Today I’m going to go over how you can execute the Shoulder Lock From Mount Position. And just as a bonus I’ll even go into detail on how to do the shoulder lock from a few more positions.
The shoulder lock is a really great ground submission move used by Jiu Jitsu, Judo, and catch wrestling practitioners.
It’s a great submission move to use to subdue and submit your opponent in competition or in a street fight.
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How To Do The Shoulder Lock From Mount
The first thing you want to do in order to secure the shoulder lock, is to get into side control. Then you want to get your knee under your opponent’s armpit.
This is known in Judo as a Kesa-Gatame. When you scoot your knee under your opponent’s armpit you want your knee to end above your opponent’s tricep.
You then want to take your right arm and establish an underhook under your opponent’s other armpit. At this point you should be holding the position tight, to the point where you are chest to chest with your opponent.
You want to hold the position nice and snug because you don’t want to leave room for your opponent to escape or fend off the move you’re attempting to do.
Now, when you’re in the Kesa-Gatame position your goal is to lock your leg around your opponent’s arm and thrust up in order to complete the submission.
So if you are taking side control from your opponents right side, your right arms should be securing and underarm hook to your opponent’s left armpit, and your right leg should be used to trap your opponent’s right arm.
Shoulder Lock From Closed Guard
The next shoulder lock I want to go over is from guard position. This is good for competition but can also work in a street fight.
To be honest I have seen it twice in a street fight and it was incredible to witness! This is perfect for a street fight because 96% of the times fights on the street end up on the ground.
And if you happen to be in a fight and it ends up on the ground, and the person you are fighting ends up on top, you have to know how to defend yourself.
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Shoulder Lock From Closed Guard – Step-By-Step
While on your back, and your opponent is on top of you, you want to close your guard. Next you have to wait for the opportunity for your opponent to place his hands on the ground.
Or you will have to lean upward and pull your opponent towards you in order for him to place his hands on the ground in order to balance himself.
Now you want to take your left arm and underhook your opponents right arm. Right above his elbow. Your next move is to take your right hand and clasp it together with your left hand.
In wrestling they call this clasping of hands a gable grip. Once your grip has been executed you then want to lean back and twist to your left hand side.
*Key Note: When you are performing a gable grip it is important to remember that you keep your thumb tucked in and not outward. The reason for this is that the thumb tucked in makes for a tighter grip.
How To Execute The Shoulder Lock From Guard
Shoulder Lock From Back
How this shoulder lock works is that your opponent has you in side control nd puts his forearm under your neck.
Now, typically when in side control your opponent will wrap his arm under your head to establish more control and transition into his next move.
But there will be the odd time when your opponent places their forearm under your next and apply pressure to hurt and weaken you.
Once this happens roll to your right side while simultaneously throwing your left arm up and applying and arm lock to your opponent’s arm.
Once you’ve established an arm lock you want to roll back to your left side while your opponents arm. Turn all the way until you’re on top of your opponent; completing the arm lock. Your opponent will tap.
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Shoulder Lock From Scarfhold
This is a very simple shoulder lock to to do nd it’s while you are in the scarfhold position. Once you’re in the scarfhold position, you hve to secure nd control the back of your opponent’s head and arm.
Then you want to hook your arm under the elbow of you opponent, while simultaneously pushing your opponent’s head towards your other hand.
What you want to do is perform what is called an s-grip in wrestling. An s-grip with lock the hands together and have your opponent tap out, thus completing the submission.
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In conclusion, the shoulder lock is an incredible ground submission that you can do from a variety of positions, such as side control, guard, back and from scarfhold.
Always remember that when you execute the gable grip to keep your thumb tucked in. This is to give the grip a tighter hold.
Also, keep in mind that in order to have solid control over your opponent, you want to make sure you’re nice and tight when doing this move.
When you are snugged in it makes it harder for your opponent to fend off or try to reverse the shoulder lock.