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Instructional leg lock videos ?
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...however, the Danaher DVD is also *extremely* good instruction, and you can watch it on 1.5x speed so its not so slow going. As a new blue belt, you may also find that the careful explanations are helpful in getting you to understand the fundamentals of those positions.
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Try Lachlan Giles' instructional
It's $147 but it's clearly worked for him against much bigger men
https://bjjfanatics.com/products/leg-lock-anthology-50-50-by-lachlan-giles
It's $147 but it's clearly worked for him against much bigger men
https://bjjfanatics.com/products/leg-lock-anthology-50-50-by-lachlan-giles
theirs obviously reason he doesnt wana teach u yet.. take his advice he knows much much more about grappling than you i dont even teach any leg locks till guys are blue and even then i teach them straight ankle locks
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Man I hate this black belt worship.
In no universe is withholding development a good thing. All skills are built with time under tension the more time you have the better off you are.
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I'm still a big fan of Reilly Bodycomb's instructional. Some of the original Top Rock entry stuff is kind of dated, but he still has a ton of useful stuff.
Also, would highly suggest the Grapplers Guide for tons of info covering just about everything you can hope for.
Also, would highly suggest the Grapplers Guide for tons of info covering just about everything you can hope for.
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He doesn't teach it to purples and browns either.
+many top level coaches like Zahabi, Danaher claim that you should work on all skills from day one, otherwise you are gonna create some bad habits.
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Btw, I have purchased Kesting's one.
I will work a lot on that.
Moreover, I tapped a purple belt twice today with a basic straight ankle lock ( which is the only lower body attack allowed in our gym but yet is super ignorant on it because our coach never taught us anything about it) I'd learned from Cesar Gracie free instructionnal on YouTube.
I will work a lot on that.
Moreover, I tapped a purple belt twice today with a basic straight ankle lock ( which is the only lower body attack allowed in our gym but yet is super ignorant on it because our coach never taught us anything about it) I'd learned from Cesar Gracie free instructionnal on YouTube.
and thats their opinion theirs also many others who disagree theirs a reason when i roll with blues today they have poor base and position tbh blues a decade ago had the top pressure and control of todays browns
and i hate people with shitty fundamentals who cant even hold a basic mount which is almost everybody below brown today took one of my students to a tourney for purples 3 months ago 16 men and 1500 dollar cash prize for the winner nobody there could pass guard or stay on top lol they kept flailing around hoping to grab a leg and play footsies yet my student heel hooked 2 guys in a row lol and i rarely even work leg locks with him ended up losing in finals due to fatigue to a guy who won pan ams at purple it really showed me how weak people are today in fundamentals to even pass guard and stay on top which is what jiu jitsus ultimate goal is anyways
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Fundamentals are relative to you. Grappling isn't about being on top, bottom or any of that marketing b.s. bjj is about the winning a fight by taking it to an area where most people don't feel comfortable.
If you know bjj and the other guy doesnt it doesn't matter top or bottom you are at an advantage.
I agree that passing is a skill everyone needs, why on earth would I try to pass if Ive been heelhooking everyone from hq? Practice is about getting better and tournaments are about winning using your A game.
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Shit advice... I won my first ever bjj tournament beating everyone using achilles lock. none of them had an answer for it. one them knew to hold the head, and to roll to the side, but only cause his coach showed him last minute after i subbed the first two guys while they watched.
If you're not doing everything to win, you're not doing enough. And this story is all with-in the rule set of a no gi white belt level which I still am.
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Are you looking for nogi stuff, gi stuff, both, IBJJF -legal or what are you most interested in GoatArtemLobov?
On the 'don't teach leg locks people will avoid learning to pass' thing its very simple - teach people not to grab a foot and flop back. Its hardly rocket science, 99% of the bullshit idiotic stuff you see white belts do to try get cheap taps with leg locks the stunts their game can be avoided just by teaching them properly. Show them the connections between passes like leg drags and ankle locks, show them back-takes linked to back stepping to the Saddle, show them how threaten leg locks from guards like Spider to come back up and get passes etc.
My leg lock game is mostly a mix of ankle locks and Estima locks and its a key part of my passing game. The idea the two are mutually exclusive is daft, you should also mix leg attack entries with crab rides and the like to attack the back. You should be pulling directly into sweeps and leg lock finishes and also using takedowns and leg locks in combination. Its all grappling, be the takedown/pass/mount guy who also has a great guard and good leg lock game.
On the 'don't teach leg locks people will avoid learning to pass' thing its very simple - teach people not to grab a foot and flop back. Its hardly rocket science, 99% of the bullshit idiotic stuff you see white belts do to try get cheap taps with leg locks the stunts their game can be avoided just by teaching them properly. Show them the connections between passes like leg drags and ankle locks, show them back-takes linked to back stepping to the Saddle, show them how threaten leg locks from guards like Spider to come back up and get passes etc.
