Armbar from Kesagatame
Used when you have established the side angle (Kesagatame) and need to finish the match. The mechanism relies on using your legs to trap the arm and your body weight to prevent the opponent from rotating out, isolating the elbow for vertical pressure.
6 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Lift your top leg and shoot your bottom leg through to the opposite side.0:03
- 2Shoot your arm across the opponent's head to meet your legs.0:13
- 3Pin the opponent's hand between your leg and your body.0:22
- 4Guide the opponent's arm down while keeping the thumb and joint aligned upward.0:34
- 5Cover the opponent's hip with your hand and knee to prevent rotation.0:52
- 6Slide your bottom leg down to get close to the opponent's elbow.1:02
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