9 Standing Arm Locks (BREAKS) in Jiu-Jitsu

Standing arm locks, or should we call arm breaks are a cornerstone of Japanese Jujitsu Techniques. In the video coach Matt Bryers breaks down how to use 9 different standing arm locks found in Japanese & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Standing Arm Locks from Jiu-Jitsu Chapters:
00:00 - Standing Armlocks Overview
01:14 - Ude Gatame (Straight Arm Lock(
03:20 - Ude Garami ("Mir Lock" / Americana)
04:57 - Kote Maki Tori (Wrist Wrapping Technique)
06:25 - Waki Gatame (Armpit Arm Lock)
08:44 - Hiji Gatame (Elbow Lock)
10:12 - Shiho Nage
12:02 - Gyaku Ude Garami (Kimura)
13:23 - Sankajo
14:57 - Tekubi tori

[@dakotaroosa1525]

Finally somebody who applies the art standing as well. Kudos to you sir!!! Most fights start standing not butt scooting. Jiujitsu is a self defense art and sports are watering down the reality of fighting.

[@tritacacademy]

Thanks Dakota! Appreciate the positive feedback, more to come!

[@Shadowrulzalways]

Jūjutsu is a military art.

[@jumanji1216]

Dakota Roosa Jiu Jitsu is the traditional Japanese Jiu Jitsu. It is mostly standing. And is definitely not a sport. Judo and BJJ coming from it and are more sport directed. Regarding to the video, very good content Sir.

[@dakotaroosa1525]

@@jumanji1216 yeah

[@Darkoola]

no one is going to throw their arm and let you grab it fully extended. at least with butt scooting you confuse the fighter. and if the person needs to be a bad fighter for it to work then its not a solid technique

[@aymanabaza6475]

As a Shodan in Judo, we cross train Traditional Japanese Ju Jitsu all the time, love it . This is the real street fight stuff

[@dougtilaran3496]

Kinda. Only for the guy that knows them. Done with any hard force whatsoever...an ambulance WILL be called. Those arm bar moves are completely devastating and super fast. It's not about making a rock monster back down and chill. Its a permanent strike. Adding windpipe strikes, a coroner may need to come to the party.

[@Afrotechmods]

Amazing. I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this category of attack.

[@tritacacademy]

Most Jiu-Jitsu channels focus mostly on the sport / lifestyle. I like to mix in the "reality" of it as well.

[@scarred10]

Because they rarely work standing and you cannot practise them with resistance.When standing the opponent has a lot of wiggle room.

[@GenerationXFiles1969]

Millennials are just _now_ seeing real jujitsu. They watch too much sports on TV like the UFC. 😂

[@shodansmith]

Great explanations, as an Aikido instructor for 22yrs I was taught 90% of these waza, traditional jujutsu is woven through most arts but a lot of people have never been shown the original forms sadly! Will def check out your other stuff 🔥

[@swissarmyknight4306]

I'm totally weirded out that I learned most of these in Aikido as well. No offense intended, but my subsequent decades of training made me think my Aikido wasn't real. I was taught this as pain compliance/throws, they just didn't show me how to finish it.

[@NoxBhairava]

Shinya Aoki broke his opponent’s arm in an mma fight with a standing Wake Gatame. Jon Jones injured Vitor Belfors arm with a standing mir lock in a ufc fight. Sakuraba broke many peoples arms with standing kimura. some of these can definitely work in combative settings even against skilled grapplers. These positions are under explored in combat sports (with the exceptions previously listed). They need to be explored in these contexts.

[@Hshjshshjsj72727]

thanks for listing

[@adrianfytr35]

That Shinya Aoki break was freaking awesome. Such great grappling sensitivity to feel that opening coming.

[@edouardlorge4059]

Judo of the 80s and before have lot of them in competitions, they became illegal

[@MP-db9sw]

I dont think anyone needs to "explore" this dimension in sport. Theres enough risks that fighters take already without normalizing insta-breaks.

