Heel Hookery

[Jeff Baldwin]

IMO, the only REAL danger with practicing Foot/Leg Locks is they are detrimental to your guard passing skill because you don't really have to pass the guard with good leg locks. BTW by Pass the Guard I mean getting to side control, mount, knee on stomach, or back control.

[bobby rivers]

Jeff, Im sure you would also agree that having a killer le game opens up passes, no?

Sweet info on the Marelo/Lister session. Im sure weight class had a factor, but still..

[Will Thaxton]

Ruin? What if someone heelhooks Kron? or if someone hooked Marcelo in his prime?

Like Sean said and Chris has known. The revolution is eminent. The legs are the largest limbs on the body. Its crazy rules and preferences that has taken grappling this long to see it. Effectiveness and truth will never ruin anything.

But yes, people will adapt. Its what we do.

Guess your right. I do think this part of the evolution will help bring BJJ back to MMA. (Being that the move is so powerful.)

[Jeff Baldwin]

Jeff, Im sure you would also agree that having a killer le game opens up passes, no?

Sweet info on the Marelo/Lister session. Im sure weight class had a factor, but still..

Yes of course!

They compliment each other. What I tell my students at first is to practice entries from your guard. Then get a few attacks from the guard and mix it up. When they defend the leg lock convert to a pass and vise versa.

[Jack Hanley]

I watched Dean Lister tap Marcelo almost at will at a seminar here in Cali years ago... All foot locks.

Obviously they weren't rolling hard but Marcelo never got Dean.

Wow, very interesting. It makes perfect sense to me, but I'll bet it would surprise a lot of gi guys.

[bobby rivers]

Guess your right. I do think this part of the evolution will help bring BJJ back to MMA. (Being that the position is so powerful.)

Ftfy

[Will Thaxton]

Haha! I think out load sometimes!

[kevinculp]

I rolled all weekend with guys going for heel hooks and we never play with heel hooks at my school. I got heel hooked several times and never got hurt. The guys knew what they were doing and I taped. It's that simple. Sean Applegate is now my footlock guru!