They push your jaw or chest with the far arm
- catch the wrist and pin it to the mat
- slide your other hand under and grab your own wrist
- keep their elbow bent, paint the mat and lift
They are hugging over your shoulder
- grab shoulder on far side
- swim cross face over their head to post
- bring elbow up and keep pressure
They push your jaw or chest with the far arm
- push on tricep to get far arm across
- pin with your head underneath armpit with gable grip
They stay flat with elbows glued in, defending everything
They push your knee off with both hands
- their arms straighten — take the far-side armbar
- grab the pushing arm shoulder, step over their head
- sit close, pinch your knees, thumb up
They bridge hard into you to escape
- ride the bridge and slide your knee across their belly
- catch the far armpit and stay heavy
- settle into mount before hunting submissions
Arm triangle requires you to be on the same side as head or mounted
- Use knee on belly to switch sides to same side
- Use knee to keep them flat
Keep bicep tight on far side
- keep their head on the floor
- pull through to reduce space
- drop flat, flair elbows, turn hips toward them
Step over, pinch thights, switch arms, and lock figure 4
Step over and spin on ball of foot
- one foot underneath shoulder
- one foot curled and heavy on head
Pop up to knee on belly to force a reaction
- keep a collar grip and a hip grip
- all your weight through the knee, back leg flared
They leave space to get the knee
- Drive knee into their hip
- Open up far side elbow
Note: Starting point is cross-face under hook with gable grip