Omaplatas are a favourite Kneebars are fun when you get them But as I always seem to end up in guard I'll have to go with armbars
Ho not that agin Cain Although I like Rear Naked Choke very much. I find myself strangely drawn to Neck Cranks/ Face Bars. I also really love The Iron Cross, but alas am not so great at getting it to work that well, totally out of practice now, but it does look kinda fancy. Also some leg locks and achilles/ calf crushes.
I get far more pleasure from nailing a quality opponent with the basics done well rather than some complex variation. I tend to stick to my big 3, and work to be able to get them single and in combination from anywhere - unless someone gives me something else... Armbar (I like the far arm from x-body but can apply it from pretty much any position) Triangle (I get it quite well from the guard but also surprise people by getting it in less common positions) Americana (Stem up / ude-garame) - X-Body being the most common position, often via a transition from the mount.
#1 Keylock / Americana #2 Fig 4 ankle lock #3 armbar sometimes manage to pull off #4 flatulence / triangle combo
Flooris, do you mean achilles locks by calf lock, if so yes than can cause serious damage. Unfortunately i once put one on a lad at the club who appeared to have no pain threshold, he just wouldnt tap, so i kept increasing the pressure and it eventually led to ligament damage and he couldnt train for 6 months.
Key arm locks and neck cranks. I have a strong upper body, but I'm just not built to do any real ju juitsu techniques like triangle chokes and the such.
GEEZ 6 months?!?!?! Is heel hook safer than achilles lock? Lately i been using heel hooks more because i can get to it faster and it causes more pain.
Heel hooks are one of the easiest ways to hurt someone in grappling - and hurt them BADLY. An achilles lock attacks mainly the soft tissue of the ankle / calf - tendons and ligaments - these will heal. The heel hook applies rotational torque to the knee - a minor "pop" will cause major trauma to the lateral ligaments and maybe the cruciate liagmants. A MAJOR pop and the recipient may never walk again. I saw an example of such rotational torque a few years ago - the guy nearly lost his lower leg - the bones inside his knee shattered and severed the arteries & nerves in his knee. He kept his leg - but he has it screwed together with metal rods, has a permanent limp and will certainly never kick properly again. You have been warned!
Scary stuff. Thnx for the info. You might have saved my brothers leg today. Ill try not to over do it with heel hooks.
A good rule with heel hooks is to consider the POSITION a win in sparring. Don't wait for the tap - pain sometimes comes AS it breaks!
From my website - Here's Roy Harris (right) about to apply the heel hook on Karl Tanswell. Roy will now hook his right forearm over Karls foot and under his heel - he'll then join hands, pull his hands into his chest and turn his whole upper body to his left and lean back.
