In this video I show the Straight Arm Lock off of the Americana setup. This is a fairly common defense for when you start to dominate the arm. I focus mainly on the defense for when people straighten the arm and then turn the thumb down towards the floor. I do this, as opposed to the traditional thumb towards the ceiling option because if they are advanced enough to straighten the arm then they are probably also smart enough to turn their thumb towards the floor. If you watch the whole video