Gweilo
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I'd have to see what you mean by that. The lock itself is not normally available unless the structure is broken or their body movement is restricted. An arm drag or arm roll will start that structure change and can be enough sometimes to make the lock available. But it may be that you include one or the other in your definition of the arm bar.
I should have been clearer, I was talking about structual manipulation through joint control.
For example, if someone grabs your wrist, you can push into their limb in a way that locks the joints of their arm, from their wrist up to the elbow and shoulder, in a way that affects their balance so you can take them to the ground without the use of pain as a motivator.