Questions tagged [joint-lock]
Submission technique involving immobilization and mechanical advantage to apply overwhelming force to a joint.
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How are armlocks categorised in Judo?
I had always thought that the distinction between ude-garami and ude-hishigi-...-gatame was that the former attacked the elbow/shoulder joints by hyper-abducting the elbow/hyper-rotating the shoulder (...
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Is there a way to reliably attack only a bent elbow joint with ude garami (Kimura, Americana)?
Joint locks in judo must nominally be on the elbow joint only. Ude garami, translated as the entangled arm lock and with variants are known as the Kimura or Americana in BJJ, often affects the ...
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Baratoplata vs Kimura
What's the main difference between Baratoplata and Kimura lock? Or is Baratoplata another variation of Kimura? Do they affect to the same area of the arm?
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Why can't you rip your arm out of a BJJ arm lock?
So I've been watching a bit of BJJ lately and I've seen many techniques. Is it possible to actually rip or pull your arm out of an arm bar if someone's doing it to you. I mean, I've never seen it done,...
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Arm bar crushes the groin
I know, that's weird. But I'm sure I'm not the only one who has had this problem.
When I do my arm bar and I'm not wearing a jockstrap, I tend to crush my groin...
You'll understand that in such a ...
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What is the best way to avoid armlocks?
I have been doing grappling (Sambo/BJJ) and striking sports (Thai boxing, kick boxing and Savate) for 3 years. I am not good at attacking and defending against armlocks when standing.
How can I ...
