Developing power is one of the first things you feel you need when you get stuck pulling on one’s arm but not being able to finish.
But perhaps more than anything you need to be able to quickly control movements and make it as tight as possible. While most chokes aren’t set up in an explosive manner, armbars usually are.
The goal of an armbar is not to get your opponent to tap, the goal of an armbar is to disable your opponent by making his arm useless. Make sure you have the motor control to not hurt your training partner but make sure you have the finishing power to disable your opponent if the need arises!
Stephan Kesting recently shared a drill video that he learned from Oleg Taktarov;
A simple drill that will make your armbar much tighter and harder to escape that I learned from UFC fighter Oleg Taktarov.
