Putting the arm behind the back and the Swedish twisterĪfter you have solid control of your opponent with baseball bat control, it’s time to isolate the caught arm behind your neck and on the ground. Experiment with the three types of control, moving between controls along the path to the twister submission. Being well versed in moving from one control position to the next, given the situation and level of knowledge your opponent has, comes via experience and experimentation. But as practitioners get more and more savvy to the twister and its defense, you will find it necessary to be able to move from lockdown control to lotus to triangle control on the caught leg. Many times, people are able to finish an opponent with lockdown control alone. Traditionally, keeping your opponent in Lockdown when they are in the truck was the norm. Lockdown to lotus control to triangling the legs Immediately, put your opponent’s arm back in baseball bat control. You then stretch your body out, and with the power of your torso and spine, you will break open your opponent’s clinch. A tried and true technique is to use the bolt cutter, in which you will underhook your opponent’s near arm with your near arm, and your far arm will overhook your opponent’s near arm. If this occurs, you will need to apply a breaking technique on your opponent’s arm. There are times where your opponent is able to break the grip, or preventively keep his arms clinched tight to his body to prevent you from even establishing baseball bat control. Baseball bat control consists of forcing your elbow into your opponent’s armpit while both hands grasp that arm’s wrist. Once you’ve established the truck position, the next step along the path to the twister is to grab your opponent’s near side arm and place it in baseball bat control. Breaking the arms and getting baseball bat control