Oh, the Americana Lock from Mount… Probably one of the first submission techniques you were taught in Jiu-Jitsu, right? (It was the very first one for this article’s writer).
But how successful were you with setting it up lately? Not very much, right? Well, here is an awesome way to set it up – it’s quite different from the way you were taught inititally!
Henry Akins shows this, different way to set up the Americana Lock from Mount:
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.
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