Odd question for BJJ

[HavenMess]

So I have been doing BJJ for about 2 months now and I have an odd question.

Are there any drillss to improve your "locking of the ankles" while you have an opponent in your guard?

I have trouble hooking and keeping my feet together, because I can't keep my feet locked together. It just feels very weird and uncomfortable on my ankles/feet. Has any one else experienced this, will it just improve over time and get use to this feeling?:redface:

 

[Adept]

Welcome to the world of BJJ, friend.

As for the closed guard thing...

Do you have flat feet or some kind of medical problem that may be preventing you from locking your feet?

Another thing could be that it'll take time to get use to. Sensitivity wise.

I had no trouble locking my feet when I started grappling, but then again, you're not me.

 

[juijitsufan]

streching and doing sqauts maybe to strenghten legs

at our club we do tons and tons of diffrent types of sqauts

i think if you build up legs you can squeeze tighter and than be able to lock ankles

that my first suggestion but i may be totally off

i personally have never done ankle training to make them stronger

 

[Sloth]

Practice curling your toes up towards your shins. This will develop stronger hooks so that when you lock your ankles together you will have a stronger link (will also be useful for later on when you start doing butterfly guard stuff). Squats and excersises where you squeeze your knees together (like thighmaster type stuff) helps alot also.

 

[kimurense]

it get's tougher with time.. it's like the Muay thai guys, they don't get hard chins straight away

also, try working with the opened guard..

 

[juijitsufan]

oh forgot

the reason why De la Riva has such a good guard is that when he was born, he was born with something that made him walk on his toes 24/7 he developed killer calves and ankle strength

so try walking on your toes everywhere

 

[Yojimbo]

What feels uncomfortable, your muscles or bones/joints?

 

[The Economist]

You must realize that the key to holding your guard closed is NOT keeping your ankles locked.
While that is an important part, the key is holding tight using your upper leg muscles, so that you really clamp his sides.

The best way to improve strength here is to use the "good girl/bad girl" machines at the gym, where you are opening and closing your legs.

 

[Jagcorps_esq]

You must realize that the key to holding your guard closed is NOT keeping your ankles locked.
While that is an important part, the key is holding tight using your upper leg muscles, so that you really clamp his sides.

The best way to improve strength here is to use the "good girl/bad girl" machines at the gym, where you are opening and closing your legs.

HAHA!

Something else too, though this doesn't answer your specific question. Start working more open guard stuff, since you can't close guard well anyways. Closed guard really isn't supposed to be the end of your guard play, just the pause before preemptively opening your guard when you want to set up subs, sweeps.

 

[Damien Karras]

The answer has already been given,

work on inner thigh strength and overall leg strength.

Stretching your toes toward your shin also works.


But I never had this problem.

 

[SuperSuperRambo]

Strange question. I don't know of any specific exercises for that, aside from grappling and working a closed guard. As you continue to train regularly, over time, your body will become accustomed to the motions you commonly make, this one included.

 

[DirectDrive]

So I have been doing BJJ for about 2 months now and I have an odd question.

Are there any drillss to improve your "locking of the ankles" while you have an opponent in your guard?

I have trouble hooking and keeping my feet together, because I can't keep my feet locked together. It just feels very weird and uncomfortable on my ankles/feet. Has any one else experienced this, will it just improve over time and get use to this feeling?:redface:

don't worry about it. maybe closed guard isn't your game. work open guard games. you will get owned a lot, since you are a newbie, but you will it will come together.