Scientifically escaping the heel hook Part 2: reverse heel hook
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This is one of the most damaging submissions that you can perform yet many practitioners have a poor defense and or do not understand what to do and why.
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For the inside heel hook or reverse heel hook the attacker needs the same thing as with a standard heel hook:
1) Clamp the thigh to isolate movement at the knee.
2) Externally rotate the heel at the knee.
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Defense: In my last video where I explain defense for the standard heel hook I emphasize rolling to alleviate the pressure and clearing the knee line. Clearing the knee line is still the goal but rolling from this side will not work. I can roll to alleviate minuscule amounts of pressure but once I roll to my side with my opponent on top of me I will be stuck and victim to the attack.
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From this variation on the heel hook I need to escape differently.
1) Fight the initial grip. I need to start fighting the grip immediately while using my heel in his anticubital region to temporarily stop my opponent from rotating
2) Once my heel is free I want to turn my leg away to hide my heel and then put all my weight into my heel. This will buy me some time as my opponent will be unable to finish the submission without unbalancing me first.
3) Next I need to clear my knee line. I use my arms to undo the triangle vice grip. From there I can use my foot as leverage to pry my leg free.
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As I said in my last post: heel hooks are a poorly understood submission and many people are ignorant of defenses. Often novices will rely on flopping side to side in hopes to escape and may even roll into the force of the submission thus damaging their own knee. By understanding how the attack works you can deconstruct your defense so that you are no longer in danger by this attack.
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