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How To Escape From Armbar – By Bruce Lee

Posted By: Bruno Published in Instructional

Jan

If you ever find yourself on the wrong end of an armbar attempt this is how to escape the Bruce Lee way.

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donnie9th Says, in 1-28-2009 at 10:02:55 from 217.43.203.226

lol simple yet effective

Denox Says, in 1-28-2009 at 10:29:22 from 208.120.62.83

What if the other guy using winter boot?

jkdkilla Says, in 1-28-2009 at 10:33:01 from 156.145.89.104

That’s what I love about Bruce it wasn’t about fighting in the ring it was about surviving in the streets.

Fireball Kid Says, in 1-28-2009 at 11:02:16 from 86.154.240.8

“The art of fighting…without biting?”

Schweinefee Says, in 1-28-2009 at 12:04:49 from 78.42.219.97

i wanna see this used on fedor.

Glenn Says, in 1-28-2009 at 12:35:31 from 204.225.67.17

SNAP! goes the arm. If anyone, even Bruce himself was biting me on the ankle – I’d snap his arm like a twig.

Jables Says, in 1-28-2009 at 13:39:04 from 68.146.99.57

Denox, he would then bite higher up on the leg. assuming they were not spice girl hooker boots.

slowpoke Says, in 1-28-2009 at 13:40:23 from 79.97.181.220

brilliant…the guy was decades ahead of every martial artist at that time…

El Tabasco Says, in 1-28-2009 at 13:49:00 from 200.158.33.123

a true master

Denova Says, in 1-28-2009 at 14:19:14 from 201.172.8.18

Bas Rutten would say… You bit my leg, but I broke your arm…

DynamiteK Says, in 1-28-2009 at 14:23:30 from 76.225.26.242

If Bruce were alive today I’m sure he would have embraced the ground game and thrived in it. Even decades into the past he knew real fights would hit the ground, and the point of his fight teachings was to always incorporate what works and discard what doesn’t

LC Says, in 1-28-2009 at 16:47:32 from 24.247.156.8

ridiculous. I remember seeing this movie before I even knew what an armbar was.

paddedummy Says, in 1-28-2009 at 16:48:57 from 96.20.145.49

You wouldn’t break shit, you obviously have never had a guy bite a chunk of meat off your body. It’s just like these knobs who say that groin/eye strikes, small joint manipulation and hitting the back of the neck doesn’t work because you don’t see it in the UFC. Right, these techniques are so ineffective, that’s why they are illegal in mma.

Great White Says, in 1-28-2009 at 17:03:27 from 209.139.199.1

Love the voice overs on Bruce’s films and many other martial arts films from the past- TOTALLY OTT!

zzz Says, in 1-28-2009 at 17:13:24 from 76.247.244.188

It’s so easy to say yeah I break your arm, but the pain you’re in is excruciating, can you even concentrate on the arm? Like have you ever been bit by a dog on your arm? Some people think it’s like oh its only a 30lb dog I’ll just punch it or kick it off. But once it bites your arm and starts shaking its head, you go oh shit and what you were doing or planning to do goes out the window.

dragonslayer Says, in 1-28-2009 at 17:53:37 from 99.17.103.227

hey paddeddummy have you ever had a guy bite a chunk off you? or have u ever had your arm broken from an arm lock????
so how would you know?those techniques are illegal in mma cuz every one would end up maimed n not be able to continue a fight carreer.the guys who are sucessful in mma would still kill the idiots who use that stuff if it was allowed cuz theyed use it to.id bet my life if some morn on the street started biting my leg id snap his arm the beat him more for biting me.itd take just as long to break the arm as it would to move your leg so why not break his arm?

dragonslayer Says, in 1-28-2009 at 17:55:53 from 99.17.103.227

n lol, who says that stuff doesnt work?

PitFighterZ Says, in 1-28-2009 at 18:05:23 from 76.114.66.88

I agree with paddedummy. When you are fighting in the streets or just using real Vale Tudo, jujitsu and grappling in general become useless. No one can apply an arm bar or choke while having their eyes ripped and their balls smashed.
I’ve seen many BJJ champions crying like girls when they realized that the closer you get, more chances you have to become a blind girl…

Brce Lee’s leg bite would probably work much better closer to the inner tighs. They are much more sensitive and carry some essential blood arteries…

ditchdoc80 Says, in 1-28-2009 at 21:02:46 from 24.181.79.220

I think you put enough pressure on that elbow he’ll start screaming and stop biting. When tendons and ligaments start popping he ain’t going to be able to bite

hond2dciv Says, in 1-28-2009 at 21:56:22 from 75.175.102.148

baaahahhahhaa. oh, I thought he grabbed him by the boys–but he bit his ankle? retarded.

eyeless Says, in 1-28-2009 at 22:36:29 from 98.232.83.68

When fighting in a life or death struggle, anything goes. This is a perfect counter in this case.

fuckimbo Says, in 1-28-2009 at 22:42:02 from 66.75.35.247

you should get that clip from the Dragon the Bruce lee story next, some guys is arm barring bruce and he grabs the guys nuts instead of biting him. find it and post it yo

Gt03champp Says, in 1-28-2009 at 23:12:35 from 24.7.203.165

Guys take it easy its a F**ing movie. Lets just admit that none of our coach potato eating asses would have lasted 10 seconds with lee.

