We're focusing on leglocks this month at my gym (Revolution BJJ in Richmond, VA). Here's a quick tutorial on some of the ways I like to set up heel hooks from combat base you might enjoy:
Let me know what you think!
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Great stuff! 
Jordan Tabor - That's good stuff. Just used it this weekend.
Thanks, Jordan! Which particular set up do you use the most?
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Great stuff.
I'm from a Pancrase background but train in the gi now.
It's criminal this stuff isn't taught more imo.
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shin2chin - Great stuff.
I'm from a Pancrase background but train in the gi now.
It's criminal this stuff isn't taught more imo.
Nice. Are you located in Japan, or did you train at an American affiliate?
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goatfury -shin2chin - Great stuff.
I'm from a Pancrase background but train in the gi now.
It's criminal this stuff isn't taught more imo.
Nice. Are you located in Japan, or did you train at an American affiliate?
London Pancrase
The gym was started by a guy called Fred Rado (a Bas Rutten guy I think)
By the time I trained there it was run by Paul Hines and Jess Liaudin.
Both were really great grapplers. Jess is a UFC vet.
I trained there for a few years when I was at university.
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shin2chin -goatfury -shin2chin - Great stuff.
I'm from a Pancrase background but train in the gi now.
It's criminal this stuff isn't taught more imo.
Nice. Are you located in Japan, or did you train at an American affiliate?
London Pancrase
The gym was started by a guy called Fred Rado (a Bas Rutten guy I think)
By the time I trained there it was run by Paul Hines and Jess Liaudin.
Both were really great grapplers. Jess is a UFC vet.
I trained there for a few years when I was at university.
Oh, right on, man! From the 2000-ish Pancrase era. I must have watched a thousand fights from that time frame.
Yeah like 2000-2003 i was there.
I'm a BJJ brown belt now but to this day I use stuff I was taught back then.
My first day in a BJJ school I went for a heel hook on the instructor lol
I'm lucky I wasn't jumped
shin2chin - My first day in a BJJ school I went for a heel hook on the instructor lol
I'm lucky I wasn't jumped
Haha, yeah. There's a stigma. At my gym, we have more advanced classes (no-gi) where it's fair game. A lot of guys train for sport, and there is that element of safety that's ingrained. The most dangerous thing, though, as I've always said, is ignorance.
I ended up training in Japan for a few years with Tri-Force (now Carpe Diem)
Their no-gi classes had a similar format. ADCC rule set from blue belt up.
For sure ignorance is the biggest problem.
I had a few guys ask to rule with reaps allowed etc as they know my game is very leg lock orientated. The amount of times people ignored the reap and just tried to turn in to face me was unreal. I had to explain that's why BJJ'ers get their knees blown. You have to respect that position.
You don't do a backwards roll to escape an omoplata and complain it's a dangerous move when you have a blown shoulder.
shin2chin - I ended up training in Japan for a few years with Tri-Force (now Carpe Diem)
Their no-gi classes had a similar format. ADCC rule set from blue belt up.
For sure ignorance is the biggest problem.
I had a few guys ask to rule with reaps allowed etc as they know my game is very leg lock orientated. The amount of times people ignored the reap and just tried to turn in to face me was unreal. I had to explain that's why BJJ'ers get their knees blown. You have to respect that position.
You don't do a backwards roll to escape an omoplata and complain it's a dangerous move when you have a blown shoulder.
Oh yeah, no doubt. It's amazing the level of ignorance out there... and, yeah, a little arrogance, too. Very, very dangerous combination.
Always love these, Andrew.