Juji-Gatame Masterclass Part 3: The Arm Lever

In Part 1: The Iastkevich Roll and Part II: The Adams Roll, we showed you how to roll your opponent into the Juji-Gatame position. Next, how to straighten his arm.

If you just tug and tug without any leverge, you probably won't be able to straighten his arm. There's a very simple arm lever that you can use to straighten his arm. Here's the video demonstration of it.

Arm Lever
An effective and efficient way to straighten the arm from a juji-gatame position.
Posted by KL Judo Club on Friday, September 18, 2015

And here are the pictures that break it down step-by-step.

Start by shooting your right forearm underneath uke's left forearm. Uke will be holding on for dear life as he doesn't want his arm to be straightened. Your forearm should be near his wrist.

Place your left forearm on the side of his left forearm, on the outside.

Clasp your hands together. This will position your forearms to create a shearing action that will provide leverage to straighten his arm.

Instead of pulling straight back, do a slightly rotating action with your arms, in a clockwise direction. You pull with your right arm and push with your left.

Uke will not be able to resist and his arm will go straight.