How to Escape a Face up Arm Bar in Mixed Martial Arts

There are few things more horrifying than being trapped in an armed bar in mixed martial arts. Your opponent has your arm and is attempting to bend your elbow the wrong way. You are on your back trapped beneath your opponent's legs with very little wiggle room. There is a way to escape from an arm bar when you are lying face up. The escape must be performed as your opponent is getting you into the arm bar. Once they lock your elbow, there is very little you can do.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

1. Avoid letting your opponent straighten your arm. Flex your biceps and resist his attempts to bar your elbow. Since your opponent is using two arms against your one, this may seem like a futile effort. Your opponent will eventually straighten your arm if you just sit there. However, resisting may give you a precious second or two to escape.

2. Dig your thumb into the pressure point in the side of your opponent's calf. Do this to the leg that is holding you down under your chin. You will find the pressure point about a hand's width below the knee. It's on the outside of the leg and is just below the bone. Press hard, and your opponent will flinch.

3. Walk your hips toward your opponent's head. An arm bar works best when the person applying it is at a right angle to his victim. Reduce this angle by moving closer to parallel with your opponent.

4. Launch yourself off your outside leg and turn your hips over. Do this in an explosive motion. Imagine kicking your outside leg by your opponent's head while pulling your other leg away. Twist your hips. That can help pull your arm away from the arm bar.

5. Push your opponent's leg over your head. You must do this while you are turning your hips over. Pressing the pressure point hard will encourage your opponent to comply. If you do both motions at the same time, you will escape and be facing him on the ground.

Tips & Warnings

• Consult your doctor before beginning any martial arts activities.

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on 5/26/2009 I'n ju-jitsu, they grab on to your wrist and their shirt with the same hand and lean back. So that means in step one that you have to pull his whole weight with one arm.