One of the most enjoyable things about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is that there's always something new to learn. As I continue to roll and learn, I am finally learning to avoid the same old traps that I fell into time and time...

Often times when we think about leg locks the first thing that likely comes to mind is Gordan Ryan in competition hunting for the heels and heel hooking everyone from seemingly every position imaginable.  What you may or may not realize though is...

One of the first submissions that leg lock ace  Dean Lister learned as a young wrestler was the knee compression or also known as the calf slicer.  In this technique the opponent's leg is pulled across our own shin creating a painful crushing...

Everywhere you look people are using half guard.  You can barely swing your belt around the mats without hitting someone who is working half guard from the bottom or top.  Bottom players are utilizing their hooks to keep their opponents from passing the...

Leg locks are commonly perceived as heel hooks, toe holds, ankle locks, knee bars, and estima locks.  People often forget about compression locks and slicers.  Compressions and slicers are absolutely devastating and have been extremely effective for years.  Why are they so effective? ...

Dean Lister is the godfather of leg locks here in the states. Back when leg locks were considered dirty, Dean was leg locking his way to championship titles. Starting with his straight foot locks at blue belt, he later developed a dangerous heel hook game at the higher ranks and soon was winning matches in […]

At the No Gi Worlds last weekend, BJJ extraordinaire, Luiz Panza won his championship match with a calf slicer. Calf slicers, also known as calf crushers are seen more rarely in competition, but are absolutely effective submissions. Calf slicers can cause an extreme amount of pain that is felt almost instantly.  The pain sounds exactly […]

If you’ve watched high level no gi competitions that allow all leg locks over the past few years, you know that leglocks are all the rage right now. Leglocks have taken hold of the competitive grappling circuit becoming an extremely trendy over the past couple of years. What make leglocks so effective and why are […]