Lachlan Giles – The Straight Armlock Anthology

Attack The Arms With Systematic, Detailed Submission Threats From ADCC Medalist Lachlan Giles & Learn The Best Ways To Use Some Of Grappling’s Most Common and Effective Straight Armocks

• Combine straight arm locks, armbars, choi bars, and more to finish more submission holds and threaten your opponents more often
• Find armlocks from common grappling positions like side control, closed guard, back attacks, open guard, and more
• Lachlan Giles is an ADCC Absolute bronze medalist, with one of the most legendary runs to the podium ever, and one of BJJ Fanatics’s most in-demand instructors
• Watch Lachlan roll with his students and narrate how he is applying these systems so you can watch the techniques in action

What Will You Learn?

Troubleshoot each position and attack as Lachlan teaches you how to stay one step ahead of the counters and escapes

Learn the most effective ways to attack the upper body, taught by ADCC medalist and black belt instructor Lachlan Giles on this new 8-part series that shows every detail of these submission systems. Increase your finishing percentage, see how to troubleshoot your way out of common counters and escapes, and get the most breaking power possible on the arms with these lessons in submission grappling mastery.

Lachlan Giles is an incredibly technical black belt, who used his submission systems and tricky game to go on an incredible ADCC absolute run and secure his spot on the podium. As an instructor, Lachlan is recognized as one of BJJ Fanatics’s most thorough and detailed instructors, with hours of systematic content broken down so grapplers of all levels can learn and retain knowledge the best way possible.

Set up and finish armbars from tons of common positions, including Lachlan’s system for troubleshooting and breaking grips that will simplify your life. Get great choi bars and use shoulder crunches to submit and improve position, and set up offense from open guard and half butterfly.

With step-by-step analysis of your options, Lachlan helps give you a conceptual roadmap from each position that you can use for the most systematic and complete armlocks possible. Watch these systems in action as Lachlan includes gym footage of him sparring specifically with these techniques, so you can learn from someone going live and working against resistance.

