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How to Do a Side Control Arm Bar in Mixed Martial Arts

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By Kent Ninomiya
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There are a great many submission techniques available to a mixed martial arts fighter who has side control of an opponent. The fighters are chest-to-chest at right angles to each other. The fighter on top controls the other from the side. Since he is free of his opponent's legs, many submission tactics are easier to perform. The side control arm bar is one of these techniques. It allows a mixed martial arts fighter to end a fight quickly by forcing his opponent to give up.

Difficulty: Challenging
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Wrap your arm around the top of your opponent's biceps. Place the hand of this arm in his armpit. Press your head against your opponent's elbow on the other side. Sandwich his arm between your head and arm. You must maintain a strong hold on this arm throughout the technique.

  2. Step 2

    Post your free hand on the floor next to your opponent's hip. This is the hip on the other side of the body from the arm you are holding. Lift your limbs up on this hand and stay on the balls of your feet. Keep the majority of your weight pushing down with your chest on his chest. This keeps your opponent down.

  3. Step 3

    Walk around your opponent's head. Shuffle your feet around while you pivot on your chest. Keep your head pressed against your opponent the entire time. This keeps your weight pressing down on him.

  4. Step 4

    Post your trailing foot next to your opponent's head. Do this when your body is in line with your opponent's body facing opposite directions. The trailing leg is the one that is following the other around. Post it on the side of your opponent's head opposite the arm you are holding.

  5. Step 5

    Keep moving the rest of your body around your opponent until your knee reaches his other side. Rise to both feet in a low squat position. Place your free hand on your opponent's chest to hold him down.

  6. Step 6

    Throw your lead leg over your opponent's chest. Move both hands to his wrist and lay on your back. Squeeze your legs together so that you have a tight grip on your opponent's arm. Turn his palm up, thrust your hips into his elbow and pull his arm across your lower leg. The arm bar will hyperextend his elbow causing extreme pain. Your opponent will either tap out and submit or risk getting his arm broken.

Tips & Warnings
  • It is very easy to break someone's arm while performing an arm bar. Do this technique carefully and release it immediately when your opponent taps out.
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