Jiu Jitsu Armbar: Everything You Need to Know!

Armbar from Turtle Position

The turtle is an advanced BJJ technique that allows you to overpower your opponent. It provides access to the back mount and efficient submissions like the armbar, clock choke, d’arce choke, anaconda choke, etc.

In another context, the turtle can prevent an opponent from taking side mount and altering a guard pass, among other things.

The armbar from the turtle can effectively finish a fight. So, how to armbar correctly from the jiu-jitsu turtle position?

Taking a glance at the following steps will help perform an armbar from the turtle position.

  1. Enter the top turtle position; you will be there when your opponent escapes the side control or knee-on-belly positions, among other scenarios.
  2. Control your opponent’s hips to prevent him from escaping the turtle position.
  3. Move near the opponent’s upper body while maintaining pressure.
  4. Find your way to control your opponent’s arm and secure it.
  5. Slide over your opponent’s back, and while doing so, bring one leg to hook his back and use the other knee to set aside his head.
  6. Adjust the position to make the controlled arm so tight. Then, extend your body to bring the opponent’s arm tight to your chest.
  7. Finish the turtle armbar by pulling your hips toward the ground to extend the arm’s elbow. And here is the tap.

Need more help!

The following video will provide the necessary details to complete the turtle armbar in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu fight correctly. Have fun!

Source: BJJ Fanatics

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