Heel Hook
- BJJ
- Leg Locks
- advanced
- Ashi garami
- 3 steps
Control the leg, trap the heel and rotate it to torque the knee, extremely dangerous, drill with care. Also known as the Inside/outside heel hook. Here is the exact breakdown from the DARCE app: 3 steps, the details that make it work, and the mistakes to avoid.
Step by step
- 01
Ashi garami
Secure a strong leg entanglement so their knee line is controlled.
- 02
Catch the heel
Trap the foot, cup the heel in the crook of your elbow and lock your hands.
- 03
Rotate the heel
Keeping the knee pinned by your legs, rotate the heel to torque the knee, apply slowly in training.
Key details
- Control the knee line with your legs, the rotation must load the knee, not just the ankle.
- Cup the heel, do not grip the foot.
- Apply slowly; the heel hook gives almost no warning before injury.
Common mistakes
- Attacking the heel without controlling the knee.
- Cranking fast, this injures training partners.
- Letting them rotate their knee to safety by losing the entanglement.
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