The shoulder clamp and the reverse armbar are fantastic attacks that you can use to submit a younger, faster, more athletic opponent from the closed guard. First the shoulder clamp grip stops him from moving around and standing up to break your guard. And then the reverse armbar is the first submission in a highly efficient attack series that you can use from the shoulder clamp.

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The Cutting Armbar from closed guard (also known as the Pressing Armbar, the Reverse Armbar, and Ude Gatame) in BJJ

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Professor Gustavo Gasperin teaches a string of submisssions starting with a reverse armbar from knee on belly. From there you can work a kimura or americana, depending on how your opponent tries to defend the reverse armbar. Omoplata is also an option if opponent goes to his knees.

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Professor Gustavo Gasperin teaches how to set up the americana trap from side control, and goes over some variations you can do, as the shoulder punch to still catch the same submission.

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Professor Gustavo Gasperin teaches the most common counters for the americana trap defense. The reverse armbar when your opponent tries to extend his arm in order to defend the americana, and the spinning armbar when your opponent moves his arm all the way around to the other side.