Do you struggle playing the Closed Guard game? As in, no matter what you try, you just can’t get the Armbar from there?
One of the primary culprits behind this problem is that you’re not breaking the opponent’s posture… And that you’re not timing their defense properly.
The Armbar from Closed Guard is one of the most basic Jiu-Jitsu techniques.
It’s probably among the first ones you’ve learned in training.
Here are some super important details to doing it right.
John Danaher explains them on the video below:
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