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Backside 50/50 heel hook
A heel hook from 50/50 after they turn away to hide their heel. Use it when they try to escape 50/50 by turning their back to you, only where heel hooks are allowed.
Leg entangle Submission
Step by step
- Start in 50/50 with your outside leg over their thigh and your feet locked.
- When they turn away to hide their heel, turn with them. Keep your top leg over their hip and your knees pinched above their knee so the knee stays trapped.
- Hug their foot to your chest with their toes under your armpit. Slide the blade of your forearm behind their heel.
- Clasp your hands or grab your own wrist close to their heel. Keep your elbow tight to your ribs.
- Finish slowly. Turn your shoulders a few degrees, not just your arms, and stop the moment they tap.
Details that make it work
- Control the knee line first. If their knee slips past your knees, the heel hook does not finish and they escape.
- Heel hooks injure the knee before they hurt. Turn slowly and release on the tap.
Common mistakes
- Grabbing the heel before the knee is trapped.
- Cranking fast when they spin, which is how knees get hurt.
Drill it
From 50/50, partner turns away at 50 percent. 10 reps each side to the locked grip with no rotation. Finish only slowly, with a partner you trust.
If it fails, or what comes next
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How to defend it
Leg lock defense from the saddle: hand fight & escape: The escape sequence when they have you in the saddle: hands, then triangle, then knee. Use it the instant they lock the saddle, and tap if the heel grip is…
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