Armlock Encyclopedia: 85 Armlocks for Jujitsu, Judo, Sambo & Mixed Martial Arts: 85 Armlocks for Jujitsu, Judo, Sambo and Mixed Martial Arts

by Steve Scott

In a follow-up to his popular Championship Sambo: Submission Holds and Groundfighting, Steve Scott teaches you 85 essential armlocks for jujitsu, judo, sambo and mixed martial arts. The armlocks taught in the Armlock Encyclopedia apply to gi and no-gi combat sports, allowing you to use them in a wide variety of situations, including self-defense and street applications.

Steve Scott makes it easy to learn the most effective and popular armlocks of modern grappling sports by organizing them into four broad categories: the cross-body armlock, the bent armlock, the straight armlock and the armpit lock. In addition to teaching how to set-up and apply each of the locks, he shows you how to defend against common armlocks, fight from both the mount and guard, lever your opponent’s arm free for an attack and vary your grip for maximum power.

For those new to grappling, you’ll also learn the core skills of applying armlocks, controlling position, and training smart plus a glossary of grappling terms and a Rules of the Room guide to common sense rules on the mat.

Genres: Martial Arts

264 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 15, 2006

About the author

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Steve Scott holds advanced black belt ranks in Shingitai Jujitsu and Kodokan Judo.
He was U.S. Team Coach for the World Sombo Championships, World Judo Championships (Under 21), Pan American Games for sombo, Pan American Judo Championships.
He is the author of several book about martial arts.

Reviews

[Steve Platt · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be honest I was a bit sceptical about the number of armlocks advertised as there's probably only about 4. So the title is a little misleading and should be more like 85 different scenarios where you can use the aforementioned 4 armlocks. Having said that we did try a few at my jujutsu club, but we came to the conclusion that 'yes, they would work', but probably better to learn them at an actual club rather than from a book.

[Fabsolutly Fab Nylund · Rating 5 out of 5]

They are not kidding when they say this is an encyclopedia. SO many different arm locks are listed and extensively explained. The many pictures are clear and instructional. * This book was received as a First Readers giveaway.*