Joint Locks by Rory Miller

Rory always teaches in a clear and easy to understand manner. In this app, he explains joint locks so simply, you’ll wonder how it seemed so difficult. Similar to his INfighting app, he demystifies the topic, gives some real world examples, and personally demonstrates.

This app is more conceptual than technique oriented and is probably better for intermediate and advanced practitioners. If you’re a beginner and have no experience with joint locks, you might be overwhelmed as there are limited technical details on how to perform any certain lock. It’s more about understanding the mechanics and flowing and improvising locks using what you know. I agree that in a real situation these locks will look a bit uglier in execution than in training but if you have a sloppy starting point to begin with, it’s going to be that much sloppier under pressure and you’re going to have a difficult time finishing anything. I recommend researching 1 or 2 techniques from each type of lock he describes on your own before immersing yourself fully in this content. You’ll get way more out of this with a basic knowledge of some techniques you can work with. This is entirely standing joint locks. If you’re looking for ground fighting, this isn’t the app for you.

I hope I'm never in a situation where I have to use joint locks, but you never know...I'm glad that Rory Miller did this so I would have some idea how to use joint locks. It's easy to understand and follow. His approach shows beginners, like myself, how to improve joint locks to use in a "situation." Thanks Rory!