Berimbolo Counter to Leg Lock
Escape a heel hook entanglement by freeing the knee line, inverting into De La Riva, and rotating to take the back. This counter turns a defensive survival situation into an offensive back-take opportunity.
6 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Free the knee line by slipping the knee to the inside.0:34
- 2Place one hand under your own leg and fall into a De La Riva position.0:56
- 3Invert fully, bringing your head into the opponent's hip hole and laying your shin across their lap like a belt.1:02
- 4Grab the opponent's back hip while upside down.1:12
- 5Sit up and place your shin behind the opponent's knee.1:18
- 6Push the opponent's knee through to take the back.2:06
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