The Straight Armlock Anthology by Lachlan Giles
- 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
Course Content
Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Overview - Intro | 0 |
How to train | 1:26 |
The mindset of finishing | 2:28 |
Two types of armbar - Standard and cutting | 3:37 |
Two entry methods | 4:42 |
Standard armbar procedure | 6:02 |
Armbar from mount - Basic | 10:10 |
Armbar from guard - Basic | 15:54 |
Positional hierarchy and entry points | 21:25 |
Shoulder and wrist - Two points of rotation | 27:46 |
The armbar vs back pain | 31:23 |
Finishing the armbar - How they may escape | 34:05 |
Controlling the end of the lever | 37:46 |
Leg control and position | 44:59 |
Preventing the elbow slipping | 55:10 |
Defending the hitchhiker | 57:46 |
Defending the leg trap | 1:06:37 |
Defending the stack | 1:12:50 |
Defending the turn away | 1:14:52 |
Defending the reverse hitchhiker | 1:17:06 |
Reverse hitchhiker counter 2 - Broomstick armbar | 1:22:42 |
Counter the leg sit | 1:25:57 |
Summary finishing the armbar | 1:28:26 |
How to train your finish | 1:32:28 |
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Breaking grips - Overview | 0 |
Breaking hand to hand grips | 4:21 |
Triangle vs hand to hand | 14:36 |
RNC grip break - Standard | 19:19 |
RNC grip variant breaks | 28:31 |
Breaking grips with your legs | 33:58 |
Gi grip breaks | 36:53 |
Preventing the get up | 39:26 |
Countering the get up | 42:56 |
When they grip their leg | 47:55 |
Summary breaking grips | 54:04 |
Belly down armbar - Entries to the belly down position | 57:33 |
Opponents options | 58:46 |
Standard sequence | 1:01:35 |
Preventing your opponent posturing | 1:03:52 |
Control with your arms | 1:10:00 |
Leg position and battles | 1:17:14 |
Rolling them to supine | 1:25:18 |
Offense - Free the arm to armbar | 1:28:31 |
Roll to armbar | 1:32:35 |
Isolating the arm from the kimura grip | 1:37:23 |
Countering their roll through | 1:38:26 |
Countering the stepover | 1:40:57 |
Countering when they grab their leg | 1:43:47 |
Counter when they posture and pull you toward closed guard | 1:46:24 |
Counter freeing the elbow | 1:48:49 |
Counter they pin your leg | 1:50:18 |
Counter they pin your arm with their knee | 1:54:40 |
Summary belly down armbar | 1:56:26 |
Recap end stage positions - Drills | 1:58:11 |
Narrated rolling Finishes | 2:01:07 |
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Mount - Mount to S Mount - Opening the elbow | 0 |
Mount to S mount - Climbing higher | 5:29 |
S mount to armbar | 10:09 |
S mount belly down armbar | 17:18 |
Armbar vs get up | 21:48 |
Closed Guard - Two different set ups | 24:37 |
Major control points | 25:35 |
Getting the arm across | 29:33 |
Arm across gi considerations | 36:57 |
Getting to high guard | 42:03 |
Getting to high guard gi variant | 46:12 |
Options from high guard | 48:34 |
Armbar from high guard | 49:41 |
Armbar vs stack - Flower sweep | 59:14 |
Armbar vs stack - Spinunder | 1:03:49 |
Armbar vs low posture - Spinover | 1:09:22 |
Fast armbar standing | 1:12:36 |
Overhook armbar | 1:14:45 |
Summary armbars from closed guard | 1:16:39 |
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Side control - Far armbar from side control | 0 |
Armbar from knee on belly | 13:52 |
Near armbar from side control | 17:21 |
Back Entries - Armbar from the back supine | 21:38 |
Spinover armbar from tripod | 28:57 |
Spinunder armbar from tripod | 33:23 |
Less common entries - T kimura to armbar | 38:53 |
Omoplata to armbar | 45:52 |
50/50 armbar | 50:28 |
Recap armbar entries - Drills | 53:18 |
Entries to standard armbar | 58:15 |
Overview Choi bar and shoulder crunch - Overview - Choi bar shoulder crunch | 1:11:48 |
Choi bar nomenclature | 1:16:06 |
Grip variants | 1:17:35 |
Volume 5
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Half butterfly - Overview of options | 0 |
Primary sequence - Half butterfly to shoulder crunch | 1:12 |
Entries - Baiting the crossface | 4:25 |
Entries - Hand on knee | 5:50 |
Entries - Sit up and grab the head | 9:47 |
Entries - Arm drag grip set up | 11:28 |
Trade off between entry and risk | 13:49 |
It's a feel based move | 15:47 |
The crossface... is it good or bad | 16:18 |
Fighting for the knee line | 19:27 |
Kimura grip vs Choi bar | 21:39 |
Elbow open | 24:20 |
Shoulder position | 25:42 |
Keeping the arm | 27:46 |
Scouring - Trunk and leg work | 35:17 |
Clarification on upper body pressure | 38:20 |
Half butterfly to shoulder crunch | 41:07 |
Half butterfly to choi bar | 46:26 |
Threatening the choi bar and shoulder crunch | 59:25 |
Head and arm to shoulder crunch | 1:01:38 |
Summary half butterfly | 1:05:44 |
Volume 6
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Shoulder crunch - Overview | 0 |
Entries covered in other sections | 1:40 |
Butterfly entry | 2:43 |
Half butterfly to near side shoulder crunch | 7:31 |
Keep them to the far side | 10:58 |
How to grip | 12:37 |
Controlling with your legs | 19:00 |
Cutting armbar | 23:30 |
Far side butterfly sweep | 33:15 |
Near side butterfly sweep | 38:30 |
Shoulder crunch to choi bar | 43:40 |
Summary Shoulder crunch | 49:19 |
Choi bar and open guard - Intro to section | 50:51 |
Standard choi bar from open guard | 52:13 |
Opponents options | 54:10 |
How to grip | 56:53 |
Breaking posture before swinging the leg | 1:00:02 |
Choi bar vs toreando | 1:05:37 |
Fast armbar from K guard | 1:14:07 |
Choi bar from K guard | 1:16:09 |
K guard to closed guard head arm | 1:20:53 |
DLR to Choi bar | 1:23:19 |
Choi bar vs double unders | 1:30:37 |
Troubleshooting - They posture out | 1:35:39 |
Troubleshooting - They rotate their arm to free it | 1:37:20 |
Troubleshooting - They step over your head | 1:38:28 |
Troubleshooting - They crowd you | 1:40:18 |
Troubleshooting - They duckunder | 1:41:29 |
Troubleshooting - They pin your leg | 1:42:41 |
Troubleshooting - They go to near side knee through | 1:44:52 |
Summary choi bar and the guard | 1:45:51 |
Volume 7
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Closed guard head arm - Overview | 0 |
How to grip | 3:31 |
Preventing them freeing | 6:05 |
Legwork | 11:57 |
Closed guard to shoulder crunch | 15:44 |
Options when you lose the head | 22:05 |
Summary closed guard head arm | 31:46 |
Mount cutting armbar - Cutting armbar from mount | 32:45 |
Cutting armbar to armbar | 49:32 |
Volume 8
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Choi bar from top - Choi bar vs knee shield | 0 |
Choi bar vs deep half | 6:02 |
Choioroll | 11:29 |
Recap choi bar shoulder crunch cutting armbar - Drills | 20:41 |
Choi bar Shoulder crunch Cutting armbar | 28:29 |
Summary The Straight armlock Anthology | 53:23 |