Here’s one classical approach to applying the armlock that has morphed into the ‘Americana’ or Figure 4 Armlock in modern submission grappling). As you can see, it’s similar but different…
(This technique is part of the Submission Grappling vs. Classical Ju-Jutsu article on Grapplearts.com)
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Alex locks up with his opponent, seizing pressure points at the elbow and neck |
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He turns to his left, tripping his opponent… |
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…and drops a knee onto his liver area. |
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Alex slides his knee up to pin the shoulder |
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He parries an attempted punch from his pinned opponent with his left hand… |
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…and secures the wrist with his right hand. |
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He applies a twisting, lifting elbow and wrist lock (Neji Age) to finish the confrontation. |
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