Would you like to become known as the athlete who wins BJJ matches fast, perhaps in the opening seconds? Then your best bet would be to go for a Leg Lock.
More specifically – for the Heel Hook.

John Danaher emphasizes why this is the case:

“When it comes to fast submission entries there is an obvious king of the hill. Heel Hooks can clearly be entered into and completed in less time than most other forms of submission.

This is because they do not need to conform to the standard method of positional control as a precursor to most upper body submissions.”

He explains that the “fast” upper body submissions variations don’t have gravity on their side:

“Upper body submissions that don’t require prior positional domination such as flying arm bar and triangles have the disadvantage of working against gravity in their initial application.

Whereas heel hooks attack the lower half of the body and hence don’t require the difficult act of climbing the body to be applied (made even more difficult when there is no gi to grip).”

Let’s say that you’re in the 50/50 position and that you’re looking to finish the match with a Straight Ankle Lock… But suddenly, there’s an opportunity to transition to an Outside Heel Hook due to the opponent’s defense – how are you supposed to go for it?

Tom DeBlass demonstrates and explains this technique transition on the video below:

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