No-gi Intermediate
Escape knee-on-belly and immediately attack a kneebar or heel hook depending how they turn.
Submissions
Submissions
Straight ankle lock, the outside heel hook (where legal), toe hold and the Estima lock.
Ashi Garami (Straight Ashi) · Leg Entanglements
The other side: Leg Lock Defence and Escapes
Techniques in this topic
Shorts
Figure-four leglock
Invisible Jiu Jitsu Instagram
A figure-four leglock (Ric Flair style) as a straightforward entanglement finish.
YouTube videos
No-gi Intermediate
Mateusz Szczeciński on precision ankle locks at the B-Team: a high-level look at the same submission.
How To Do The Estima Lock by Braulio Estima (The Creator Of The Estima Lock)
Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics YouTube
Braulio Estima, who named the lock, shows how to catch the inside footlock while passing or from single-leg X.
John Danaher Reveals His SECRET Detail For Unstoppable Ankle Locks
Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics YouTube
John Danaher on the detail he considers most important for finishing the straight ankle lock, with the mechanics explained at length.
No-gi Advanced
Crevar on finishing leg locks once the entanglement is on, not just collecting positions.
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Chewjitsu's straight ankle lock for white belts, with the grip, hip and foot placement details that turn the position from single-leg X into a reliable finish.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Stephan Kesting breaks down the Estima lock so you can finish it without blowing your own ankle position.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu's free half-hour ankle lock instructional, going from the basic straight ankle lock through several tighter variations.
No-gi Intermediate
Gordon Ryan's key detail for an unstoppable Achilles lock from ashi.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Mikey Musumeci attacks the straight ankle lock from single-leg X and switches to a toe hold when the opponent defends the ankle.
No-gi Intermediate
Glick's strongest straight ankle lock from top ashi garami, with the breaking mechanics that actually finish.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Glick's IBJJF-legal ankle-lock system: what you can attack from ashi under gi rules and how to finish without a reap.
Finishing the Straight Ankle Lock (BJJ): Countering Defense to the Achilles Lock & Ashi-Garami
Brian Glick YouTube
Finishing the straight ankle lock when they defend: countering the common defences from ashi garami.
Written instruction
Straight Ankle Lock
BJJ Atlas BJJ Atlas
Written overview of the straight ankle lock from ashi garami.
Index covering ankle locks, heel hooks, kneebars and defence.