Originally Posted by
Mike Nall
Actually the whole conversation was mostly about the Lepri/Tonon.
Hall has first hand experience. He spent a long time specializing in leg locks and it didn't work out for him at ADCC. So he knows that it's not a magic bullet. He's really not taking nearly as much of a shot at Cummings as people think. He was moreso poking fun at Luke Thomas who wrote the article and is a friend of his
Quote: @tanquinhojj 's base and passing are a scathing indictment of the idea that leglocks are some kind of secret to beating elite grapplers.
Where was the whole conversation? From that link I only see a short article and a direct quote from Hall speaking on Tanq and Cummings.
Tanq vs Eddie and even Lepri vs Tonon only prove that they are better grapplers under those rules. And the rules are a relevant factor. I will never ever forget the BJJ Kumite where AJ Agazarm completely dominated Tonon for maybe 20 minutes straight. If it were a tournament, AJ probably scored 40 points or more over the course of about 3 rounds. And yet, it was Tonon who got the submission. It doesn't necessarily mean that Eddie or Tonon would've won. I'm just pointing out that the rules did play a factor. As I've pointed out, Tanq won on a negative point. So he won simply by avoiding heel hooks.
I don't think that anyone believes that leg locks are a magic bullet. I would hope not. That's a silly notion. Likewise, people would be foolish to believe that base and passing are magic bullets for dealing with leg locks.
Cummings is still 100% right though. The fact that he's made it all the way through numerous tourneys, all the way to $20k, and all the way to ADCC off the strength of his leg lock game is indeed a scathing indictment to jiu jitsu's treatment of leglocks.
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