Dean Lister's Heel Hook Escape

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Dean Lister shows how to get out of the nastiest heel hook on the planet.
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[@koslim]

Dean lister is an honor for the sport

[@OpenProof]

A private lesson on heel hooks with Dean Lister would be the coolest thing ever!

[@malekhaiterron4153]

Awesome! Great stuff thanks Dean Lister and Bjjfanatics!!!

[@huwhitecavebeast1972]

Excellent.

[@interestedparty7523]

Totally pronounces the Brazilian name like a boss.

[@mubarkqardas46]

Ignacio Nemarich Hick Zhames*

[@irmaniklas]

problem is guys like Ryan, Tonon and Cummings control the other leg by crossings your legs together, especially if they get a sankakou around both legs you're screwed. Like John Danaher says, 95% of the resistance when you're going for the ashi garami comes from the leg that is not getting heel hooked, that's why you control that leg too. If Toquinho learned the Danaher leg lock system he'd be hurting way more guys

[@tristanaguilar2588]

Irma Niklas couldn’t have said it any better

[@juggercannot4485]

That's pretty slick.

[@bjjsaarbruecken]

Do you want to learn leglocks? Doubts, details, etc .. Dean Lister is the solution! As always, great! Oss

[@ThePrettyUglys]

Yep this works. Thanks.

[@BraveSirSausage]

1:57 for the technique

[@joopsnoop]

Funny how 20 years ago Brazilian BJJ guys frowned on leg locks and saw them as bad sportsmanship. Then along comes Lister and Danaher's crew in the last few years and now even the Gracies are posting videos on counters to leg locks. Scrambling to catch up because Danaher's guys and the Australian guy Craig Jones are absolutely shredding the best in the world with the simplest of leg lock approaches.

[@unclephill4764]

joopsnoop because theyre easy to do. And easier to finish. It is terrible sportsmanship, its about being the best, not winning the easiest.

[@listerdean2332]

remember that a kickboxer can easily beat a boxer (who isn't familiar with leg kicks) simply by kicking him. Yes in Boxing, kicking is illegal. However if a boxer doesn't study anything about kicking and he fights a kickboxer, he will have big problems..

[@joopsnoop]

See, comments like that are kind of obvious but you give it a lot more sense. And Danaher gives you credit for his epiphany precisely because of a similar simple comment that changed his whole approach. Respect.

[@joopsnoop]

If it is within the rules and done with agreement between all concerned how is it terrible sportsmanship? What is terrible sportsmanship, I think, is when someone innovates a profoundly successful technique that beats everyone so people cry foul.

[@bigmember5908]

lol leg locks are easy! not as easy as gi chokes.....the only reason leg locks are easy is because people avoid practicing them. don't agree? try leg locking the catch guy......

[@bigmember5908]

I like this.

[@onyxavatar]

Lister is the best.

[@mistermindahenziandalasnus3754]

Dean Lister could play Hellboy. Really. That's a compliment btw...

[@shootits48]

Dean Lister looks like a cool dude

[@krymsix574]

Knee blocker > 50/50 or figure four/covered heel. Blocker controls the distance and makes this defense much harder to use if both competitors are of similar size. For the guy in 50/50 trying to apply the heel hook, the Imanari "steering wheel" toe hold would be the next thing in the chain imo. Hand goes over the top, rather than scooping along the mat so the opponent cant use their other foot very effectively. Once applying pressure down on the toes to turn the heel out you can just grab the heel, switch to a heel hook since the heel is exposed or traditional toe hold. If they straighten the leg youre already in kneebar position. Leglocks lend themselves to catch wrestling flow.

[@reinerfleischmann6325]

Will this also work for straight ankle locks?

[@bigmember5908]

Dean Lister you seem like a really cool guy and a friend of mine runs a fairly large school. If you do seminars how would I have him contact you about potentially setting something up? If you don't do seminars I understand I just thought I'd ask and I saw you commenting in here somewhere.

[@SeekerLand]

That's awesome, but does it matter which foot is on top when you cross your feet?

[@DJBiermann]

Seeker Land I'm pretty sure your inside foot is over the outside or else you run into the same counters as 50/50, e.g. inside heel hook, leg lace...

[@SeekerLand]

at 2:26 Dean has his outside foot on top of the inside, and at 4:02 outside is on the bottom...so I wonder...

[@Souljacker7]

go ... go .... go

[@TheClimaxWarrior]

FUCK I wish I was Deans student.

[@hugohenrrique5187]

Eu queria ver as aulas do Dean ensinando a se defender das chaves de perna na 50/50. Tenho muita dificuldade de defender chaves nessa posição.

