Leg lock variations for Judo, BJJ & MMA Competition

One of my mates and I do a lot of submission grappling etc and one thing he is very very very good at is leg locks and footlocks. He catches me with them all the time – although they are not legal in Judo these days back in the day they were legal. I decided to film a video of my mate Shak pulling some leglocks on me check it out below.

Please note that I suggest you practice leg locks (and all it’s variants) with people you know and trust. Do not practice or roll with leg locks at training with people that have an ego – as leg locks are the fastest way to injure someone. I do leg locks with my mate Shak because I know he will not crank them too hard because we are friends and respect leg locks and how dangerous they are.

I use the term leg locks as a blanket term for all lower body submissions including:

– kneebars

– ankle locks

– toe holds

– banana splits

– calf slicers

– heel hooks

There has been so really awesome kneebars over the last few years in the UFC including the Frank Mir vs Brock Lesnar fight:

Here is a basic calf slicer submission during an MMA match at the 120 mark:

Here is a classic straight ankle lock submission in a no-gi submission grappling comp- the sub is at the the 20 sec mark.

I dont know about you but have you ever had�someone do a banana split on you? It is truly horrible. Here is a great�banana split submission by Vinny Magalhaes, the sub is at the 345 mark. Just remember that when you are in turtle and your opponent has a leg in between your legs a banana split of calf slicer are on the way:

Here is a senaky toe hold by multiple world bjj champion Andrea Galvao. You can see him sink the toe hold at the 45 second mark. Notice the ‘kimura’ type grip he uses and how the direction he cranks the submission.

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Here is a really nice submission at the 1:20 mark by Dean lister. This sub is a reverse heel hook (a very brutal submission)

And this last video is full of the coolest and most brutal submissions i have ever seen (besides neck and spine cranks). This video once again is by Dean Lister.

Want to learn more about leg locks?

If you are keen on learning some leglocks and footlocks etc then I encourage you to check out DeanListerleglocks.com as Dean really know everything on knee bars, ankle lecks, toe holds etc.