Ankle lock finishes at the elite level?

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Hey guys. Lately, I've been putting a ton of effort into improving my straight ankle lock and various setups for it. It's finally starting to come together, and I'm stoked about that.

With that said, can you show me some examples of them being finished at the highest levels of competition? Ideally, I'd like to see finishes from black belt divisions of IBJJF tournaments (gi and no-gi), ADCC and its qualifiers, the Abu Dhabi Pro, invitationals like Copa Podio and Five Grappling, or superfights between high level competitors, or in elite levels of sport sambo. Also, ankle lock finishes from high levels of MMA, like the UFC, Pride, Strikeforce, Bellator, Dream, etc. would be awesome.

Huuuuge +1 if you can find examples of the corkscrew footlock that Dean Lister teaches being used in competition.
 
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Watch Cavaca, Buchecha and Nicolini.

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Italo Lins goes for the 'corkscrew' a lot in this match vs. Queixinho, but doesn't finish. Roli Delgado mentions him (in his footlock instructional) having like seven finishes in competition with that sub, but I don't know if any of them are online.

 
Nice thread.

It's not a the same level, but European Absolute brown belt champion Ivan Tomasetti has a vicious ankle lock: 4 subs in few minutes!




 
Braulio Estima vs Lovato Jr. at ADCC is a good one. You can find a lot from Victor Estima. He finished all 3 or 4 opponents with it when he won the nogi worlds, including Davi Ramos. I don't know how many of these are on youtube.

Here are a couple I found by doing a youtube search for Estima footlock. You can see some finishes in the preview clip too.




 
Thanks, guys! You rock. I haven't had a chance to watch everything posted yet, but I absolutely will. Keep 'em comin'!
 
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One of my favorite Cavaca finishes. He showed this last time he was up, which was soon after that worlds.

I use it as my plan b against the deep-half. I also like to do a sort of modified version against the RDLR before my opponent tries to get underneath me.
 
metallifan3091 said:
Huuuuge +1 if you can find examples of the corkscrew footlock that Dean Lister teaches being used in competition.
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RNC grip instead of the gable, but I think this is it



Glover tries it on Terra early in this match, but it doesn't finish.
 
Drew Foster said:
Braulio Estima vs Lovato Jr. at ADCC is a good one. You can find a lot from Victor Estima. He finished all 3 or 4 opponents with it when he won the nogi worlds, including Davi Ramos. I don't know how many of these are on youtube.

Here are a couple I found by doing a youtube search for Estima footlock. You can see some finishes in the preview clip too.
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Is the Estima lock a corkscrew footlock?
 
Shem, thanks for sharing that video of Lins. He was definitely going for it, but just couldn't quite get it. I've been working on the corkscrew a bit, but so far I vastly prefer the normal ankle lock.

Luther, thanks for sharing those. I'd never heard of Ivan before, but he's got a killer ankle lock from the look of it. I loved how he flowed from kata guruma straight to the footlock in the first match you shared. I bet he drills that a ton.

Drew, I ended up not having time to get to the stuff you posted today, but you always share quality content, so it's on my to-do list for tomorrow.

Joey, the Estima lock (in my limited experience) feels much more akin to a toehold than an ankle lock, whereas the corkscrew tends to feel very much like a straight ankle lock, unless extra torsion is applied.

Thanks to everybody for posting so far. I'm quickly learning that the ankle lock is a MUCH more powerful finish than some instructors would have you believe. It was interesting to Aoki and Roger go for it instead of the heel hook, despite the heel hook being allowed in pro MMA and ADCC.
 
wait, you can ankle lock without reaping? We must spread the news all over F12!!!!
 
Hey guys. I finally got a chance to watch everything that's been posted, and a few things seem clear to me.

First, in IBJJF rules competition, going belly down to finish the ankle lock seems to be more effective than trying to attack the low side, outside finish, where dominant leg positioning is an issue. Reilly Bodycomb sort of discusses this in his recent Top Rock seminar, and Cavaca exemplifies it in his finish from top deep half, where I'd never considered attacking the legs. I'd like to play around with that finish some.

Second, the Estima lock specifically seems to come on so fast when applied correctly that dominant leg position is less important than in conventional ankle locks. However, my understanding is that the legality of it in IBJJF competition below brown belt is questionable because it resembles a toehold in nature. Any thoughts on this?

My final thought is a question, not a statement. Is the corkscrew footlock relatively new in the grappling repertoire? There doesn't seem to be too much footage on it out there, aside from the examples that Drew and Shem dug up, and it is certainly new to me. As a blue belt, lots of things are new to me, so I'm not sure that matters much, haha.
 
metallifan3091 said:
Hey guys. I finally got a chance to watch everything that's been posted, and a few things seem clear to me.

First, in IBJJF rules competition, going belly down to finish the ankle lock seems to be more effective than trying to attack the low side, outside finish, where dominant leg positioning is an issue. Reilly Bodycomb sort of discusses this in his recent Top Rock seminar, and Cavaca exemplifies it in his finish from top deep half, where I'd never considered attacking the legs. I'd like to play around with that finish some.

Second, the Estima lock specifically seems to come on so fast when applied correctly that dominant leg position is less important than in conventional ankle locks. However, my understanding is that the legality of it in IBJJF competition below brown belt is questionable because it resembles a toehold in nature. Any thoughts on this?

My final thought is a question, not a statement. Is the corkscrew footlock relatively new in the grappling repertoire? There doesn't seem to be too much footage on it out there, aside from the examples that Drew and Shem dug up, and it is certainly new to me. As a blue belt, lots of things are new to me, so I'm not sure that matters much, haha.
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http://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/the-infamous-estima-footlock-now-legal-at-all-belts-under-ibjjf-rules/
 
Thanks for the info, Drew. I'm happy to hear it. Perhaps I'll be checking out the app also. Roli Delgado's app is on my to-buy list as well.
 
Haven't you guys ever listened to Bas Rutten? Straight ankle locks are just pain moves. (Also arm-in guillotines don't work)
 
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