What’s the Most Common Mistake in Doing a Jiu-Jitsu Armbar from Guard? Find out

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Michelle Nicolini sinks an armbar at the 2012 European Open. (Photo by Raphael Nogueira/GRACIEMAG.com)

The latest issue of GRACIEMAG is here to remind you of the importance of studying your armbar primer. If you haven’t gotten yours yet, don’t let another issue of your favorite Jiu-Jitsu magazine get away; subscribe here now.

This Thursday, the GRACIEMAG.com team will be helping you to never again mess up on one of the moves most useful to white belts: the armbar from guard, one of the most emblematic moves in the gentle-art repertory.

Proper hip movement and breaking the opponent’s posture are two essential parts of the attack, but what might the main mistake beginners make be?

In the following video, black belt Rowan Cunningham shares some pointers with us. And he makes it abundantly clear: it’s all in the hip.

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