Failed lock down

[Brent Smith]

I never wear gi pants and my lockdown is fine. Granted I do rock the knee and ankle sleeves.

[ian quinto]

[Brandon Mccaghren]

Hey just listen to me I will tell you. I love lockdown. I also love Pizza. Its very good. But for real yo. Wear gi pants first. It will tighten your game up and you will be like Eddie. Eddie is a cool mother fucker. I love most kinds of dogs. I am around 5 foot 10 so my legs are longer than alot of guys. It seems like when your legs are longer and you try to extend all the way your foot and leg is just to damn long to keep their ankle hooked there. So listen I will tell you a secret. SQUEEZE. Boom I'm going for the whip up. Boom I'm going for the electric chair. Boom I'm going for the full guard. Boom I'm going for the godfather sweep. And just recently boom I'm going for the prison guard right into the the calf crank and if he rolls boom I roll into the truck and guess what I still got that bastard calf crank. I'm just a guy thats almost been training a year. I'm holding all types of blue belts in my lockdown. I get "hey you got a good lockdown" alot. I have to have my cup of coffee before I roll. It gives me energy. Stay away from Mcdonalds it will kill you. Do P90x it works. Enjoy your Jiu Jitsu and your life. Have fun with your Lockdown friend.

And this is very good example of why Don Blankenship is in the running for 10thplanetjj. com Poster of the Year.

[Shaughn]

my cousin is 6'3" and nearly snaps my leg off with the lockdown. nearly s@#t my pants when he extends... reps i guess...

[Justin Toenjes]

lmao, I just spit out Jalapeno and cheddar chips everywhere.

and don, you when I was reading your post all i could think about was Jon Madden/Billy May's, BOOM, HE GOES FOR THE SWEEP! BOOM! CALF CRANK. BOOOOOOM HE GETS THE TAP.

[AJ Camacho]

my cousin is 6'3" and nearly snaps my leg off with the lockdown. nearly s@#t my pants when he extends... reps i guess...

Yeah, I was going to mention that. If you are taller than your opponent the lockdown tends to squezze lower, at the base of the calf muscle which can cause extreme pain for some people. The OP must not be doing it correctly... maybe just crossing his legs instead of a figure four with a grapevine?

[Aaron Wood]

Waaouuuu... Renato? Are you there? lol
You are right, with gi it is better (already practiced), but I thought Gi / no Gi would not have any influence on lock down.
I will try to change my position toward my partners, keep on squeezing and rep rep rep! Thanks all!

Eddie has said several times that the gi pants will help you to work the position more, hence more reps.
I don't know that height is an issue. I am 6'2" and have monkey legs and have no problems with the lockdown.

[Ryan Cook]

It sounds like you Started too low on his leg and probably only extended one leg. Ankle to ankle is the best. Also, your legs don't have to be straightened completely at the knee, you can squeeze with your knees bent (especially when you whip up you).

[Ryan Cook]

Also, when my lockdown slips off like that and I already have double unders, I usually go through the footwork and pop straight up to dogfight. Your double unders have to be perfect though. Anyone else do that?

[Nanor]

It sounds like you Started too low on his leg and probably only extended one leg. Ankle to ankle is the best. Also, your legs don't have to be straightened completely at the knee, you can squeeze with your knees bent (especially when you whip up you).

Very interesting, because I thought that squeezing and extending legs was the same issue. I will try to separate both.