So, What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1
OVERVIEW
INTRO
HOW TO TRAIN
THE MINDSET OF FINISHING
TWO TYPES OF ARMBAR – STANDARD AND CUTTING
TWO ENTRY METHODS
STANDARD ARMBAR PROCEDURE
ARMBAR FROM MOUNT – BASIC
ARMBAR FROM GUARD – BASIC
POSITIONAL HIERARCHY AND ENTRY POINTS
SHOULDER AND WRIST – TWO POINTS OF ROTATION
THE ARMBAR VS BACK PAIN
FINISHING THE ARMBAR
HOW THEY MAY ESCAPE
CONTROLLING THE END OF THE LEVER
LEG CONTROL AND POSITION
PREVENTING THE ELBOW SLIPPING
DEFENDING THE HITCHHIKER
DEFENDING THE LEG TRAP
DEFENDING THE THE STACK
DEFENDING THE TURN AWAY
DEFENDING THE REVERSE HITCHHIKER
REVERSE HITCHHIKER COUNTER 2 – BROOMSTICK ARMBAR
COUNTER THE LEG SIT
SUMMARY FINISHING THE ARMBAR
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR FINISH
PART 2
BREAKING GRIPS
OVERVIEW
BREAKING HAND TO HAND GRIPS
TRIANGLE VS HAND TO HAND
RNC GRIP BREAK – STANDARD
RNC GRIP VARIANT BREAKS
BREAKING GRIPS WITH YOUR LEGS
GI GRIP BREAKS
PREVENTING THE GET UP
COUNTERING THE GET UP
WHEN THEY GRIP THEIR LEG
SUMMARY BREAKING GRIPS
BELLY DOWN ARMBAR
ENTRIES TO THE BELLY DOWN POSITION
OPPONENTS OPTIONS
STANDARD SEQUENCE
PREVENTING YOUR OPPONENT POSTURING
CONTROL WITH YOUR ARMS
LEG POSITION AND BATTLES
ROLLING THEM TO SUPINE
OFFENSE – FREE THE ARM TO ARMBAR
ROLL TO ARMBAR
ISOLATING THE ARM FROM THE KIMURA GRIP
COUNTERING THEIR ROLL THROUGH
COUNTERING THE STEPOVER
COUNTERING WHEN THEY GRAB THEIR LEG
COUNTER WHEN THEY POSTURE AND PULL YOU TOWARD CLOSED GUARD
COUNTER FREEING THE ELBOW
COUNTER THEY PIN YOUR LEG
COUNTER THEY PIN YOUR ARM WITH THEIR KNEE
SUMMARY BELLY DOWN ARMBAR
RECAP END STAGE POSITIONS
DRILLS
NARRATED ROLLING FINISHES
PART 3
MOUNT
MOUNT TO S MOUNT – OPENING THE ELBOW
MOUNT TO S MOUNT – CLIMBING HIGHER
S MOUNT TO ARMBAR
S MOUNT BELLY DOWN ARMBAR
ARMBAR VS GET UP
CLOSED GUARD
TWO DIFFERENT SETUPS
MAJOR CONTROL POINTS
GETTING THE ARM ACROSS
ARM ACROSS GI CONSIDERATIONS
GETTING TO HIGH GUARD
GETTING TO HIGH GUARD GI VARIANT
OPTIONS FROM HIGH GUARD
ARMBAR FROM HIGH GUARD
ARMBAR VS STACK – FLOWER SWEEP
ARMBAR VS STACK – SPIN UNDER
ARMBAR VS LOW POSTURE – SPINOVER
FAST ARMBAR STANDING
OVERHOOK ARMBAR
SUMMARY ARMBARS FROM CLOSED GUARD
PART 4
SIDE CONTROL
FAR ARMBAR FROM SIDE CONTROL
ARMBAR FROM KNEE ON BELLY
NEAR ARMBAR FROM SIDE CONTROL
BACK ENTRIES
ARMBAR FROM THE BACK SUPINE
SPINOVER ARMBAR FROM TRIPOD
SPINUNDER ARMBAR FROM TRIPOD
LESS COMMON ENTRIES
T KIMURA TO ARMBA
OMOPLATA TO ARMBAR
50/50 ARMBAR
RECAP ARMBAR ENTRIES
DRILLS
ENTRIES TO STANDARD ARMBAR
OVERVIEW CHOI BAR AND SHOULDER CRUNCH
OVERVIEW – CHOI BAR SHOULDER CRUNCH
CHOI BAR NOMENCLATURE
GRIP VARIANTS
PART 5
HALF BUTTERFLY
OVERVIEW OF OPTIONS
PRIMARY SEQUENCE – HALF BUTTERFLY TO SHOULDER CRUNCH
ENTRIES – BAITING THE CROSSFACE
ENTRIES – HAND ON KNEE
ENTRIES – SIT UP AND GRAB THE HEAD
ENTRIES – ARM DRAG GRIP SET UP
TRADE OFF BETWEEN ENTRY AND RISK
IT'S A FEEL BASED MOVE
THE CROSSFACE… IS IT GOOD OR BAD
FIGHTING FOR THE KNEE LINE
KIMURA GRIP VS CHOI BAR
ELBOW OPEN
SHOULDER POSITION
KEEPING THE ARM
SCOURING – TRUNK AND LEG WORK
CLARIFICATION ON UPPER BODY PRESSURE
HALF BUTTERFLY TO SHOULDER CRUNCH
HALF BUTTERFLY TO CHOI BAR
THREATENING THE CHOI BAR AND SHOULDER CRUNCH
HEAD AND ARM TO SHOULDER CRUNCH
SUMMARY HALF BUTTERFLY
PART 6
SHOULDER CRUNCH
OVERVIEW
ENTRIES COVERED IN OTHER SECTIONS
BUTTERFLY ENTRY
HALF BUTTEFLY TO NEAR SIDE SHOULDER CRUNCH
KEEP THEM TO THE FAR SIDE
HOW TO GRIP
CONTROLLING WITH YOUR LEGS
CUTTING ARMBAR
FAR SIDE BUTTERFLY SWEEP
NEAR SIDE BUTTERFLY SWEEP
SHOULDER CRUNCH TO CHOI BAR
SUMMARY SHOULDER CRUNCH
CHOI BAR AND OPEN GUARD
INTRO TO SECTION
STANDARD CHOI BAR FROM OPEN GUARD
OPPONENTS OPTIONS
HOW TO GRIP
BREAKING POSTURE BEFORE SWINGING THE LEG
CHOI BAR VS TOREANDO
FAST ARMBAR FROM K GUARD
CHOI BAR FROM K GUARD
K GUARD TO CLOSED GUARD HEAD ARM
DLR TO CHOI BAR
CHOI BAR VS DOUBLE UNDERS
TROUBLESHOOTING – THEY POSTURE OUT
TROUBLESHOOTING – THEY ROTATE THEIR ARM TO FREE IT
TROUBLESHOOTING – THEY STEP OVER YOUR HEAD
TROUBLESHOOTING – THEY CROWD YOU
TROUBLESHOOTING – THEY DUCKUNDER
TROUBLESHOOTING – THEY PIN YOUR LEG
TROUBLESHOOTING – THEY GO TO NEAR SIDE KNEE THROUGH
SUMMARY CHOI BAR AND THE GUARD
PART 7
CLOSED GUARD HEAD ARM
OVERVIEW
HOW TO GRIP
PREVENTING THEM FREEING
LEGWORK
CLOSED GUARD TO SHOULDER CRUNCH
OPTIONS WHEN YOU LOSE THE HEAD
SUMMARY CLOSED GUARD HEAD ARM
MOUNT CUTTING ARMBAR
CUTTING ARMBAR FROM MOUNT
CUTTING ARMBAR TO ARMBAR
PART 8
CHOI BAR FROM TOP
OVERVIEW
CHOI BAR VS KNEE SHIELD
CHOI BAR VS DEEP HALF
CHOIOROLL
RECAP CHOI BAR SHOULDER CRUNCH CUTTING ARMBAR
DRILLS
CHOI BAR SHOULDER CRUNCH CUTTING ARMBAR

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