Classical Ju-jutsu Armlock

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)

	Alex locks up with his opponent, seizing pressure points at the elbow and neck
	He turns to his left, tripping his opponent…
	…and drops a knee onto his liver area.
	Alex slides his knee up to pin the shoulder
	He parries an attempted punch from his pinned opponent with his left hand…
	…and secures the wrist with his right hand.
	He applies a twisting, lifting elbow and wrist lock (Neji Age) to finish the confrontation.

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