Armbar question

[IxiaN]

What is the trick to doing an armbar without crushing your balls? I get armbars on people all the time but sometimes I can't really crank on it b/c of the way my opponent's arm is pressing into my nuts. Are you supposed to pull it back at an angle or am I not squeezing my knees together enough? Discuss.

 

[PhillyD45]

Use a cup ding dong.
For the decency of yourself, your opponent and your balls.

Since the cup is rounded you can use it as a lever. But you should be able to throw on an armbar without racking your balls, either way if done properly. It sounds like you need more knee/thigh squeeze action. That should save your balls.

But please wear a cup for all things holy...

 

[codemonkey76]

wearing a cup is a good way to hide lousy technique, if that is all you want to then by all means wear a cup... Preferable to that though is use correct tehnique, if you are crushing your balls you either don't have the arm deep enough or you aren't squeezing your knees. Don't lay back until u got it deep and you are squeezing your knees

 

[lethalazn]

Move your hips closer to their shoulder....

If the elbow is in on your nuts, your setup probably sucks and has left your hips too far from their shoulder

 

[Wrestleben]

Why don't Brazilians wear cups?

Answer: Because they don't let people pass their guards up the middle and they squeeze their knees together hard on armbars.

 

[JJd2sc]

bring his arm to the your hip thats closest to his legs. this also prevents the escape of him rotating around and getting out.

 

[juijitsufan]

u cant wear cup in tournaments

so might as well learn the proper way

you dont ram the arm agaisnt nuts aim in more towards your groin and inner thing and squeeze

or you just might have big balls

 

[Flapjack666]

may sound stupid, but are you talking about your standard cup you can get at any sporting goods retailer? Or are there cups specific to grappling - my kiwis have been taking a beating the last few weeks

 

[Choke_Out_Champ]

u cant wear cup in tournaments

so might as well learn the proper way

you dont ram the arm agaisnt nuts aim in more towards your groin and inner thing and squeeze

or you just might have big balls

Wrong. What kind of a tourey wont let you wear a cup?

 

[RJ Green]

Squeeze your knees. You don't need a cup.

 

[Choke_Out_Champ]

From index
NAGA GRAPPLING RULES

GENERAL RULES:

 

[POPPA ROTZEE]

My balls hang between my legs, not up on my groin area so I don't have that problem, I always have there arm lay across my groin to the side of my package and never have a problem... Cups good too

 

[Throwing Dummy]

u cant wear cup in tournaments

so might as well learn the proper way

you dont ram the arm agaisnt nuts aim in more towards your groin and inner thing and squeeze

or you just might have big balls

Only time I wear a cup is at tournament. Only time I get my nuts hurt is when I wear a cup, and one gets pinched by it. Armbars using a cup = bad technique. Squeeze knees tighter.

 

[juijitsufan]

Wrong. What kind of a tourey wont let you wear a cup?

you posted NGA rules not BJJ tournaments like the mundials and Pan Ams

i know Grappler Quest and NAGA do allow cups

I have been to 2 tournaments where there were no cups allowed

I know traditional BJJ tournaments did not allow cups

i think the mundials they have no cups alllowed

ARTICLE 6

 

[Bosozoku]

Cup or no cup, you should not be grinding your junk on your opponents arm like a randy schnauzer.

Squeeze your knees tight and you should be able to trap the arm without your hands. The fulcrum should be up off your groin, and it leaves you more space to finish the armbar.

Loose genital-bars with the arm pulled to your chest and no where to finish is for garage grapplers. Keep it tight.

 

[IxiaN]

yeah, i assumed right. thanks guys

 

[IxiaN]

yeah, i assumed right. thanks guys

 

[IxiaN]

yeah, i assumed right. thanks guys

 

[mattemate]

Easy there, Hormel. Get a cup.

 

[MonkeyNuts!]

if you havent figured it out yet, squeeze your knees...