Hey guys were going to do a what basic top mount armbar which is one of the first things you typically learn in Jiu-Jitsu.  It goes something like this. I’ve got a top mount and my opponent has some skills. He’s not going to just throw his arms into the sky and let me armbar him. He’s not just going to give me an armbar for free. So this is how I’m going to set it up. I put in my left hand and threatened him with a choke. So a lot of times my opponent tries to stop my choke  And what I’m looking for is his left elbow lifting up giving me a little bit of space to trap that elbow. That’s the beginning. I use my sternum to trap his elbow and then I turn the corner further trapping his left arm.

[00:01:10] Now I have a strong base. He’s not going to roll me or move me. Notice my left foot by his hip. That’s important to help control him. Now I’m ready to start setting up my armbar. So I’m going to lift his right elbow up with my right arm and throw my left foot under his shoulder as far as I can.

[00:01:37] Once I get that I lean onto my my left side where I am almost walking a tight rope. Look how my right leg is light and free. If I go too far I’m going to fall on my face. So it takes some practice and you have to learn where your balance is. So now my right leg comes around his head. Now I’m just gonna fall back. Note this little detail for securing the arm better when your opponents arms look like this.

[00:02:14] Notice how my right hand is on his elbow. This helps kill his other arm and prevent it from helping him grab his arm that’s in danger. Now its a simple matter of going backwards and converging to the armbar. This is a little trick I use to keep him arm in the best orientation that I call “The Hey Man!”. you dont even need to see the move. You just need to feel it. Keep your knees tight and lift your hips to get the armbar.

[00:03:11] A few other details include keeping the pinky finger of your opponent down and his thumb up. Wherever the piny finger it thats the direction you need to pull. So pull towards the opponent’s pinky.

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Hey Guys – I’m Gary Berger from GFT Baltimore Maryland.

I’m here with my wife Danyelle Berger. We are going to show you at little quick simple sweep that I think will demonstrate a strategy for thinking ahead and baiting a trap for your opponent to step into and once they do you going to catch them in a sweep. You can set this trap in sever la different ways but I’m going to show you how I set it up with half guard.

So I start by undoing my opponent’s lapel and when I have the opportunity I’m going to reach around her back and grab the lapel like this. Once I get this she’s in trouble. I’ve got my right leg still in the half guard but I’m loose with my left leg in a way daring her to try and pass my guard. Note that I do not want her to get to close where she can cross face me and drive me flat onto my back.

So now I scramble to the side in a “Dog Fight”type position putting my left knee in her hip like this. Sometimes your opponent might try to use force against you or try and stand up like this. When this happens you just drop under and
use that momentum to sweep them over.

This is a great technique for small people because your using your whole body and all your force. You can even start from your knees and get the same grip like this. Now bait them to come around and set your left knee the same way as before.

Now I’ll sweep her the same way you do a classic 1/2 guard roll-under sweep. One more time…from 1/2 guard or ZGuard, reverse de la riva etc..

I reach round to get the lapel grip. I can even sweep her over from here like this. But it helps if she comes out just a little bit and when she does I just fall underneath and use that momentum to sweep her over.

If you watched my Gary Berger “Scorpion Armbar” video you can even try a cool armbar like this.

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