The Complete Arm Ride by Nick Polloro

In The Complete Arm Ride, Nick Pollaro shows you how to turn one of the most powerful control concepts in grappling into a complete attacking system—built around isolating a single arm and using it to break your opponent down

• From top position, the arm ride gives you the ability to shut down movement, expose the back, and create constant submission threats—all while keeping your opponent stuck and defensive
  
• Nick breaks down how to consistently isolate the arm from top side control, maintain tight control through transitions, and use that control to open pathways to back takes, pins, and high-percentage submissions.
  
• If you’ve ever felt like your opponent is too mobile, too defensive, or too hard to hold down—this is the answer
  

What Will You Learn?

Most grapplers fight for position.

The best grapplers control people.

In The Complete Arm Ride, Nick Pollaro shows you how to turn one of the most powerful control concepts in grappling into a complete attacking system—built around isolating a single arm and using it to break your opponent down.

From top position, the arm ride gives you the ability to shut down movement, expose the back, and create constant submission threats—all while keeping your opponent stuck and defensive.

This isn’t just a technique.

It’s a system that lets you control first… and finish second.

Nick breaks down how to consistently isolate the arm from top side control, maintain tight control through transitions, and use that control to open pathways to back takes, pins, and high-percentage submissions.

If you’ve ever felt like your opponent is too mobile, too defensive, or too hard to hold down—this is the answer.

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What You’ll Learn

• How to isolate and control an arm from top position
• The mechanics behind maintaining a tight, inescapable arm ride
• How to break posture and eliminate your opponent’s ability to move
• Seamless transitions to back takes and dominant control positions
• How to turn control into submissions and finishing opportunities
• Ways to keep opponents constantly defending and reacting
• A system that works against both scramblers and defensive players

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Why This Series Works

• Focuses on control over chaos
• Gives you a reliable way to slow down fast opponents
• Turns small advantages into dominant positions and finishes
• Built around a simple but powerful concept you can apply immediately

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Who This Is For

• Grapplers who want a more controlling, dominant top game
• Anyone struggling to hold position or control movement
• Competitors looking for high-percentage back takes
• Students who want to turn control into a systematic attack

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The Bottom Line

Control the arm…
Control the opponent.

What Exactly Do You Get?

Part 1 – Entries & Control

• Introduction

Primary Entries into the Arm Ride

• Knee Slice → Arm Ride
• Swim In for the Arm Ride
• Arm Ride off Fake Choke
• Knees Together → Arm Ride
• Arm Ride from the Walk Up

Transitions & Positional Control

• Arm Ride → North-South Position

Counters & Reaction-Based Entries

• Failed Knee on Belly Escape → Arm Ride
• Lasso Guard Sweep → Arm Ride

Early Submission Integration

• Arm Ride → Paper Cutter Choke

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Part 2 – Submissions & Advanced Chains

Upper Body Attacks

• Arm Ride → Americana
• Arm Ride → North-South Kimura

Choke Systems

• Arm Ride → Step Over Choke
• Arm Ride → Step Over Choke (Using Opponent’s Lapel)

Front Headlock / Brabo System

• Swim In → Arm Ride → Brabo Choke
• Arm Ride → Brabo Choke (Using Your Gi)

Specialty Finishes

• Arm Ride → Sling Choke

Advanced Chains

• Lasso Guard Sweep → Arm Ride → Lapel Choke