Safely and effectively incorporate leglocks into your Mixed Martial Arts game.
In this new comprehensive course learn how to make use of leglocks into any competitive or self defense scenario where strikes are involved. Robert Degle began his competitive career with Mixed Martial Arts as his focus and has spent many years studying the best leglockers in Mixed Martial Arts. The results of his research can be found in the system on display here.
Leglock entries
Leglock entries specifically tailored to the realistic demands of Mixed Martial Arts competition and accounting for the differences between pure grappling and fighting.
Mitigating strikes
A systematic method of inhibiting your opponents ability to land strikes on you as you pursue leglocks from the bottom position.
Breaking mechanics and getting back on top
Have a clear game plan of what to do when you entangle a leg which involves the creation of a dilemma between the application of breaking mechanics and getting back on top of your opponent.
Course curriculum
Introductory concepts
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Entangling the legs from the bottom position and the standing position when strikes are involved
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- 5. Entangling someones legs in a situation where strikes are involved (2:33)
- 6. The three best ways to entangle someone's legs when strikes are involved (3:22)
- 7. The use of outside positioning based guards in MMA (4:37)
- 8. Using outside positioning to enable outside reaps (2:15)
- 9. Entering into leg entanglements from a closed guard (11:58)
- 10. Closed guard to Omoplata into leg entanglements (3:13)
- 11. Basics of the De la Riva guard in MMA (2:21)
- 12. Advanced de la Riva offensive options. (4:42)
- 13. K guard sweep (9:55)
- 14. Transitioning between outside positioning based guards (2:39)
- 15. Transitioning into an outside reap when you are getting stacked and punched from the bottom position (2:43)
- 16. Chasing an opponents back who runs away when we go for an outside reap (2:37)
- 17. Chaining into a leg entanglement off of a failed takedown attempt (1:49)
- 18. Using double legs against the cage to enter into a straight Ashi Garami (6:47)
- 19. Entering into the straight Ashi off of a single leg attack (2:08)
- 20. Entering into the straight Ashi off of an opponents kick (1:33)
- 21. Far hip Ashi Garami offensive continuum (34:43)
- 22. The Lat kneebar (11:41)
- 23. Rolling entries into the legs (4:10)
- 24. Gripping behind the knee for rolling entries (1:21)
Mitigating strikes from the bottom position
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- 25. Keeping yourself safe from a supine guard off of a failed rolling entry (3:12)
- 26. Using off balances and misdirections to mitigate the threat of strikes while we are working from the bottom position (5:08)
- 27. Open and closed wedge misdirection's (7:21)
- 28. The advantage of the Far Hip Ashi Garami over the Diagonal Ashi Garami (4:38)
- 29. Mitigating our opponents ability to strike us from a 5050 (32:55)
- 30. Bottom Cross Ashi Garami misdirection transition to a backside 5050 (10:08)
Breaking mechanics
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- 31. The principle of limited space (4:24)
- 32. The importance of good breaking mechanics (3:46)
- 33. Basics of good heel hook breaking mechanics (6:48)
- 34. The distinction between rotational and lateral breaking mechanics (2:48)
- 35. Keeping control of your opponents leg as we cycle between rotational and lateral breaking mechanics (22:09)
- 36. Grip considerations for effective heel hook breaking mechanics with special consideration to MMA (12:56)
- 37. Mitigating our opponents defense against our heel hook (11:12)
- 38. Specific considerations for finishing the outside heel hook (4:50)
Entangling the legs from the top position and using entanglements to gain top position
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- 39. Using leg entanglements to gain top position (2:13)
- 40. The importance of being able to gain top position in MMA (1:23)
- 41. The advantages and disadvantages of leg entanglements relative to the goals of breaking a mans legs or getting on top (5:00)
- 42. Gaining top position with variations of the straight Ashi Garami (9:08)
- 43. Gaining top position with the Cross Ashi Garami (5:50)
- 44. Taking an opponents back from a Cross Ashi Garami (3:32)
- 45. Getting on top from a double seated 5050 against a disengaging opponent (5:36)
- 46. Transitioning from a standard Ashi Garami to a Cross Ashi Garami (4:21)
- 47. The safest way to enter into the legs from the top position (8:30)
My recommendations for using leglocks for self defense
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