A Simple Way to Look at the Armbar from Closed Guard

The objective of this channel is to find alternative ways to teach basic martial arts, so that it is more accessible to beginners. And we're started off with this lesson on the closed guard armbar.
Hopefully it helps.
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[@2ndgearbjj]

What kind of problems have you experienced with the armbar?

[@PeterKofinas]

I have drilled this sequence a lot, exactly as you show it, and I am usually successful in live rolls. Unless my partner is much stronger than me... In this situation I tend to loose the trapped arm once I no longer have both hands on it. This happens after establishing high guard, I may not be pinching my thighs hard enough due to a nagging groin injury. I also tend to loose the arm with stronger people when I let go of my left hand and place it over partner’s left shoulder to break posture (same situation, only one of my hands is holding the arm). I have no issue with the subsequent steps of rotation and placing the leg over the head, not the neck. Once I am past the high guard I can easily finish.

[@PeterKofinas]

This is a great video, systematically going over all the details, thank you!