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A Masterclass on Finishing the Heel Hook from the 411 Position
Leglocks are incredibly devastating submissions, especially in a no gi grappling context. And the inside heel hook fr...
The Synergism of Guard Passing and Leglocks
Many people think that you have to make a choice between getting good at leglocks or getting good at guard passing.
B...
How to Leglock Someone in Butterfly Guard
Obviously it’s relatively easy to enter into a leglock position if someone is lying flat on their back with their leg...
Bottom Saddle to Heel Hook Transition
The ‘Saddle’ – also known as the Inside Sangaku, the Honeyhole, and the 411 position – is probably the most powerful...
A Powerful Heel Hook Leglock Escape
Many grapplers treat leglocks as the black magic of jiu-jitsu. They fear leglocks and never use them. Cnsequently ne...
How To Do The ‘Imanari Roll’
The Imanari roll is absolutely one of the coolest submission attacks out there.
It’s unorthodox, it’s fancy, but unli...
The Main Positions of Modern Leglocking
One of the biggest changes in the modern approach to leg locking is the emphasis on controlling the underlying legloc...
The Most Powerful No Gi Leglock
If you’ve been following the no gi grappling scene at all you’ve surely noticed how many matches are finished with le...
Is Really Position vs Submission? Sometimes You Can Have Both…
One of the fundamental rules of BJJ is that you should value ‘Position over Submission.’
This means is that you shoul...