[@amcconnell6730]

In order to break something - say, a pencil - you need three points of contact. For instance - push down on each end and up in the middle. Our bodies generally can only generate two points of solid contact, and in ground grappling you use gravity/the ground as the third point. In standing grappling, you obviously don't have the ground for that third point - so you have to substitue momentum for gravity. That's why standing locks need dynamic movement to work, and that's why they are dangerous to practice (because it's a fine line to have enough violent movement for them to work, but stop that movement quickly enough to avoid actual damage.)

[@andywilson8698]

Nearly all these breaks were demonstrated in some variant in a 14th century manual of defense, by fiore dei liberi.

[@shineonsunbeam]

I was about to make the same comment. Lots of crossover here.

[@thehastingsdojo2332]

Thank you for sharing and inspiring us all to train hard and smart, as a Japanese ju jutsu student for 40 years I appreciate you understand the stand up game

[@jimdgrousedogs]

I've been training these locks and lock flows for a long time and I wondered how realistic these locks actually are. Fast forward to last week when I was in a BJJ class and my partner wanted to start grappling from the standing position. My partner grabbed the lapel of my gi and I was able to take him down with a wrist lock.

[@williammcgourty4690]

Simple! Useful! Clearly explained and demonstrated! More please!

[@erichibler2112]

This instruction was great. Relaxed honest material delivery and with humor. Well done 👊💀

[@GregoryLassale]

Great to see Shiho Nage showcased! Back in my JJJ days, I was taught to widen my stance, lower my center of gravity, and maintaining their arm horizontally while maximizing its extension during the turn. This significantly intensifies the strain on the shoulder and effectively immobilizes the joint. When you stand too upright and elevate their hand too high above the shoulder, it gives them greater shoulder flexibility and might even provide an opportunity for them to spin out before you can complete the throw.

[@RippedPantsss]

I’m so glad you’re still making these amazing videos!

[@tritacacademy]

Thanks man! We’re trying to get back to posting on regular basis.

[@ilpracticalkarate]

Great stuff! This is how the locks of karate should be approached, as well, IMO

[@ChineseAndFilipinoMartialArts]

Quality work, thank you Coach Bryers!

[@mountaingoattaichi]

I love the applications from the standing grappling positions. Excellent adaptations!

[@nateb2868]

Awesome instruction. Brought together the real use of many jujitsu and aikido techniques.

[@dougfowler9609]

Thank you!! I am so glad you have brought JJJ to more of a spotlight. Its an amazing art.

[@tritacacademy]

More to come!

[@robdeskrd]

At 4:00 when he said "add a nice trip here" that is proper ruthless!

[@tritacacademy]

"Proper ruthless" I like that :) Thanks for the comment!

[@robdeskrd]

@@tritacacademy I see a lot of videos where the instructors don't have a real understanding of combatives. I saw you video and not only is it technically impressive, your commentary displays a deep understanding of the subject and the killer instinct so many others lack. You gained a sub here, cheers! RNDeskins

[@tritacacademy]

@@robdeskrd thanks man! I appreciate the follow and positive feedback.

[@shrooman777]

First video I’ve seen of yours and I’m loving it. Really cool to see these applications from standing position and in more of a non sport / life threatening encounter type of scenario. Love the references of when these have worked in MMA. I would love to take a class like this. Very informative, definitely subscribing.

[@tritacacademy]

Thanks man! Glad you got a lot out of it!

[@leopoldsamsonite1750]

Outstanding lesson, thank you.

[@wael77]

Good stuff. A lot of this is basic Hapkido and Japanese Jujitsu, but I like how you’re applying it from a close quarters grappling position.

[@BlackRoseMidnight]

I like how you explain everything it seems more easier to understand in practice what will happen😊

[@BudoshinJJ]

Your videos are excellent! I’ve been training in Japanese Jujitsu for decades and love your simple but detailed explanation of technique.

[@tritacacademy]

Wow man! Thanks for the awesome comment. Where are you training now?

[@sprk11]

awesome vid reminded me of a few things I learned in the past. sometimes we forget the real intention behind many of these techniques. Thank you again for sharing and keep them coming.

[@tritacacademy]

My pleasure! And yes couldn’t agree more, we forget the “why” behind the techniques and just train or think like sport, but can’t ignore the true nature behind what we do. More coming!!

