Inside Heel Hook: Setup and Safety (Lachlan Giles)

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Lachlan is a second degree BJJ black belt. He is the 2017 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship Bronze Medallist, 2014 Australian Jiu-Jitsu Grand Prix Champion, multiple time Pan Pacific and Victorian Jiu Jitsu Champion. He has represented Australia twice at ADCC, the most prestigious submission grappling competition in the world, represented Australia three times at the World Pro Championships and competed at the Eddie Bravo Invitational where he submitted former ADCC Champion Rani Yahya.
In 2014 and 2017 he completed a clean sweep of the black belt division at Australia's most prestigious competition, the Pan Pacific Championships, winning 4 gold medals. In 2016 Lachlan was ranked as the number 12 lightweight BJJ competitor in the world. He is also the 2016 Australian Freestyle Wrestling Champion.
He also works as a physiotherapist and in 2016 completed his PhD.

[@MrCk1234567890]

Mom: “skinny Craig jones isn’t real, he can’t hurt you” skinny craig:

[@listerdean2332]

some good details... I do it slightly different but similar... Worked on Rodolfo Viera so this position is legit

[@Jake-oz7rs]

@Bruce Wayne this isnt the real dean lister you fuckwit

[@LOLLYPOPPE]

@@Jake-oz7rs yes it is lol

[@rackembarry]

@@Jake-oz7rs jesus lmfao

[@kennedic4403]

Finally someone speaking sensibly about why the heel hook is more dangerous than other subs. It should def be practiced and mastered by all bjj players but to act like its the same thing as an arm lock doesn't make much sense. A torn acl, if you dont have medical insurance or good medical insurance or a job that you have to walk alot etc, is a big deal. The recovery is long, arduous and expensive as fuck. Other subs, you know when you're caught and you can be prepared to tap. An inside heel hook, the first pain you feel is the acl starting to tear so they should most certainly be practiced and perfected but in a controlled environment with good training partners imho.

[@radikalnormal3913]

In Europe everyone has free insurance with superior coverage. We can train more heel hooks

[@Hardwork213]

@@radikalnormal3913 LMAOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ongobongo8333]

@@radikalnormal3913 yep, hopefully us Americans wise up soon and copy the nhs.

[@Henry-fv3bc]

Half the time armbars don't even seem to work. Did anyone see Charles Oliviera's armbar on Tony Ferguson? He bent the damn thing 30-45 degrees backwards and Tony (crazy) didn't tap. I'm sure it hurt a lot for a while and inhibited his ability to fight for the remaining rounds, but it's clearly nowhere near as bad as a knee rupturing. What about Craig Jones' armbar against Gordon Ryan - Craig obviously wanted to win and would have been cranking that thing... Gordon didn't tap and was able to continue the match and win. Even if you start from the armbar being fully applied, you still have way more time to tap before long lasting injury. It probably depends on the person, but you can get your arm hyperextended slightly and it will hurt a lot and you'll be able to tap. It seems quite hard to actually break it... I've had people crank armbars on me really fast before I could tap and had a sore elbow for a few weeks, but it seems nowhere near as bad as a knee tear. Craig Jones was talking about how he had his arm severely hyperextended once, and it just hurt for a while and got better. Makes you wonder if armbars actually work beyond just being a pain submission... Are you really going to be able to break someone's arm with most armbars? I'm sure there's examples of it happening... If you get the armpit grip you can get lots of hyperextension, but almost any other armbar just seems to create lots of pain. idk. Some cute ude gatame from top side control where you step the leg over the head? I doubt you can actually break anything with moves like that... probably just hurts. Heel hooks on the other hand... 1 inch and then POP. Shoulder locks can be pretty bad too.

[@jameswan2116]

@@ongobongo8333 The NHS is terrible- you'd be looking at waiting a year or more for surgery.

[@King-jq5vt]

Every heel hook position is also a foot lock position. It's a great way to master positioning and leg locks (as well as their defense) in the beginning of your grappling career if you're worried about training heel hooks.

