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John Danaher On Leg Locks Conquering The Jiu-Jitsu World

  Footlocks in Jiu-Jitsu seem (still) to get a bad rap. In other similar grappling arts like Sambo or Catch Wrestling, they occupy an important place. In recent years a new school of Jiu-Jitsu...

This Is What Garry Tonon Wants You To Know About Leg Locks

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Leg Lock Academy Defending Honor After Accusations

    Leg Lock Academy’s Alan Belcher found the time to construct a long-form response to last week’s accusations by a member of the Renzo Gracie team, Matt Kaplan. Initially he...

Matt Kaplan Puts Leg Lock Academy On Blast: Stop it!

    Renzo Gracie’s Matt Kaplan spoke out about the Leg Lock Academy and provided some harsh thoughts when it comes to a particular leg lock. The blast was inspired by a video put...

Available Again: Secrets Of The John Danaher Leg Lock System

  John Danaher is one of the best kept secrets in Jiu-Jitsu. The New Zealand born, BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie has been praised by the BJJ community as being a master and brain of the art....

Watch 105 Leg Lock Techniques In Just 9 Minutes w/ Jason Scully

    In this “Short But Sweet” reference video, BJJ Black Belt Jason Scully demonstrates 105 leg lock techniques from a TON of different situations that will help you get ideas...

Leg Lock War: Sambo vs BJJ, Polaris Pro 2, Sept. 12

    Reilly Bodycomb is considered one of the highest authorities on sambo-style leglocks in America today. The leglock master will meet his match in Eddie Cummings, a BJJ black belt from...

The Art of Sneaky Leg Lock Attacks

    Being ninja-like in grappling is a lost art. Being blatant in your attack is something that happens all too often, and the agility and sneaky setups have dwindled. However, today I’m...

Polaris 2: Garry Tonon faces Leg Lock Master Masakazu Imanari

    Garry Tonon fights at Polaris 2 against the most lethal Japanese leglock artist in the game, “10th Dan Master of Leglocks”. Imanari is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt...

Leg Lock Torpedos: Heel Hooks From Bottom Mount

    Dan Faggella is a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu Style, MMA Sports...

Improving Your Leg Lock Attacks Through Drilling

Leg locks are so wonderful, aren’t they!? Through my years of learning the sport and training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, I have grown to love leg locks and how effective they can be and how quickly...

Submit From The 50/50 Guard With IBJJF Legal Leg Locks

These are a bunch of IBJJF legal leglocks (applicable to Gi  rules) from 50/50 position. So everything except heel hooks. Check it out:  

Mendes Brothers talk leg locks, competing in the absolute, and who is better between the two brothers in the gym

Source: http://www.mendesbros.com/ You are both pretty young and you have already achieved great success in jiu-jitsu both with the gi and without the gi. You medaled in the most prestigious...

John Danaher Debunks the Claim that ‘Leglocks Don’t Work in MMA’

Leg locks in traditional Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academies still seem to get a bad rap. In other similar grappling arts like Sambo or Catch Wrestling, they occupy an important place. In recent years a...

BJJ Legend Relson Gracie Blames Leglocks Fad for Diluting the Essence of Jiu-Jitsu

Jiu-Jitsu pioneer Relson Gracie has expressed frustration with the direction modern Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has taken, claiming it’s become too sport-focused and less applicable to real-life...

Grapevine BJJ Leglock from Mount: Legit Move?

An Instagram video went viral showing a leg lock from mount in the grapevine. In BJJ, the grapevine position generally involves the practitioner on top in the mount position intertwining their legs...

Understanding The Z Lock Leg Attack In BJJ

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Gordon Ryan Shows A Powerful Trilemma: Leglock Defense, Attacks, Guard Passes & Back Takes

As you climb through the ranks of Jiu-Jitsu – both when it comes to belts and skill levels – you’ll come to understand that the best way to submit opponents isn’t with just...

Upgrade Your Straight Ankle Lock With The “Legal Reap Foot” Setup

If you’re someone who enjoys doing Leg Locks, then chances are that Heel Hooks have been your primary focus – not Straight Ankle Locks and their variations… Which is a big shame,...

Robert Degle Betraying his Own Kind: How To Pass a Leglocker’s Guard

When searching on Google for ways to counter leg lockers, you will come across various counter-curses that aim to remove the leg-locker curse or leg-locking spell, which are fictional spells from the...

Dante Leon Shows The Double Leg Body Lock To The Back Setup

The transition between standing techniques and ground techniques are rarely taught in BJJ. This is a small window of opportunity that is often neglected in BJJ. Capitalising on this moment is a...

Firas Zahabi: Leglocks Are The Best Anti wrestling Technique Because They Defuse Sprawling

  Firas Zahabi is an outstanding mind for bjj and bjj in mma. Zahabi recently released a video where he narrates a roll against a pedigreed wrestler. In the video he is grappling Johnny Yates...

Dean Lister Has Precious Advice for Someone Wanting to Get Better at Leglocks

A household name in almost any BJJ community, Dean Lister is a 3 time ADCC World Champion and, perhaps more importantly, one of the jiujiteiros who are most responsible for the last decade’s...

Counter The Single Leg With This Kimura Lock Reversal

If your opponent gets a Single Leg on you and you can get their head to the outside of your rib cage… You can counter it with a Kimura Lock-based reversal! Kimura trap system is widely credited...