Originally Posted by
Aquita
Armbar: Nice progress Timmy you've definitely got the set up right now its just about perfecting the little details. I'd say that leg hook that goes around the head is the most important step and the most difficult because the leg has to make that big arc over uke's head and then cut back and snap down on it.
Once you get that hook you are have really 'locked' up the position + big damage bonus + that hip will provide leverage to break uke's arm provided that the arm is in the correct position. So definitely focus on perfecting that step.
The thing is that if you are in a grab exchange, the armbars is harder to pull off. I have checked your replays and it seems that most players in there relax/hold all the first turn so you can have tbe grab on their tricep which allows for an easier armbar. But when the case is that my opponent claps (in aikido7), I will have a hand on hand grab which often causes trouble in the later stages of the armbar.