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First, let's get this out of the way.
Now that we've caught everyone up on clsssic bjj memes, over the last 5 years "leg locks" have taken off. All of a sudden all the "how will you learn to pass the guard if you allow leg lock" bjj dorks are talking about how cool leg locks are while Jiu Jitsu hipsters like me were doing them before they were cool!!!
No but seriously, the heel hook game has come a long way and the straight footlock game has kind of benefitted from the advances but I have yet to see a true systematic approach to kneebar entries for bjj.
I mean something specific for transitions from passing to kneebar entries, consistent foot placement, and recovery.
We have all that with foot positions like 50/50 and the "inside Ashli" etc, but I don't know any systematic ways to put kneebar into the bjj style.
All the kneebars I ever see end up being speed scrambles, mostly from half guard with the most reliable follow up being heel hooks....which are still illegal under standard rules.
So how do kneebars work for you?
Do you X your feet or no?
Head close to your opponents head orfar away?
Do you grip with your hands or pinch with your elbow?
All comments welcome.
Now that we've caught everyone up on clsssic bjj memes, over the last 5 years "leg locks" have taken off. All of a sudden all the "how will you learn to pass the guard if you allow leg lock" bjj dorks are talking about how cool leg locks are while Jiu Jitsu hipsters like me were doing them before they were cool!!!
No but seriously, the heel hook game has come a long way and the straight footlock game has kind of benefitted from the advances but I have yet to see a true systematic approach to kneebar entries for bjj.
I mean something specific for transitions from passing to kneebar entries, consistent foot placement, and recovery.
We have all that with foot positions like 50/50 and the "inside Ashli" etc, but I don't know any systematic ways to put kneebar into the bjj style.
All the kneebars I ever see end up being speed scrambles, mostly from half guard with the most reliable follow up being heel hooks....which are still illegal under standard rules.
So how do kneebars work for you?
Do you X your feet or no?
Head close to your opponents head orfar away?
Do you grip with your hands or pinch with your elbow?
All comments welcome.