Technique Spotlight: K.A.T.C.H Leg Attack System

By Fanatics Authors, June 03, 2019

If you have just entered into Jiu-Jitsu you are probably far more familiar with the leg lock game than people were 15 years ago. Even some veterans of Jiu-Jitsu completely ignored leg locks because they didn’t believe in them, or thought they were cheap. NOT Dean Lister.

The “leg locks don’t work” meme is pretty funny. It’s funny because everyone knows the truth. Leg locks work. If you’ve been watching ANY tournament footage from across the country you no doubt have seen some devastating leg lock footage. Dean Lister is a true pioneer when it comes to leg locks.

Although Dean had an immensely successful career prior to ADCC 2011, the grappling community at large took notice when he won his division by defeating the likes of Rodolfo Vieira and Joao Assis by heel hook. The thing is Dean had been leg locking the likes of Saulo Ribeiro in 2003. Dean has always made Leg Locks work. That’s where The K.A.T.C.H Leg Lock Attack System comes in.

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The K.A.T.C.H. system teaches everything from leg lock safety to leg lock escapes, by one of the leg lock pioneers. Dean applies his competition experience to his teaching methodologies. When you are able to leg lock athletes like Saulo Ribeiro and Rodolfo Vieira you have access to details that not many people have. Until NOW that is!

Applying leg locks without a strategy can be a risky endeavor. Many times we see these fancy foot lock techniques and want to do our best imitation of them at open mat. Although it’s fun to experiment, it’s better to have a method to your madness.

Lister covers entries into foot lock positions and breaks down the essential concepts that are required to apply leg locks at the highest level. Even if you have never done leg locks before Dean finds ways to connect your game into leg lock positions so you never feel totally lost.

Starting leg lock strategies by having them connect to techniques you’ve used before is a great way to start learning. For instance you may have never done an inverted heel hook, but you surely have done the knee slide pass. This tried and true class pass, can lead you directly into leg locking territory. A simple pass attempt into a slick back step is exactly what the doctor ordered. Next thing you know you have some foundations to your tactics instead of spazzy foot lock attempts!

“Why would you ignore 50% of the human body?” was what Dean Lister told John Danaher when they first trained. That sentence is responsible for a large shift in how Jiu-Jitsu is taught and performed today. Lister is the ORIGINAL GANGSTER when it comes to Leg Locks. The K.A.T.C.H Leg Attack System will give you the essential techniques that made Dean Lister such a revolutionary martial artist!

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