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Arm Bar

The Shoulder Ripper

The Shoulder Ripper a simple yet incredibly powerful way to counter the most common defences to the armbar.

The wonderful thing about this technique is it requires very few grip adjustments, which reduces your opponents opportunities to escape, yet it’s still a very high percentage way to break your opponent grip.

Check it out in this video:

WARNING! – It’s called the shoulder ripper because I literally ripped someone’s shoulder from their pec using the technique. Please BE CAREFUL and protect your training partners when using this technique.

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Sneaky Arm Bar From 50/50

The 50/50 is often considered a stalling position. As a result, a lot of people hate the 50/50. However, if you know how to use the 50/50 position you have a serious advantage over your opponents and there are numerous attacks you can use from there.

In this video, BJJ Black Belt, Tom Barlow shares one of his favourite attacks from the 50/50 guard. It’s a sneaky way to attack the arm bar without losing control of the position.

If you want to learn more about the 50/50 guard and add it to your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu make sure you attend the Nifty 50/50 seminar taking place on Sunday 9th Septmeber at Rolling Dojo in Cambridge.

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Match Breakdown: Tom Barlow vs Anthony Ferro (Masters Worlds 2016)

Back in 2016, I fought at the Masters Worlds in Las Vegas on only ten days notice. I also decided to make this the first competition in 8 years where I’d fight at light featherweight.

Despite my giving my all, I lost in my second fight by 2 pts. I could make all kinds of excuses, but the reality is the guy who beat me was better than me on that day.

He imposed his game and won the match. He also hit a beautiful sweep I couldn’t help but admire as my head bounced off the mat.

Am I disappointed? Of course I am. I thought I could win the competition, but the lack of preparation really showed in my timing.

The other question you may be wondering is, do I regret the decision to compete?

Not in the slightest. I accomplished two goals (competing at Master Worlds and making light-feather) and it felt good being back on the mats after a six months.

I learned a long time ago, the only things you regret are opportunities you don’t take.

Anyway, one of my friends recorded my first match so I thought I’d do a breakdown of the techniques and tactics I used to get the victory and what I was thinking during the fight.

Check out the breakdown below:

There are a couple of really interesting points in the video including:

  • why I switch from the Brabo grip to a collar grip
  • when I first recognise the arm bar option
  • how I set the arm bar up

And a whole bunch more.

Enjoy the video and leave a comment to let me know what you think.