{"id":19955,"date":"2023-08-13T17:02:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T22:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/?p=19955"},"modified":"2023-08-13T17:36:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T22:36:23","slug":"americana-lock-bjj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/americana-lock-bjj\/","title":{"rendered":"Americana Lock BJJ (Complete Submission Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Americana lock is a fundamental submission hold in BJJ and other grappling martial arts with different names but the same mechanics. It’s a move every practitioner with even a few weeks of practice has at least seen, if not tried himself. So what characterizes the Americana?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Americana keylock is a submission that applies pressure to the shoulder and elbow of an opponent by putting his arm at a 90-degree angle by controlling the wrist. The move is characterized by a figure-four grip by the attacker, who isolates an arm and forces it into hyper-external rotation. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Compared to its close cousin, the Kimura, the Americana is less common at higher levels of competition. Still, nevertheless, it is a move everyone must know how to execute and defend against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>What Is The Americana Lock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n