Eddie Bravo Bans Heel Hooks for Minors at EBI
Dec 22, 2015BJJEE
Eddie Bravo has decided to ban heel hooks for minors competing at his Jiu-Jitsu invitational, EBI. The decision comes as a result of the recent kids match between Riley Breedlove and Sophia...
Eddie Bravo Invitational 4 Results; Eddie Cummings Submits All Via Heel Hook
Aug 16, 2015BJJEE
EBI 4 (EDDIE BRAVO INVITATIONAL 4) was held this Saturday August 15th at the Orpheum in Downtown LA. It featured 16 of the best “Featherweights” on the planet, including the return...
Watch: Brutal Heel Hook Injury During Rugby League Match
Jun 17, 2015BJJEE
North Wales Crusaders is a Rugby League team from Wales. They had a game last weekend vs Rochdale Hornets, where their forward Alex Thompson stayed down in the third minute after being...
Marcelo Brigadeiro: “Guillotine, heel hook & arm triangle are Luta Livre signature moves. BJJ fighters didn’t use them until they trained with us…”
Jun 15, 2015BJJEE
Marcelo Brigadeiro is one of the star pupils of Luta Livre Master Marcio “Cromado” Barbosa. Brigadeiro shares his thoughts on the resurgence and evolution of Luta Livre,...
(Video) Gruesome Injury From Inverted Heel Hook During MMA Match
Mar 12, 2015BJJEE
A heel hook is a leg lock affecting multiple joints, and is applied by transversely twisting the foot either medially or laterally. The torsional force puts severe torque on the ankle,...
Leg Lock Torpedos: Heel Hooks From Bottom Mount
Jul 02, 2014
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...
Dana White Bans Rousimar Palhares From UFC Following Heel Hook Shenanigans
Oct 10, 2013BJJEE
Following his first round heel hook victory over Mike Pierce at UFC Fight Night 29, Rousimar Palhares has reportedly been banned from the UFC. AQccording To MMAFighting.com: “UFC...
If You Are Scared of Heelhooks In BJJ, This Is How To Overcome It
Aug 31, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Heelhooks are a powerful submission… As a matter of fact, they’re so powerful that they make some Jiujiteiros SCARED of them. Naturally, not of applying them, but of getting caught in...
Rugby Player Heelhooks Opponent In Rugby Match
Sep 05, 2020BJJEE
Heelhooks in street altercations have often been debated. But what nobody really counted on was on someone randomly heel hooking an unsuspecting opponent in a rugby match up. Rugby Great & All...
How To Set Up The Most Dangerous Leglock: Double Inverted Heelhook
Jul 26, 2020BJJEE
The heel hook is a tremendous weapon, both in grappling and in MMA. While we see heel hooks more often in Grappling, they are if applied properly and keeping you far away from strikes, very effective...
What’s More Dangerous: Reverse Or Outside Heelhook?
Jul 02, 2020BJJEE
Heel hook: outside vs. inside, what is more dangerous? A heel hook is a leg lock affecting multiple joints, and is applied by transversely twisting the foot either medially or laterally. The...
Rare Video: Dean Lister Heelhooks Rodolfo Vieira in Under 2 minutes at ADCC
Aug 18, 2018BJJEE
Dean Lister recently talked about his 2011 ADCC campaign on a the Jocko Willink podcast, where to the surprise of many, he claimed his third title at the age of 35. Lister was saying how at the hotel...
How To Heelhook Proof Your Knees
May 21, 2018BJJEE
Photo: Rafael Domingos at EBI. Guest post by Dr Kickass, Mike Piekarski, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Former MMA Fighter, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu brown belt. Follow him on instagram. How to...
Standing Heelhook Finish In MMA
Nov 26, 2017BJJEE
Usually heel hooks are finished on the ground with the use of gravity but in this MMA fight, the fighter finished it standing! @HandGrenade_01 🇬🇧 (5-2)...
15 yr old Nicky Ryan Submits Marvin Castelle with Heelhook
Jun 18, 2017BJJEE
Fifteen year old prodigy Nicky Ryan submitted 10th planet instructor Marvin Castelle in Grappling superfight. Castelle is a brown belt under Eddie Bravo himself! – He is 25 years old and lives in...
Garry Tonon On Heelhook Injury at EBI 5 Kids Match
Dec 15, 2015BJJEE
A heel hook is a leg lock affecting multiple joints, and is applied by transversely twisting the foot either medially or laterally. The torsional force puts severe torque on the ankle, which...
How To Perform The Cartwheel Pass In BJJ
Mar 27, 2023BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
The Unexpected “Outside Heel Bar” Is Just The Leg Lock You Need
Nov 07, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
A kneebar (also known as legbar, kneelock or hiza-juji-gatame) is a leglock that can hyperextend the knee. The basic kneebar technique is similar to that of an armbar. The practitioner will trap the...
Understanding Underhooks And Overhooks In BJJ/Grappling & MMA
Aug 24, 2021BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
Having Trouble With Setting Up A Strong De La Riva Hook? Do This
Jan 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
After quite some time spent at being infatuated with the No Gi game, it seems that you have finally understood that it’s not about „one or the other“; but that Jiu Jitsu is meant to be...
UFC Invitational 7: Surprising Upsets, Kaynan Duarte Submitted by Brown Belt
May 16, 2024BJJEE
Wednesday night, May 15th was full of grappling excitement at the UFC Invitational 7 held at the Ultimate facilities in Las Vegas, USA. The event delivered one of the biggest surprises of the year as...
Male podcast host claims female BJJ purple belt would be helpless against a regular male
May 16, 2024BJJEE
In a recent episode of the “Whatever Podcast,” a heated discussion unfolded about the effectiveness of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in real-life self-defense situations, particularly when it...
MMA Fighter Says He’d Defeat Gordon Ryan In A Real Fight: “He Has No Hands”
May 13, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Ramsey Nijem, a former contestant on The Ultimate Fighter and NCAA Division I wrestler, recently mentioned what a potential fight between him and Gordon Ryan would look like… Claiming that...
UFC Vet Who Spat at 10th Planet Black Belt Because of “Lockdown” Explains His Side of Story
May 08, 2024BJJEE
At the recent IBJJF Atlanta Spring Open, a controversy erupted involving former UFC fighter and decorated BJJ black belt, Rafael Assunção, and 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Matt Walsh. The...
