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LEG ATTACK SKILLS & DRILLS:
Here
are a couple of drills and skills to work to each time you get on the
mat. Going
for the standard ankle/Achilles attack off the single leg takedown.
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Start with
the standard single leg takedown.
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After you
have taken your opponent down trap the ankle under your armpit
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Do not
lock your hands or give away the leg attack
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Do not
fall straight back but fall to your side slipping your other leg
through to complete the control portion of the leg attack.
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Make sure
that you are attacking the Achilles not the calf. While a calf
crunch is painful a experienced fighter will not tap to a simple
calf crunch. No matter how painful.
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Do 3 sets
5 moves each set each side. This allows you to practice both
your takedown and submission in one move.
Going
for the heel hook after passing the guard
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This
move is accomplished after passing the guard by exiting
backwards. If you watch in many matches a fighter exits back
out of the guard. He then waits for his opponent to stand up
and start the fight over.
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A
alternative is to exit back and pass the leg to the side instead of
exiting backwards. When the leg has been passed instead of
falling to cross body fall sideways into the heel hook from the
wrong side (this is on video in the members section)
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Remember
to shoot the inside leg through so that you can establish a control
position.
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Remember
to hold the top of the toes tightly under your armpit
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Remember
to hold your hand position close under the Achilles/heel
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Be
careful the wrong side heel hook is 100 time tighter than the
standard heel hook and it is easy to damage your opponents knee.
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Do
3 sets of 3 moves each side. This move puts tremendous
pressure on the knee and should not be practiced to the point of
knee strain.
Standard
Achilles lock from the guard
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Not
recommended in a fight as it is easily countered but good for
training since it is easily countered.
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Establish
a good posture so your opponent does not have head control over you.
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Make
sure that you are not leaving arms in exposed positions
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Either
rock or push opponent to one hip/side or the other. This
allows you to slip the foot over the body.
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Squeeze
your knees so your opponent cannot ride up into the mount on you.
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Hold
the ankle softly but firmly under your armpit. Again do not
grab with the hand or arm as this is a dead giveaway.
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After
establishing a control position with legs and knees bring the arm
into play applying pressure low on the Achilles.
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Again,
I do not like this one in a fight but it can be used as a transition
or practice move.
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Do
3 sets of 10 each side. This exercise will allow both practice
in the guard and for you and your opponent to practice counter and
attack.
A.J. Comparetto
P.S. I you want to learn
more about BJJ leglocks or to order BJJ
leglocks
click here. If you want to learn more submission
fighting leglocks click here.
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