My leg lock game is mostly a mix of ankle locks and Estima locks and its a key part of my passing game. The idea the two are mutually exclusive is daft, you should also mix leg attack entries with crab rides and the like to attack the back. You should be pulling directly into sweeps and leg lock finishes and also using takedowns and leg locks in combination. Its all grappling, be the takedown/pass/mount guy who also has a great guard and good leg lock game.
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lol at a white belt trying to tell someone something is shit advice im quite sure also if i were to ask you to show me some fundamentals youde have tons of errors
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I wanna know everything about leglocks, including illegal techniques (of course I won't apply them on my training partners because I respect the trainer's choice to have us train Under IBJJF white belt rules). If it works, I want to know it, it is that simple.
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Come at it from a guard/control position approach in that case starting off. If you can get to positions like X, SLX or 50/50 and develop and learn to control their leg properly you have the option of doing ibjjf-legal stuff or heel hooks.
Look at something like Oli Geddes Footlock Mastery first as it covers some basic ideas of how to get to ankle locks from a number of key guards. If you can get to a position you can ankle lock somebody and understand how to control them and keep them there you can essentially toe hold, knee bar or heel hook them from the same spot. Also by understanding the guard aspect you'll find a guard you can combine for sweeps, abandoning the leg attack to come back on top etc. early on which will stop you being the guy who just falls back with a foot tekkenfan is complaining about.
(Ignoring back-stepping to the saddle) most leg lockers are likely to play some variation of SLX/full X or 50/50 as their main way to enter attacking positions so you need those tools first. You're going to have to pick some or all to to learn to develop your leg locks from bottom, you can add the stuff from top back in later then.
From there work on controlling the leg once you've entries down then lastly on finishing details.
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The arguments people use for not teaching leg entanglements would apply just as much, if not even more so, to attacks like triangles or arm bars from guard as well. Pretty much all of the most important pathways for reversing position from bottom involve attacking the legs anyways, sub or no sub.
For ibjjf competition, Caio Tera and Mikey Musumeci are in my opinion the best guys to study for attacking lower body submissions under that ruleset (it's probably not a coincidence that Mikey himself is a student under Caio). The CT style footlock from de la riva is a great 'opening move' when making first contact with an opponent, and combines well with tripod and ankle pick/technical stand up sweeps. Luiz Panza, Erbeth Santos, and Gabriel Arges might also be worth a look for 50/50 stuff.
For more open rulesets in general, and heel hooks specifically, i think the best guys to look into are Eddie Cummings, Ryan Hall, Gordon Ryan, Craig Jones, and Lachlan Giles. Of the five, Cummings, Jones, and Giles have each released good instructionals in recent years that cover innovations in leg attacks that will probably be relevant to your interests. Ryan Hall also released a series of instructionals; being over a decade old, they don't necessarily talk about the same things that the others do, but what they do talk about has a measure of timeless quality to it. (I know i'd be certainly be interested in if he records a new series that updates on how his game has developed to day.)
For ibjjf competition, Caio Tera and Mikey Musumeci are in my opinion the best guys to study for attacking lower body submissions under that ruleset (it's probably not a coincidence that Mikey himself is a student under Caio). The CT style footlock from de la riva is a great 'opening move' when making first contact with an opponent, and combines well with tripod and ankle pick/technical stand up sweeps. Luiz Panza, Erbeth Santos, and Gabriel Arges might also be worth a look for 50/50 stuff.
For more open rulesets in general, and heel hooks specifically, i think the best guys to look into are Eddie Cummings, Ryan Hall, Gordon Ryan, Craig Jones, and Lachlan Giles. Of the five, Cummings, Jones, and Giles have each released good instructionals in recent years that cover innovations in leg attacks that will probably be relevant to your interests. Ryan Hall also released a series of instructionals; being over a decade old, they don't necessarily talk about the same things that the others do, but what they do talk about has a measure of timeless quality to it. (I know i'd be certainly be interested in if he records a new series that updates on how his game has developed to day.)
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For IBJJF legal stuff Braulio's recent Toe-hold & Estima Lock set is also great. I'd recommend Cavaca's BJJ fanatics set instead of Luis Panza's for 50/50 in an IBJJF context too, there is more content on 50/50 and a bunch on attack leg locks from the top. Reilly Bodycomb also has a set on just Ankle Locks that is very good for anyone not playing heel hooks too.
I'd really love Caio to do a set on leg locks, some of the best details i know i learnt from his website but there's no real link of his overall game with them there.
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Just had a blue belt win Acc sliver sir. Belts mean jack
lol of course it does people who say this are usually people upset they arnt promoted to the belt they feel they deserve
