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Armlock Encyclopedia: 85 Armlocks for Jujitsu, Judo, Sambo & Mixed Martial Arts Paperback – September 15, 2006

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In a follow-up to his popular Championship Sambo: Submission Holds and Groundfighting, Steve Scott teaches you 85 essential armlocks for jujitsu, judo, sambo and mixed martial arts. The armlocks taught in the Armlock Encyclopedia apply to gi and no-gi combat sports, allowing you to use them in a wide variety of situations, including self-defense and street applications. Steve Scott makes it easy to learn the most effective and popular armlocks of modern grappling sports by organizing them into four broad categories: the cross-body armlock, the bent armlock, the straight armlock and the armpit lock. In addition to teaching how to set-up and apply each of the locks, he shows you how to defend against common armlocks, fight from both the mount and guard, lever your opponent s arm free for an attack and vary your grip for maximum power. For those new to grappling, you ll also learn the core skills of applying armlocks, controlling position, and training smart plus a glossary of grappling terms and a Rules of the Room guide to common sense rules on the mat.

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264 pages
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English
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Turtle Press
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September 15, 2006
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5.98 x 0.6 x 9.02 inches
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188033691X
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978-1880336915
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Steve Scott is one of the top sambo coaches in the US. He was the 1983 US Team Coach at the Pan American Games and has personally coached 3 World Champions, 2 Pan American Games Champions and 58 National AAU Champions in the sport of sambo. With over 30 years experience in sambo and judo, he was one of the founding members of the U. S. Sombo Association in 1985 and has coached hundreds of athletes to victory in both sports.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Turtle Press (September 15, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 188033691X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1880336915
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.6 x 9.02 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,341,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #372 in Mixed Martial Arts
- #1,838 in Sports Reference (Books)
- #2,257 in Sports Encyclopedias

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Steve Scott holds advanced black belt ranks in Shingitai Jujitsu and Kodokan Judo, starting his career in 1965. He is also a member of the United States Sombo Association's Hall of Fame. Steve has personally coached and developed athletes who have competed in the Olympic Games for judo, as well as the World Championships in the sports of judo, sombo and submission grappling. Steve has personally coached over 300 individual athletes who have won over 300 national championships in judo, sombo, sport jujitsu, freestyle judo and submission grappling. He served as the U.S. Team Coach for the World Sombo Championships, World (Under 21) Judo Championships, Pan American Games for sombo, Pan American Judo Championships and numerous other international events. He was active as an athlete, competing in judo and sombo and winning two U.S. National Championships in sombo. Steve has authored numerous books, many of which have been published by YMAA Publications and Turtle Press. Steve has a popular YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/welcomematstevescott. Steve's web site is www.WelcomeMatJudoClub.com. Steve also has a Facebook training group at www.facebook.com/SteveScottTrainingGroup.

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M.C.

You don't get 85 armlocks!! Only 4 primary locks.

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2016

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Bottom Line: I like the book and glad I bought it. But the title is misleading.

I have 25 years of martial arts experience ranging from judo, bjj, karate, tae kwon do to bjj: different ranks all the way to black. Enough about me.

The cover says "85 armlocks for jujitsu, judo...". I was expecting to see 85 armlocks as the cover indicated. Well, the book does not cover 85 armlocks. It covers 4 primary armlocks. Here's an excerpt from page 17:
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THE FOUR PRIMAY ARMLOCKS
There are four primary armlocks that are used in every style of submission grappling on this plant. They are:
The Cross-body Armlock (Juji Gatame)
The Bent Armlock (Ude Garami)
The Straight Armlock (Ude Gatame)
The Armpit Lock (Waki Gatame)

This book will present these four armlocks with a variety of ways to make them work for you.
...

This book is actually about 85 "variety of ways" to make the 4 basic armlocks from standing, sitting, lying down in a competition setting to self-defense setting. I would still have bought the book knowing that, but this is highly misleading. Incidentally, the author does show variations of body parts being used, so there are slight variations of the 4 locks, but no where near 85 as readers are lead to believe. In that respect, it's quite disappointing.

Now I am apprehensive about his other titles that I am interested in. There is only 1 way to find out.