[@gsztjnrtgnhjt]

That detail at 3:10 about catching the toes a little lower is great. Thanks again for the great videos~

[@phillipadams4691]

I agree. No one has ever mentioned that to me. I don't have a lot of time learning leg locks but these little points make things so much more effective.

[@seanchristiansen4982]

I find that the kimura is comparable to the heel hook given that both can require surgery and can be life long injuries. The damage inflicted to the small tendons in the shoulder is very similar to the damage inflicted to the knee by a heel hook; however, we generally have more dexterity and awareness of our arms so we tap much faster and far more sensibly to a kimura, I find the real danger of leg locks is ignorance. Nonetheless, the heel hook (especially the inside heel hook) is exceptionally dangerous so I greatly appreciate the safety tips towards the end of the video.

[@unchien2069]

The kimura is dangerous but the heel hook is still more dangerous. The amount of manipulation required to create breaking force is very, very little. A few degrees rotation can be catastrophic, it comes on so much stronger than a kimura. Respect the heel hook and tap early

[@jimjam762]

The shoulder has a lot more ability to rotate, especially in the kimura direction. The shoulder is a ball joint which is meant to have close to 360 degree rotation. The knee only goes up and down.

[@Apollo_Blaze]

Fantastic video as always 🔥

[@slaine88]

Make sure to watch to the end. Trust me the warning will save your knees

[@tidouble1]

I feel like this video is going to blow up after Lachlan's performance this weekend at ADCC 2019. Giant Slayer!

[@jerl7320]

Beat the super heavy weight gold medal winner with a heal hook in Absolute division! Insane.

[@davidinawe791]

@@jerl7320 i would love to hear more about the heal hook, sounds much more safe and gentle than whats demonstrated here

[@re1ner]

@@davidinawe791 Lachlan has made competitors walk again using his heal hook

[@AbuDujanahImraan]

Excellent detail

[@bobismurda3289]

MAAAN I need this beat!!! Straight fire

[@Biocccid]

Another great video! Keep them coming :)

[@PaulJohn283]

Great video

[@coneryj]

I like the details on capturing the foot. One thing about the falling to your left in this vid is that it leaves his other leg free to defend (unless of course you manage to also capture it). However, if you fall to your other side, your shins are on top of his other leg pinning it to the mat. It really immobilizes their whole body because their hip gets pinned too so they can roll or stand... I think a good example of this is Gordon Ryan's adcc match against cyborg.

[@gabrieltribuzy4885]

Who is here after Gile’s ADCC bronze

[@Justchill13548]

Who got silver and gold

[@spiritsplice]

Who got Double Gold

[@punchmedown]

i need to get my eyes check, I either see 2 Lachlan or 2 Craig.

[@aussietramp]

A yuong Craig Jones studying how to be deadly ...

[@shrimpleypibbles2509]

I just get the control position and very loosely and gently make the gripping position. Once you actually have control and are able to form the correct position the actual submission itself doesn't really take any doing. You never know when someone is going to freak out and twist their leg the wrong way, breaking their own knee or something like that, so it's just not worth it to even hold the position tightly without applying pressure unless your partner is very familiar with them, which most people aren't. Most times people just pause and prepare to tap but if they try to fight their way out of it I just let the grip go immediately.

[@user-nj9qs8qj4c]

Really good

[@user-wc6ye8wf7f]

细节很棒

[@MejiaComedy]

Know it all purp checking in here, JoeyJournal ✌

[@jacquesroyer44]

safety attitude on the mat.. much restpect!

[@jacquesroyer44]

*respect (sorry)

[@rigerzamora7642]

Lo maximo 👍👍👍👍👍

[@cranebang712]

Cool

[@immortalskysovereign2974]

That's Craig Jones right? I think I saw him whoop ass in that Sakuraba event

[@josephdidonna1956]

3:24: I tap repeatedly, say tap repeatedly, LOUDLY. That is some nasty shit.

