Figure-Four Twisting Ankle Lock
From De La Riva, strip their upper body grip, control the far foot with your heel, and roll into a figure-four leg entanglement to twist the ankle toward the butt.
4 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Strip their grip on your upper body and control the far foot with your heel aligned to their toes.5:30
- 2Roll away from them while grabbing and coming under their leg.5:50
- 3Triangle your legs, controlling the non-attacking leg to stabilize the position.6:05
- 4Curve their toes toward their butt to apply a twisting pressure to the ankle.6:15
From the source video
Related techniques
- Submission·Leg EntanglementFigure Four Leg Lock
A submission attack targeting the knee or ankle using a figure-four configuration. It works by isolating one of the opponent's legs and using body weight to hy…
- Pass·Leg EntanglementCollar-Sleeve Knee Cut Pass
A primary knee cut pass from reverse Ashi Garami that uses collar and sleeve grips to flatten the opponent and prevent guard recovery or single-leg attacks.
- Setup·Leg EntanglementCoyote Ankle Lock Setup from De La Riva Guard
When opponent postures up and deadlifts, turn out to the side, thread hand through to grab own stomach, angle knee down, butterfly hook opponent's leg, drop op…
- Transition·Leg EntanglementReverse X-Guard to Saddle
From X-Guard, if the opponent is heavy on you, transition to Reverse X-Guard to collect their leg and take the back via the Saddle position. This works best wh…
- Submission·Leg EntanglementStraight Ankle Lock
Finishes the ankle by aligning the forearm perpendicular to the shin and tucking the elbow to the hip to maximize leverage before arching back.
- Submission·Leg EntanglementInside Heel Hook
A high-leverage leg lock from the saddle position that isolates the tibia. It works by pinning the heel against the armpit and ribs while rotating the lower le…
Then the round started — and you forgot it.