A few of my teammates recently competed at a local tournament where heel hooks were allowed. While I am all for allowing heel hooks, I did hear that there were some dangerous situations. During the tournament numerous people were quickly applying and twisting heel hooks without any concern for their partner's leg. In fact a coach was … Continue reading “Crank it…Just Crank it”
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Escaping the Kneebar to the Heel Hook
Failed Knee Bar to Heel Hook
Combinations...Combinations! Today I wanted to look at a leg lock combination from a failed knee bar. One of my favorite aspects of leg locks is that they chain together nicely. With the right amount of practice it becomes very easy to switch in between ankle locks, heel hooks, toe holds, kneebars, and calf crushes. In today's video we are … Continue reading Failed Knee Bar to Heel Hook