The Ude Garami aka the ‘Americana’ is probably the first submission you will learn in a BJJ class. It’s at the same time very basic and very powerful.
If you have been training for a long time, then chances are that you haven’t submitted anybody with an Americana in a very long time. We’re talking about nobody ‘good’.
Why is that?
Is it too easy to defend or could it be that your basic Americana need some new sneaky set ups to make it more effective?
Also read:
The Estima-Americana: Braulio’s Game Changing Adjustment to the Americana Lock
In this video, BJJ black belt Eli Knight shows how to apply the Americana lock in a variety of positions, with multiple entries and combinations
Try these and start catching people with the Americana once again:
