Wristlock
- BJJ
- Submissions
- intermediate
- Mount / top
- 3 steps
Trap their hand flat against your body and bend the wrist forward to load the small joint. Also known as the Mão de vaca or the Flexion wristlock. Here is the exact breakdown from the DARCE app: 3 steps, the details that make it work, and the mistakes to avoid.
Step by step
- 01
Trap the hand
Pin their hand flat against your chest or the mat so the palm cannot rotate away.
- 02
Stack your grips
Cup over the back of their hand with both of yours, keeping their forearm fixed.
- 03
Bend the wrist
Curl the knuckles toward the inner forearm to flex the wrist joint, a small, slow movement finishes it.
Key details
- Keep their forearm pinned and immobile, only the wrist should move.
- Bend toward the inside of the forearm; the joint has almost no range there.
- It takes millimetres, not muscle, finish gently.
Common mistakes
- Letting the forearm rotate so the pressure escapes the joint.
- Trying to muscle it with a big motion instead of a precise flex.
- Cranking, the wrist is a small joint and tweaks instantly.
Related techniques
- Triangle ChokeBJJTrap the head and one arm and strangle with your legs in a figure-four around the neck.
- Armbar from GuardBJJIsolate an arm, swing a leg over the head and extend the hips to attack the elbow.
- Cross-Collar ChokeBJJFeed both hands deep into the collars and flare the elbows to strangle from guard.
- Kimura from GuardBJJTrap a posted arm, figure-four the wrist and rotate the shoulder to finish.
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