Armbar when Opponent Tries to Open the Closed Guard (Fundamentals)

Professor Lucas Lepri shows how to get the armbar submission from the closed guard, when the opponent tries to open his closed guard. Lucas has the opponent in his closed guard controlling both of the sleeves with each hand. The opponent starts to try to open Lucas’ guard by bringing one leg up and placing his foot on the mat. Lucas immediately releases the same side sleeve grip to reach for the leg and under hooks it under the knee. As he reaches for the leg, he also opens his guard, raising his hips up and bringing his far side leg over the opponent’s head. Once Lucas brings his leg over, he releases the leg and grips the opponent’s arm with both of his hands and finishes the armbar submission.