Americana defense

Keep your elbow glued to your ribs and your palm turned toward your face so the figure four cannot form. If they already have the grip, bridge to take the weight off and turn your thumb down to straighten the arm.

6 free YouTube videos from 5 channels, filed on the Position Map under side control (bottom) and mount (bottom).

Free lessons on YouTube

  1. Americana Side Control Escape & Guard Trapping From Turtle: Carlos Catania BJJ · Carlos Catania BJJ Association · Beginner
  2. BJJ Americana Escape from Opponent’s Side Control: Carlos Catania BJJ · Carlos Catania BJJ Association · Beginner
  3. Defense against the Americana (Key Lock) from Mount · Submissions101 · Beginner
  4. How to Escape the Americana Submission from Bottom Side Control · Ante Dzolic · Beginner
  5. How I Escape EVERYONES Americana · CrashAndFlowBJJ · All levels
  6. Defending the americana and escaping side control · Inverted Gear · Intermediate

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