[@Gus-hb8bi]

Please do more from a handshake. There's so much that can be done and it's really fun to play around with. Thank you for also speaking out on the difference between training for MMA and self defense.

[@zackjames2381]

But why a handshake? How is that practical to a real world scenario?

[@Gus-hb8bi]

@@zackjames2381 Maybe someone is coming to shake your hand and they decide to they'd like to crush it or won't let go. Don't throw away a technique simply because some may deem it as being "unlikely." Rather, consider it another tool in the shed. Train for any situation that could arise and then there's less chance of not knowing what to do. In reality, there is no best way to define "real world scenario." Self defense is more than a street fight between two or more individuals. There could be situations where self defense is applied to get away from a kidnapping or mugging. In the U.S., there's also the threat of using excessive force. The mentality of self defense should be getting away from the attacker and survive.

[@dougtilaran3496]

@@zackjames2381 Knife or pistol... Usually very close(because ghetto is idiots) to a handshake. Shake and break. ;-)

[@ColtonWilson3000]

Loved this video, made me subscribe. Look forward to more. Thanks for posting

[@denverporter1]

Loved the Ude Garami and the Sankajo. Thanks for the video!

[@deadmeat8754]

Nice to see an instructor teaching standing Jiu-Jitsu techniques for real world applications. Ever since the Gracies' popularized sporting BJJ it has become common perception that Jiu-Jitsu is only a ground technique. Kudos to you!

[@percyfaith11]

The Rener and Ryron branch of the Gracie family do not practice sporting BJJ. Neither does Rener.

[@deadmeat8754]

@@percyfaith11 Yet, the Gracie Family has engaging in sporting BJJ. Of, course, this is how the world knows them now. Before that the family was heavily involved in the Brazilian combat sporting martial arts community. Still, it's nice to know that not all of them engage in industry and practice traditional values.

[@catocall7323]

BJJ comes from early Judo which comes from Jiu Jitsu. Most of these techniques were not part of Judo as this is the kind of stuff Judo previously left out for safe competition.

[@Spiritof_76]

The Gracies have a full curriculum of standing self defense, and most of it is very traditional. It's bjj competitions that have changed the focus of a lot of gyms.

[@bw14004]

Hapkido

[@TheGuyThatWondersWhy]

This is what I’ve been looking for everywhere! I appreciate you sharing the knowledge. Subscribed!

[@tritacacademy]

Awesome!!! Glad to have you as a new subscriber!

[@fightingstudent2363]

Very nice explanation from a very dedicated instructor! Thank you Sir!

[@tritacacademy]

Much appreciated!!! Glad it was helpful!

[@Eric3Frog]

Jiu jitsu is a martial art primarily that was primarily used on the battlefield while fighting with weapons (swords- katana, wakizashi, tanto, spears- yari, etc.) and ARMOR! Since they were wearing armor, strikes were targeted at expose vital points, and joint manipulations were emphasized. To understand a fighting art, you must understand its origin, desired function, and environment of use.

[@allanstpaul279]

Serious lessons, love everything about it, Thank you, Thank you very much sir.❤

[@tritacacademy]

Glad you like them!

[@JerelMcCollum]

Love all of the detailed explanations as someone who loves jiu jitsu and wants to get a better understanding of street self defense & Japanese jiu jitsu style.

[@tritacacademy]

Appreciate it! That's me / us too! We just love the combative jiu-jitsu / martial arts. Freedom of expression.

[@seishinkaratesheffield8037]

Thank you . Very helpful. Cheers.

[@gvsat3]

Practical and to the point!

[@Rocky1765]

Thank you for sharing!

[@vanders1200]

great vid , many thanks!

[@BlackRoseMidnight]

Thankyou for the video😊

[@pedroguerrero3862]

These are some great locks, for that armpit lock a variation that i learn was that you go for an Americana and very sharply turn and straighten the arm, pressing forward with your shoulder on top of his as you yank on the wrist back, putting pressure on the elbow.

[@mountainwolf1]

I myself practice krav maga and I am ok at grappling but dominantly a striker. However you guys are getting me to like grappling more thanks for sharing your wisdom with us all godbless and be safe out there.

