Arm Trap Without Hooks
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomAttacker has a seatbelt and no hooks.
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TOP PLAYER (ATTACKER)
POSITION
Attacker chest-to-back with the seatbelt clasped, legs off the defender and free on the mat.
OBJECTIVE
Hunt the defender's hands, trap one arm with the legs, and finish the strangle from there. Three seconds of strangle pressure, or a tap, scores.
CONSTRAINTS
No hooks, ever. The attacker's legs never hook the thighs or wrap the hips. Legs own the arm. A defender arm must be leg-trapped when the strangle closes. No guard pulls. The defender scores by turning to face or going back-flat. Reset when the attacker traps one arm with the legs while a figure-4 or leg strangle closes, including three seconds of strangle pressure or a tap; when the defender turns fully chest-to-chest with the attacker; or when the defender gets the back flat with the attacker displaced from behind. 3-5 min rounds.
WIN CONDITION
Legs trap one arm while a figure-4 or leg strangle closes. Three seconds of strangle pressure, or a tap, scores.
BOTTOM PLAYER (DEFENDER)
POSITION
Defender on their side or back.
OBJECTIVE
Turn to face or get the back flat.
CONSTRAINTS
Same no-hooks, legs-own-the-arm, no-guard-pull, and named reset rules. 3-5 min rounds.
WIN CONDITION
Turns fully chest-to-chest with the attacker; or gets the back flat with the attacker displaced from behind.
Grapplers Collective, Arm Trap Without Hooks. 3-5 min rounds.
Problem
Finishing from a no-hooks seatbelt by getting hands on the defender's arms and trapping one with the legs.
Tell the room
Attacker has a seatbelt and no hooks. Hunt the defender's hands, trap one arm with your legs, and finish the strangle from there. Three seconds of strangle pressure, or a tap, scores.
Setup
Start from a no-hooks seatbelt. Defender on their side or back. Attacker chest-to-back with the seatbelt clasped, legs off the defender and free on the mat.
Score
Hold the strangle for 3 seconds.
- Attacker — legs trap one arm while a figure-4 or leg strangle closes
- Defender — turns fully chest-to-chest with the attacker
- Defender — gets the back flat with the attacker displaced from behind
Rules
- No hooks, ever. The attacker's legs never hook the thighs or wrap the hips.
- Legs own the arm. A defender arm must be leg-trapped when the strangle closes.
- No guard pulls. The defender scores by turning to face or going back-flat.
Adjust
Easier
Drop the strangle. Score the leg-arm trap itself, seatbelt still locked, held for 5 seconds.
Harder
Let the defender attack any submission from the bottom — kimura on the seatbelt arm, leg attacks.
If it stalls
If the attacker keeps reloading hooks, cue: "Grab their hand first." The free hand is the entry to the trap.
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