[@ramon1930]

Hugo vou fazer um vídeo em breve sobre isso no meu istagram quando postá-lo eu volto aqui

[@kirkd81]

I like this but our coach teaches us to control both legs when going for heel hooks , so this escape would be difficult:-/

[@koslim]

They get my heel without turning to the ground.. They submit me while facing me.. What to do there?

[@seanpgallagher22ify]

Wowwww.

[@nfriedman35]

is this part of an upcoming instructional release?

[@finlaynixon7474]

Nick Friedman i hope so, i dont think this is on deans k.a.t.c.h dvd but i might have misremembered, thats a great set and worth getting regardless. was a big help for me anyway!

[@Sasquash85]

Knees and ankles are hurting already

[@mattphorwich]

I just got caught in that dang thing in ebi trials! Lol

[@Vscustomprinting]

i swear its the same 30,000 people that watch all these videos... its lke 30,000 white belts abusing youtube, trying not to get into trouble with our instructors lol

[@BJJ.Fanatics]

Anything I can do to stay on professor's good side, I'm going to do :)

[@Vscustomprinting]

Me too!! I only pay attention to defense videos.. and I'm always double checking with my instructor

[@bigmember5908]

I'm a purple belt! but if I had found these vids as a white belt oh boy !

[@chaosdweller]

Lol that's funny, idk were I stand but I definitely learn a lot of jujitsu/and grappling technique's on YT, however due to social media and other factors, ex possibly outside factors like unemployment ECT ECT , I find it hard to learn and focus, same thing goes on when I fight; I mean I have trouble learning things quickly anyway (ask my instructors) lol! anyway I mainly blame social media, but yeah I'm like him idk internet terms either , so when I click on these videos : adding everything up outside circumstances, new lingo from social media , the attention economy, plus my own pace or way that I learn, it creates a situation where I go from working with a triple digit iq , to a low digit double digit iq , no real fault of my own , I know I should focus on working on meditation/concentration, like a monk , like some advisors have said,..... but it's easier said than done. I just wish we lived in a modernized society were we can embrace progress vs all the other crap that comes from smartphones, and social media. That's the way it used to be , at least for me anyway.......I think? some might feel the same way, (actually i know theres some) maybe? that's what Daniel is saying, learning it hands on, is the best. Fortunately for me I have time and determination when wanting to learn a grappling concept, (I do it all the time) but then the problem changes , it goes from not learning, to staring into my phone like a zombie/robot , for hours and hours, playing a move on repeat over and over and over again, which is partly what's wrong with humans and the world today, oh well either way , I'm kinda of a fan or I at least respect u, and your jujitsu abilities are mighty/intimidating to say the least. I really enjoy/learn on the shorter videos

[@nouribobo7405]

What to do when he starts rolling

[@charlesolhos]

The big problem. Toquinho was very strong. His strength wouldn't let his opponent defend himself.

[@TheForeignNationalBornNatural]

I Love heel hooks

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

4:24 Yes :)

[@BJJ.Fanatics]

Casually grabs a shoulder lock and goes about his business like the boss that he is :)

[@euttdsiggh2783]

Nenad ИС XC Shuput Ден је машина

[@Papasquatch73]

For me it seems much more effective to heel hook by reaping the knee like I was taught in Catch Wrestling than go outside like that. You control the opponents free leg

[@listerdean2332]

reaping is definitely superior technique, you are right

[@juniorbanyn8989]

I'm making memes out of this when my depression turns to manic :)

[@MrGhostface85]

If Palhares gets you in a heel hook, not even tapping will get you out of it

[@Neviksir]

Why does uke look so sad?

[@champ8605]

Sorry dean I believe its Ross Hammer Paul Harris.

[@joopsnoop]

If Dean didn't go off talking in tangents the videos would be about half as long.

[@roflswamp6]

joopsnoop i feel like thats what makes him so good tho

[@joopsnoop]

Fair call. His explanation shows his detailed understanding. Still... :)

[@listerdean2332]

I should try and tell less "Al Bundy stories" 7 touchdowns in 1 game Polk High school hehe

[@Vscustomprinting]

*LOL* no way, keep em coming

[@joopsnoop]

Tell it how you like Sir, I'm learning something new any way you present it!

[@trandat4]

The other guy is like a white pacquiao.

[@robertvillegas1298]

Dean it’s Ramos 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@respeezy]

That accent, he is trying to hard man lol

[@listerdean2332]

I only have the accent when I speak Portuguese or Spanish or French for a few hours, if I don't talk any of these languages, I lose the (what you think is a fake) accent hehe

[@bigmember5908]

that's a lot of languages man I struggle with English but I look at grappling as a language so

[@nouribobo7405]

What to do when he starts rolling