[@mannymills4135]

I study Hapkido, we do many of the same techniques. But not from a grappling perspective. Thank you you just gave me some great ideas

[@tritacacademy]

Awesome to hear!!!

[@jamiealaniz2454]

Tritac this video is awesome these standing arm locks are amazing man your a good teacher!

[@tritacacademy]

Thanks man!!! Really appreciate that.

[@badabingbadabum1]

Love it! thank you 🤙🏻🥋

[@davidtice4972]

Excellent job teaching this. I needed it for my training.

[@tritacacademy]

Awesome to hear David! More training tips coming!

[@georgefarrington895]

Love the videos, keep up the good work.

[@tritacacademy]

Thanks man! We're trying!

[@Shadowrulzalways]

Very well put. I have practiced Judo and Atemi-Ryu Jūjutsu for a long time. Thinking about learning more Jūjutsu styles. And this is a perfect modern example of how we can apply these in self-defense.

[@tritacacademy]

Awesome!! Personally I love integrating the “old” concepts with modern applications. Jujitsu always has a way of inspiring and challenging me to improve. Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@Shadowrulzalways]

@@tritacacademyWhat do you think of CMBTVS Jūjutsu vidoes?

[@RobertoBren]

Atemi Ryu Ju-Jitsu is my style also. Have also taken other martial arts going back to the late 1970s 👍

[@nationofisrael12tribes81]

That type of atemi Ryu comes from vsk Juitsu.

[@RobertoBren]

@@nationofisrael12tribes81 Not really. Atemi Ryu Ju-Jitsu is it's own system. My teacher did study Sanucas Ryu JJ under Dr. Moses Powell, and Dr. Powell did study under Professor Vistacion his Ju-Jitsu. But both Dr. Powell and the founder of Atemi Ryu JJ studied other systems extensively. Atemi Ryu Ju-Jitsu is not a derivative of VSK JuJitsu.

[@steverountree1899]

Those last two are classic sankyo & nikyo wrist controls. Sankyo is a much used police come-a-long control hold. Shiho nage is a personal fave.

[@timothyotoole8224]

thats nice, appreciate it.

[@lewpearson9800]

Great stuff. I rewatch your videos over and over. Nice to see jujutsu in practice.

[@tritacacademy]

Thanks man! I really appreciate that!

[@originalfacefilms]

SO good!!👊🏾

[@JACE_75]

I wish I could like this video many, many times.👊🏾👏🏾

[@gregwallace9854]

yep I completely agree LOL..go tell the rest of the mma community that aikido really does work. You do know that you just explained ikkyo, nikkyo, ude-garami, rokkyo, musha dori, shiho nage, kaiten nage, kokyu nage, sankyo, ect. ect. ect love it love it love lovit.hahahahahahahaha

[@harleyslocum917]

He literally said it wont work on a high level grappler. He said it would work on some douchebag on the street.

[@sergiolantigua5362]

I really like this fighting style... great video

[@tritacacademy]

Thanks man! You can find more techniques and flows at tritacmartialarts.com/course

[@crowlister]

Love it sensei Matt

[@mastermcelona]

Fantastic stuff sir!

[@aftabpopal6805]

Wow, excellent arm lock, thank u sir

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Omg YESSSS Someone that remembers that these techniques exist!

[@akumaanderson5775]

This was an awesome video

[@MrBluemanworld]

I really liked this 👏👏 Bravo

[@cybergrassx]

Thanks, I learnt a lot here!

[@manuellastrollo2168]

this is the one i been waiting for

[@symbolsarenotreality4595]

I used stand up locks in crowd control. From behind I always use the rear double overhook and from the front I use kimora type locks but the main thing is I use them to immobilise and control people, not to break their joints. Just keep those limbs from moving, keep them off balance and move them out. And most importantly, talk to the person. The whole idea is to prevent and defuse violence not create more of it. Plus if you move someone nicely they often thank you and have your back later instead of coming back with a harpoon gun, which happened to a guard I know. If you have to its there but 99% of the time you don't have to break joints or use strikes. So for anyone thinking of becoming a bouncer you need to keep this in mind otherwise you will end up hurting people and getting charged. Rear double overhook is your go to. Always approach fights from behind don't get in the middle. Save the standing single shoulder locks for frontal attacks.

