BJJ Beginners

Lesson 7 – Armbar & Defence Mount

Warm Up (10min)

Line Drills (3min)

• Any

Partner Drill (7min)

1. Armbar Transition Mount
   • Indicator: Opponent reaches up for your chest with one or both hands
   • Essential Detail: Effective set-up step to open the hips and facilitate the spin
   • Most Common Mistake: Landing with hips too far from opponent’s shoulder
   • Drill Orders: Start from mount, 1 repetition, fall off the side, don’t do armbar, reverse roles

Lesson (30-min)

Armbar Mount (15min)

1. Final Control (Preparation Drill)
   • Essential Detail: Use legs to neutralise the head slip, elbow pullout, and sit-up attempts
   • Most Common Mistake: Fixating on the arm control, instead of focusing on the leg control
   • Safety Tip: Do not apply pressure until bad guy has tested all 3 control elements, squeeze slowly
   • Drill Orders: Armbar start, 10-15 seconds of control, slow pressure, reverse roles
2. Standard Variation
   • Indicator: Opponent reaches up for your chest or throat
   • with one or both hands
   • Essential Detail: Effective set-up step to open the hips
   • and facilitate the spin
   • Most Common Mistake: Landing with hips too far from
   • opponent’s shoulder
   • Drill Orders: Start from mount, 3 repetition, reverse roles
3. Side Variation
   • Indicator: Opponent turns sideways underneath you but does not roll to their knees
   • Essential Detail: Effective weight distribution on the
   • opponent’s ribs during the southward lean
   • Most Common Mistake: Committing to Armbar too soon (you must first verify that opponent is not rolling to their knees)
   • Safety Tip: Avoid kicking your partner in the face with your heel during the spin
   • Drill Orders: Mount start, 3 rep, reverse roles

Armbar Mount Derfence (15min)

• Block and Sit
  • Indicator: Opponent spins for the Straight Armlock from the mount.
  • Essential Detail: Effective hand connection and block of the spinning leg.
  • Most Common Mistake:Failure to time the sit-up properly.
  • Bad Guy Reminder: Conduct the pivot at various speeds.
  • Safety Tip: Keep your fingers tucked so they don’t get jammed during the spin.
  • Drill Orders: One repetition, reverse roles.
• Slip and Sit
  • Indicator: Opponent spun too quickly for you to employ the Block and Sit variation.
  • Essential Detail: Use the connected fists to push north while you move south.
  • Most Common Mistake: Failure to respect the triangle on the way out.
  • Bad Guy Reminder: Check their Triangle awareness.
  • Drill Orders: Two repetitions each, one per mini-variation, reverse roles.