The Ude Garami aka the ‘Americana’ is probably the first submission you will learn in a Jiu-Jitsu class. It’s very basic and very powerful.
If you have been training a long time, then chances are that you haven’t submitted anybody with an Americana in a long time. That’s anybody ‘good’.
Why could that be?
Is it easy to defend or could it be that your basic Americana needs some adjustments to make it more effective.
Trying to set up a submission from Mount, but your opponent is locking their arms?
Here’s one technique you can go for – an Americana!
Henry Akins demonstrates an Americana Lock when opponent locks arms on the video below:
Learn from the best with Henry Akins, a black belt under the legendary Rickson Gracie, as he shares his invaluable insights and techniques for dominating your opponents in the most technical way.
