Glossary /// Alias
Lifting armbar
Also known as Deadlift Armbar — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: Names the mechanism — the legs turn the opponent rather than the attacker rotating
Descriptive — the legs turn the opponent, not the attacker rotating
Lifting armbar names the deadlift armbar by its mechanism, and separates it from every other armbar by the same stroke: here the attacker’s legs turn the opponent over, rather than the attacker rotating around them.
Etymology. Most armbars are named for the position they come from, which is why the turtle attacks are so often confused with one another. Naming the mechanism instead resolves it immediately. The attacker who lifts is doing this one; the attacker who somersaults is doing the rolling armbar; the wrestler doing a folkstyle “arm bar” is doing a turnover and not a submission at all.
Mechanics. The clamp only has to survive the lift, which is a far lower requirement than the other turtle armbar imposes — a grip too loose to roll on is often good enough to stand up with. The cost is carried by the person being lifted: their bodyweight runs through a trapped arm into the shoulder capsule before any elbow lock exists, and their hands and face are both occupied, so the tap is hard to give and hard to see.
Cross-reference. “Standing armbar from turtle” is the broader name and covers the walk-around version too. Full mechanical coverage on Deadlift Armbar.