In this instructional video, the instructor demonstrates a specific variation of the armbar from side‑mount, referred to as the “lazy armbar.” He explains the initial side‑mount control positions (knee to shoulder, elbow to head, opposite elbow to hip, hip to hip) and how to maintain control as the opponent attempts to escape. When the opponent pushes against the instructor’s head, the instructor switches his hip placement to the base of the opponent’s rib cage, uses the opponent’s push to create space, steps the far leg outside the opponent’s head, captures the arm, and drives his hips upward and forward to apply pressure on the elbow. The narration emphasizes timing (snatching the arm as the opponent pushes), hip pressure on the rib cage, and the importance of solid control before the finish. The instructor notes that the technique looks flashy but is effective, and that it becomes harder against a knowledgeable opponent, so consistent practice and control are essential.
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What's up guys, welcome back to another lesson in the Musclebound Grappler and the Ground Fight System. In today's lesson, we're going to talk through how to get the armbar from sidemount. So this is just one variation of it. As I'm sure you're probably aware, there are many different armbars that you can use from sidemount. But this particular one we tend to call the lazy armbar. It's pretty flashy if you manage to get it, but very effective at the same time. You kind of just let your opponent do his thing, do his thing, and then while he's pushing away thinking that he might move to another position, that's when you quickly snatch the arm and press the hips through in order to obviously apply pressure on the elbow. So if you can lay yourself down, Les. That's it, just come this way a touch. So first thing you're going to want is obviously side mount. So initially you're looking to obviously just control your opponent, etc. And from here, initially I'll keep control depending on how I got into it, either with the knee against his shoulder, this elbow in by the head, my opposite elbow is by his hip, and my hip is also at his hip. So I look to control him here, or I straighten this one and I bring this knee up to that hip, the hand in the head again, and my hip instead looks for his shoulder. Opposite elbow is still the same in the hip, and I'll control him from here. For this particular one, we're going to be this way because as he brings his hand round and starts to press against my face to move me away— so he's here trying to control my head. As he does this, I switch. So I'm looking to get here. So my hip is still just here by the hip, and then what will happen is as I put pressure this way I look to move upwards and I look to get my hip bone right on the base of his rib cage initially. So I go here and drop. Now, as you see by his face, that's pretty uncomfortable because your hip literally just digs in the base of the ribs and it's pretty horrible. So from here, as Dan starts to stretch and push me away in order to get the pressure off his rib cage, he pushes here. I catch this arm, this leg, my leg that's furthest away, swings over and steps just outside his head. I push his head and pull it slightly, and then as I do, with this arm, I now drive my hips up and through across the shoulder joint. It's pretty horrible, but obviously, as you can see, pretty slick at the same time. So I would have been here, I'm controlling his position, the hand comes out, he switches, I switch at the same time. So now my hip is on his rib cage Keep pressing. Now as he pushes here, this leg steps out. I keep this pressure, so I force this backwards. My hips go up and forward. There is the pressure on the elbow. So once more on this side. So initially, knee to shoulder, hip to hip, elbow to head, elbow to hip. We control it. He tries to move. As he switches, I switch. Now I've got that hip in. I'm driving away, keeping him pinned here with this knee. This leg as he keeps pushing, step, and I can take with the hand or it's with the back of my arm depending on how deep his push was. So from here, just show you once on this side. So this is my control point, one here, the knee by the shoulder, this one by the head, this one by the hip. He will then look to move this out to push me away because if I let him push I get moved away and there's no longer any pressure on him. So as he pushes, I switch. Hip is on the rib cage. This knee now, my bottom knee, is now replaced on the shoulder. I keep the downward pressure. As he pushes again, here I step, snatch this arm up, leg goes out, I drag him towards me slightly, and I push my hips up and through, as you can see. And it's pretty horrible. So, up again, Naz. So, that one is very sneaky, looks pretty slick, but it's very effective and often it's unexpected. Of course, once he gets a bit knowledgeable and knows what he's doing, your opponent, it's going to become obviously harder, but that's the case for any of these techniques. So it's just a case of practice hard and obviously make sure you have good control over him, and then when he least expects it, bang, you switch up, drive your hips through instantly, and and then just lean back, lay there, looking pretty cool with his arm almost hanging off. Keep practicing, guys, and I'll see you next lesson.