KidRockYa Says, in 1-29-2009 at 00:23:56 from 98.194.185.218

LoL’d at all of you

KidRockYa Says, in 1-29-2009 at 00:26:12 from 98.194.185.218

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Gt03champpNo Gravatar Says, in 1-28-2009 at 23:12:35 from 24.7.203.165

Guys take it easy its a F**ing movie. Lets just admit that none of our coach potato eating asses would have lasted 10 seconds with lee.

The only credible post here, besides mine lol j/k j/k

coutura Says, in 1-29-2009 at 00:27:06 from 72.70.104.26

im sick of the dana white blogs he thinks he looks cool whith that gay smile who cares if you the president instead why they dont do blogs on all the ufc fighters ,,they making UFC AFLICION K1 richer…gives the fighter retirement pension . a boxers gets like 30 million THE MOST this fighters are stupid they get from 20,000 to 1 million the most.. ofcourse the mma bussiness has to grow its not because they do A good a job …the fighters risking their life for stupid little shit money….OFCOURSE EVERY ONE ON THE BUSINESS HAS A SMILE ..BUNCH OF LEECHES..LOOK AT CHUCK LIDELL AND MATT LINDAN THOSE K’O ARE DANGEROUS FOR THAT LITTLE MONEY

LC Says, in 1-29-2009 at 01:22:51 from 24.247.156.8

“coach potato eating” LOL… good point though, take it easy…

duder Says, in 1-29-2009 at 03:09:19 from 24.34.157.36

it wouldnt work in a street fight but most people wouldnt think to bite anyway.

tubulcain Says, in 1-29-2009 at 04:38:02 from 76.244.0.116

uh, I think it is “couch”, fella’s.
a coach is one runs a team or teaches some sort of athletic skill.
thanks for keeping it real

coach potato, lol

Jojo Says, in 1-29-2009 at 13:48:30 from 15.195.201.87

Yeeeesss Bruce…he should have a sprinkled a bit of salt and pepper on that leg or maybe some bbq sauce first LOL. The thing I don’t like about jits for street fighting is that it isn’t practical if your up against more than one person. In most cases scraps aren’t one on one anymore…the minute you start grappling and go for any lock you’ll get a soccor kick in the head…from the guys buddy. Thats why I like and train muay thai, stick and move put them to sleep one by one.

lee Says, in 1-29-2009 at 15:53:45 from 82.56.117.95

i dont know where you guys are from,but from where i came from bjj dont work in the streets. coz most people in my country carry guns and knives called balisong. and yes biting works. disarming martial arts mostlywork in my country.

AGENT68411 Says, in 1-29-2009 at 20:59:41 from 97.97.101.142

what would happen if you did that in mma,would you only get a point deducted or would they call it, either way bruce would’nt find himself in that situation in real life, personaly i think bruce would be the oldest light weight champ in ufc history.

shangolarie Says, in 1-30-2009 at 19:12:21 from 76.117.226.143

Biteing works, submissions works… one is no more effective than the other. What determines the most effective technique is whoever applies their technique the quickest before it can be defended.

Costa200 Says, in 1-30-2009 at 21:38:42 from 85.242.129.95

This is BS… In a real fight the armbar would not be held waiting for a tap, it would go full throtle and the arm would brake. Even if he would manage to bite he would probably lose teeth right after that as the guy would pull the leg and use his arm hold to kick him on the face a few times.

And dudes, Bruce Lee was A FAKE… He never won a fight against a martial artist in a competition. He was all marketing.

alvo69 Says, in 2-5-2009 at 19:39:15 from 38.115.155.173

Street? Bite that leg til CHUNKS come out! (and hope your arm isn’t in 2 pieces…..)

Shinigami Says, in 2-12-2009 at 22:39:56 from 69.106.106.191

I can’t believe how many posters actually think they’d have the time to bite a guy’s leg hard enough to make him let go before he snaps your arm or that it would even make him let go before he does snap your arm; add to that the fact that he’s trying to bite through pants. How long do you think it takes to snap an arm with this type of lock, especially when it’s in this deep? (hint: less than .25 seconds). Yes, I’ve been bitten–by dogs and humans, and no, I wasn’t incapacitated. I’ve had my elbow dislocated three times–it happened in the blink of an eye and yes I was in too much pain to continue. And for the ignoramuses who still don’t get it, just do this–have a jiu-jitsu fighter put you in the same position with the instructions to make you tap before the pain of your bite makes him let go. Take a guess what’s going to happen.

onewayticket Says, in 7-7-2009 at 16:13:04 from 208.179.123.11

I agree that in a street fight Jits is over rated….but when i fought fools on the streets i would use my slams, u get hold of someone and just slam them on the concrete floor…..no need for an armbar…. a slam like that will put u in coma. and by the way not everyone is a “coach potato” in this bitch.

grendel824 Says, in 10-13-2009 at 17:24:15 from 68.5.96.185

Glossing over the fact that it’s just a movie, while a break is pretty much instantaneous when sunk in, it seemed to me that Bruce’s character was able to resist and the armbar was still contested, and he bit the guy to get him to let go. And no matter how you swing it, someone trained in jiu-jitsu could ALSO bite and gouge and what-have-you, with the added advantages that their training would give them would be able to put themselves into better positions to execute those moves and prevent someone else from doing the same. Obviously, JJ != automatic win, but it’s certainly a huge advantage. I’d guess the “winner” of the depicted scenario would be whoever kept their head and executed their techniques without losing their head from the pain of being bitten/armbarred. Apparently, the non-Bruce-Lee guy panicked first and gave up the armbar. It’s not rocket science, people.