

If this grip and the ‘dragging’ motion proves successful, it should expose their back. It is then enhanced by using your same side hand to grab behind their elbow, which becomes available due to the earlier pulling of their wrist. This versatile submission has numerous variations and can be attempted from a broad range of positions, but is most commonly used from the mount and the guard.Īrm Drag – A movement mainly used from both the guard where you grab their opposite wrist and pull it across your body.

A lock in which the elbow joint is hyperextended. The name ‘Americana’ comes from a trip Bob Anderson made to Brazil in 1978, during which he trained (initally by accident, as he was supposed to be meeting with the Brazilian Wrestling Federation, not a jiu-jitsu school) with Rolls Gracie.Īnaconda Choke – Arm Triangle Choke – The choke applied via Kata-Gatame (肩固), but can be done from the guard position.Īrmbar – Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame (腕挫十字固) – also known as armlock, armeloque (Portuguese). With the opponent’s elbow pointing downwards, you then use your grip to simultaneously push their wrist back and lift their elbow up. A submission in which you grasp your opponent’s wrist with one hand, then bring your other arm underneath theirs, grabbing your own wrist (see FIGURE-FOUR). This glossary is designed to translate BJJ curriculum back to original Japanese Judo and traditional Wrestling terminology, as well as, demonstrate how Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is actually a subset of Judo.Īmericana – Ude-garami (腕絡) – also known as American armbar, bent armlock, figure-four, figure-4, hammerlock, paint brush, top wrist lock, keylock, lateral keylock, v-lock, and chave de braço (Portuguese). Many of these names are borrowed from Wrestling and Judo. The same technique will often have numerous names. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu curriculum and terminology has a notable lack of standardization.