[@fabfab2991]

Amazing class teacher thanks a lot.

[@TaintedEchoez]

Very educated concepts. Instant fight and conflict enders without having to throw a single blow

[@tritacacademy]

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback!

[@dmitriyskiy5380]

Great Video, thanks!

[@toscanoplaster5603]

Excellent work

[@tritacacademy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@bobadams7654]

Nice breakdowns (pun intended). Many thanks.

[@prabhakaransundharaj2142]

Very thank you master 🙏

[@DiegoJordanA]

Finally a video in KZbin giving some credit (even mentioning) JJJ, thank you for the great content!

[@tritacacademy]

JJJ is our ROOTS. It's deeply engrained in what we do at my training center and what we do online. It's a modern approach, but it's still JJJ at it's core.

[@DiegoJordanA]

​@@tritacacademy great to hear that! Subscribed!

[@williamaikidomanyou7729]

Thank you very much for the skill

[@tritacacademy]

You are welcome!! Glad you got something out of it.

[@edi9892]

Good stuff.

[@angrywolf8610]

At first. I wasn't sure if you were doing old-school Japanese Jiu-Jitsu style locks. Or modern-day jiu-jitsu lockes. As a stand-up fighter Striker I really appreciate you applying this in the martial art world. Thank you sir

[@tritacacademy]

Glad you got something out of it!

[@dwaynereynolds2628]

Good stuff I'm going to follow

[@allany27]

very good video

[@lsporter88]

You Demonstrate these clearly and precisely Sir. Yes, they certainly do work. We learned those as, "Locks", in Aikido Class for very, " effective", Submissions. We were always warned to go slow and be compassionate while training.....because if speed and violence were ever applied, the next step is a trip to the Hospital. Great video.

[@tritacacademy]

Thank you for the excellent feedback!!!

[@michaelspyrou1784]

love it. an excellent sifu too.

[@user-qb3zf2bq9p]

This was excellent! Great for police officers that dont want to hurt the bad guy, and not hurt the officer, and get the guy under control!!! Thank you

[@tritacacademy]

Glad you found it useful!

[@junglejim3433]

Nice. I'm learning the first couple of those in Shorin Ryu Karate. Learned the rest in Aikido. Except the Kimura

[@fitepitsnbonfires]

Yes good stuff !

[@baldieman64]

Solid stuff. There’s not enough emphasis on ballistic application of joint locks. One trick you missed was on Shihonage. Drive through with two hands on one, until his balance is distorted, and once you make elbow to elbow contact, there is an immediate arm break available - the Shihonage is then just a way to dispose of the body.

[@chrisnyhuis2733]

Love this stuff 😄😄

[@tritacacademy]

Yea... I agree. Something about "real" Jujitsu

[@jackspratny99]

This was such a fun video, thank you! It's interesting I was exposed to all of these in an old school Shorin Ryu I studied ( not that I was ever very good at most of them) but in BJJ these rarely come up. I do know 100% our BJJ instructors know these backwards and forwards ( we've touched on these during some private coaching sessions) but we definitely concentrate on the sport in class, as there are only so many hours in a day!

[@tritacacademy]

Glad you enjoyed the video!! It's funny, I know A LOT of BJJ black belts... I've promoted at least 6 myself. And I know A LOT of JJJ black belts, and promoted a bunch of them as well. I would say the main difference is that most BJJ guys are snipers on the ground, and if I promoted them, they've got great takedowns as well. While JJJ guys have strong trip/throw based takedowns, with 'ok' ground skills, but brutal wrist/elbow breaking skills (with/without weapon). That's why I like the duality of both, and if you add wrestling into it (which we absolutely do), then you have a very solid training system (which we do) lol

[@rayraw1576]

Great locks/arm breaks all the one you done in your video are all my favorite locks .keep them coming .

[@tritacacademy]

Thanks Ray!! More to come! And if interested, we have a free course on combative martial arts training at tritacmartialarts.com/course Thanks again!

