Recent Posts Tagged With 'leglocks'

• The Achilles Ankle Lock & The Knee Bar

  Posted on Wednesday February 4th, 2009 at 12:23 in mma, brazilian jiu jitsu, leglocks, ground game

  I had initially planned to write a post regarding both the 'Achilles Ankle Lock' and the 'Knee Bar' but then I remembered Stephen Kesting's GrappleArts website already has a fantastic article dedicated to each of these techniques. I'd be depriving y...

• Toe Hold Ankle Lock

  Posted on Thursday January 22nd, 2009 at 03:12 in mma, brazilian jiu jitsu, leglocks, ground game

  Sometimes referred to simply as a ‘Foot Lock’, the Toe Hold Ankle Lock is a submission that is applied via the twisting and applying torque around one’s instep and the axis that runs along the centre of the foot. It is easy to apply and world...

• The Heel Hook

  Posted on Tuesday December 16th, 2008 at 13:57 in karate, brazilian jiu jitsu, leglocks, ground game

  The Heel Hook is a leg lock technique affecting multiple joints, applied by transversal foot twist (rotating the heel). The rotation torques the joints (and ligaments) of the ankle and more so, those of the knee - the submission is simple to apply f...