How to Counter into an Arm Bar

Video Transcript

"JASON JEANETTE: Hi. I'm Jason Jeannette. This is Daniel Klapheke from Elite Martial Arts of Middle Tennessee for Expert Village. DANIEL KLAPHEKE: This is a counter to an arm bar defense. All right, an arm bar from the guard, we're going to first hold one side, pin one arm to his, in the same side I'm going to put my foot against his hip. From here I'm going to turn my body 90 degrees, bringing this leg up to pin him down, to keep him from stacking on me. From this position, I never did made, I never let go of this grip. I only do it for demonstration, but I'm going to pull this leg around, pinch the knees together. From here, I might, instead of doing this, as a lot of people do, you can't pull it down. I'm going to pull it down this way so I can clamp him down to keep him from stacking me. If he were to grab and prevent this arm bar by holding on to his own arm, all I'm going to do from here is I'm going to reach around as high as I can on my own leg like this. Because from here all I have to do is push this down and crank my elbow up and I've choked him."