Alias · Armbar

Arm crush

Also known as Inverted Armbar — the canonical term used on this site.

Training background: Informal term — emphasises the compressive element in the chest-fulcrum variant

Inverted armbar — attacks the elbow in supination with the arm rotated so the elbow faces upward; the attacker's chest or shoulder is the fulcrum. Entries from half guard top and closed guard top.