[@hybridnation5860]

Phenomenal 🎉🔥

[@user-mk8hl6xh1o]

Great stuff, thank you, greetings from Athens, Greece

[@tritacacademy]

Thank you! Greetings from Connecticut, USA!

[@pauldempsey5996]

Great video, use some of these myself, others I've not tried but shall, awesome 👍🏻

[@tritacacademy]

Awesome, let me know how it goes!

[@pauldempsey5996]

Will do 😉

[@ryanbarney9029]

This is awesome. I currently train in a Renzo/ Serra school as well as a mix of Goshin JJJ/ Shito Ryu school. Love it all.

[@tritacacademy]

Oh very cool! I did "Goshin Jujitsu" (there's so many of them) years ago. It was basically a blend of boxing and judo under Sensei Washington in CT. Ton of fun, and very real.

[@sidgilla-isamormac5098]

Excellent work brother id definitely take your classes

[@tritacacademy]

Much appreciated, if you’re ever in CT, USA - come down for a visit!

[@willwailes9298]

Absolutely beautiful. JJJ is really interesting. Everything is so familiar to what I've learned in BJJ and catch wrestling, but the mechanics are very different. Thank you for sharing. I found this video while searching for hammer lock variations. I saw that you did do one near the end, but it happened too fast for my slow brain. Could you show a setup for a standing hammer lock in a future video?

[@tritacacademy]

Thanks for the comment! We have a lot of hammer strike videos, search our channel!

[@ralfhtg1056]

Ever since I saw an mma fight for the first time, I keep complaining why they don't apply stand up grappling like the joint locks shown here. Finally a video that adresses the topic. The topic of stand up grappling where you bring your opponent to the ground without going to the ground yourself. A highly underestimated aspect of any martial art.

[@RadicalTrivia]

I try to catch these all the time while standing. They absolutely work. I love that there are others who try to submit from the feet. Great video, thanks!

[@martialgeeks]

This is such a blind spot people have, thank you for the work🔥

[@tritacacademy]

Appreciate your feedback!! As always!

[@martialgeeks]

@@tritacacademy 🙏🥋oss

[@hellnightmer]

This stuff does work, I pull a lot of those on my regular sparring. But it's true that is incredibly hard to apply with the more experience people. Still, I will definitely try one while standing, if it doesn't work as a submission, it will work as a takedown. Love this game!

[@dougtilaran3496]

I could never do it correctly,while sparring. This instructor is great. I do them way too fast (fast=full power)for a spar. Somethin' gonna break.I've used it twice in my life and I'm an old guy. Both punks wound up in a cage,3 hots and a cot, and I would have been fully justified(in a court) to have used 44 mag'd the idiots.

[@jeremiahleasure4301]

I did applied kajukenbo/ Jkd with grandmaster Bob suttles, and I saw all manor of horrific breaks, locks, traps, jams, tied up in knots, fingers ripped off, etc… all from a standing position. Thanks for the video guys, awsesome stuff. This is the stuff a person wants to learn. It’s just hard to find mature training partners

[@terencestoekl3768]

manner not manor

[@jeremiahleasure4301]

@@terencestoekl3768 🥲forgive me

[@cl1496]

Great stuff. To the extent you apply these to MMA, taped wrists blunt wristlocks to the point of being unusable in most cases. It's sad because there are so many opportunities

[@nopainnogain8330]

Super vidéo 👍

[@tritacacademy]

Thanks!!!

[@RossAnderson-ok8qf]

Nice

[@cem7387]

This is cool

[@user-fl2il4cf2y]

yall are really doing it right. tbh I've been incorporating a lot of your guys JJJ technique adaptations into my dan zan ryu ju jitsu class, really great stuff. I'd love to train with you all, where is the gym located?

[@tritacacademy]

That’s incredible to hear and makes me happy! We’re located in Cromwell CT, but have a lot of visitors who come by to train with us for a day or so. I had one guy stay two weeks lol. But if you’re interested, send me an email at [e-mail] and we’ll chat. Talk soon

[@dougtilaran3496]

Be super careful when "practicing" these. His student isn't a regular kid, by no means.