[@etroqueen9891]

Just watching him secure the leg into position before applying the torque is making me grimace in pain omg.

[@Joecool20147]

You can tell Craig gets very tense, even when Lachlan is just demonstrating how to catch the heel.

[@COASTRECOVERY]

"Stralia" BJJ Mate

[@thatguitarguyguy]

Is that Craig Jones? Lol

[@shanesummers1458]

Great video and instruction but hearing a fellow Aussie call Craig "creg" was more painful than a heelhook

[@prismjiujitsu]

As someone who has his share of knee injuries, I watch all heal hook videos with a slight cringe on my face.

[@curtisw0234]

leg locks are scary af. they are a good way to make people not want to spar/fight you

[@laars8015]

These are nasty. Every time he hooked his heel i was dying on the inside

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Bruh

[@Joecool20147]

You could tell Craig was too. Just watch his hands whenever Lachlan starts demonstrating the later stages of finishing it. He in quick succession, lifts his hips to relieve pressure, balls his fist and then goes to tap.

[@gadatra]

Whats the ñame on the entry?

[@bart131]

Ashi garami

[@lewiscanals905]

Craig Jones have a look at the fella

[@SuperBigshot99]

Why Craig defend like that at first?

[@samuraisteve2775]

Unlike Old School Gracie JJ which has been pressure tested with punches, I can tell this has not. Lots of huge holes for striking. I think some of the new school is cool, but the Old School still serves the most people where and when they will need it...Self Defense. 👍🙏

[@reazh847]

ryan hall heel hooks really effectively in the UFC

[@KrigRaseri]

What are you even talking about? What holes for striking? What is he going to do bend to the side and do some slaps? Twisting his other leg over in a vague attempt to maybe get a glancing hit? All the while he is destroying your knee? Keeping in mind this position usually wants control over the other leg anyway, so that would be giving it up more then likely. That's like saying mount is bad because the person on bottom can hook up towards you, like what are you talking about.

[@markhansen5730]

@@KrigRaseri his not wrong. It's always dangerous to go for leg locks because you are very vulnerable to strikes and if you're not an expert at it, you are easily going to get finished with ground and pound while going for a heel hook

[@p19shelt]

Never wanna be on the recieving end of that.

[@joeg7096]

lachlan "danaeris" giles orders craig "jones snow" to bend the knee at 2:34

[@Mutex50]

The 50% injury rate in competitions is alarming.

[@eastonanderson1497]

That Craig guy looks like he has potential just needs to hit the weights.

[@claytonbigbsy3880]

My ACL get sore just watching, hang on I don't have one!!!

[@justindeds6083]

Good deal of irony with your name (nationalism above all) and profile pic (ss officer) watching a martial arts video. Hope you can start to appreciate diversity on your bjj path.

[@antibabylon5535]

@@justindeds6083 You can celebrate diversity without replacing your native population with mass immigration yes? Plenty of western things in Japan with little immigration. Btw why does diversity always mean less white people? Maybe you could appreciate that most martial art forms came out of homogeneous countries. So maybe you could learn to not be such a commie on your bjj journey

[@davidtice4972]

411, Honey Hole.

[@pulsarlights2825]

They seem to both have matching hairlines.....hair transplant?.

[@redbloodedamericanman]

Fosters...Australian for Beer

[@JamesGreenier]

Dude is super timid and keeps tapping before the instructor puts on the hold. I can’t say I blame him. Super dangerous technique.

[@jsl8461]

The dude is Craig Jones, one of the best leg lockers in the world right now. Tapped out Leandro Lo with the help of an inside heel hook.

[@benjaminrogers1798]

Yeah, Craig Jones sailed through everyone in EBI except for Gordon Ryan whom he went to overtime with. I’m think he understands the leg lock game pretty well. Just doesn’t want to get injured

[@jchen7782]

Didn’t know jimmy kimmel was a BJJ master