated guard. You can also enter from your mount when your opponent hugs you.
Up Next in Class Instructions
-
CLASS: Cutting Armbar Entry from Clos...
This video details the conditions for the cutting armbar and the finishing mechanics. You can enter from closed guard from a shoulder crunch, from an arm drag, or when the opponent hugs you when you have mount.
-
CLASS: Options from Arm Drag in Butte...
When you do the arm drag from your butterfly guard, you can enter the corkscrew armbar on his nearside arm, or a bow & arrow choke, or the helicopter choke.
-
CLASS: Options for Tripod Pass of Hal...
When you get to chest-to-chest half guard, you can use the tripod method to clear your knee, and then you would have multiple options to complete the pass. You can go to three-quarters mount to pass the quarter guard, or do a knee cut either from the near side or far side.