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2011

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I was in BJJ and was looking for a chunk o diffrent armlocks and I did see some value in this book. It wasn't mind blowing but reminded me of 70's style martial art instruction books. Black and white photos with sometimes cryptic descriptions that need clear instruction because of the nature of grappling transitions. Sneaky armlocks need clear understanding or you just won't get it.

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amo cust 83

Not enough detail

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2011

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Such a good concept but not comepletely fulfilled. This book does cover a lot of the armlocks that exsist. however, It didnt give any real detail as to what happens with this certain armbar, or even a true diagram of what it entails, how to use it properly, or an anatomy chart to show what the damage would be like.

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021

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To look up techniques.

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Jeff Cone

I'll keep looking for something more helpful

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2015

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If the photos were larger, with better contrast, this would a MUCH better book! As it is, each technique is given one photo that may or may not actually show you the fulcrum of understanding what makes it work. Seriously, a magnifying glass is required; the book is approximately 6" x 9" as it is (would be much more helpful as a larger format); each pic is perhaps 2" x 1.75", b&w, with little contrast; they are gray-ish blobs to my older eyes, and of little use, even with a magnifying glass. No diagrams, no step by step instruction or images. This is not to say that the author isn't knowledgeable. But unfortunately, I can't say that this book was useful to me.

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L. B. Boykin

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2014

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Very pleased with book and transaction

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2015

Pretty good.

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2015

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Nice book, new, fast shipment

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TGrayson

For experienced practitioners

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2019

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To give you a bit of context before reading: I'm an armlock enthusiast who's spent 20 years in the martial arts, 10 of those primarily studying luta livre and BJJ.

This is an excellent book, and I agree with the 4* reviewer who said that this should ideally be read by someone who is already training and who has an open mind to adapting things to suit their own game.

PROS
It has 85 entries to 4 primary arm locks (cross-body, straight, bent [which includes up and down, aka keylock and kimura] and armpit).
Plenty of Gi and NoGi applications
A whole chapter on 'The Core Skills of Armlocks', which includes an overview of the four primary armlocks and subsections on making armlocks instinctive, common sense about submitting, and controlling the position.
Each chapter enables you to broaden your arm lock knowledge with common defences, effective set-ups, lever principles, directions, grips and applications.

CONS
I might have missed it but I didn't see any omoplatas in the bent lock section, possibly because it wasn't widely used as a high percentage submission when this was published in 2006.
It doesn't include wrist locks, but he explains nearer the back that it's because he sees them as one of the most dangerous moves (interestingly listed alongside other dangerous subs, including the heel hook) that most clubs and comps didn't permit in 2006.
Obviously some of the escapes, applications etc. have evolved since 2006, but most are perfectly legit.
Most entries provide a good level of explanation but a small amount would have benefited from further information, so if you're struggling it might be an idea to ask your coach to decipher the finer details.

IN SUMMARY
I disagree with the 2* reviewer who said this is just for beginners, as I'd say this would probably bewilder anyone with less than a couple of years' worth of training, but I'd highly recommend it for seasoned grapplers who can already catch arm locks from a variety of entries and are looking for some little timeless details, further entries and principles to apply to their existing arm lock game.

VINCE MILLETT

A good book but

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2015

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A good book but ...the text relating to a few of the photographs gets right and left mixed up and contradicts what is shown in the pictures. Usually quite obvious, though, so not really a problem.
The author is coming from a particular perspective of various mostly traditional grappling forms. These days, many people buying a book like this will be training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and there are quite simple blocks and escapes from some of these locks that anyone who has trained for a few months will know. It seems to me that BJJ has developed some of these the techniques a little further to account for these escapes. In short, this should ideally be read by someone who is training and who has an open mind to adapting things to suit their own context. This book should supplement training rather than being a main source of information.

NoirWriter

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2012

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Steve Scott shows his experience and expertise in this excellent guide to armlocks, he lays out the four basic armlocks and provides numerous ways in which to obtain the lock you want from a variety of different positions, all in all, an essential addition to my martial arts library

John Hassett

Armlocks

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2013

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Bought this book due too training in BJJ..I thought by buying this i would extend my knowledge on armlocks however..the pictures are in black an white but its not put together well..I wouldnt rush out and buy it

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Mike Tranter

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2014

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very good

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