Skip to content

Grappling Insider

Latest Grappling, BJJ, MMA and Jiu-Jitsu No-GI News

Grappling Insider

  • Latest News
    • BJJ News
    • IBJJF News
    • ADCC News
    • MMA News
    • UK BJJ News
    • Judo News
    • Wrestling News
  • Preview Events
  • Review Events
  • Video
  • Reviews
    • Health
      • Top HGH Supplements
      • Top 6 Male Enhancement Pills
      • Top Pheromone Perfumes for Women
    • Grappling Mats
      • Top 10 Best Grappling Mats
  • About Us

Heel Hook

MMA News 

Ciryl Gane has ‘no regrets’ over failed heel hook attempt at UFC 270

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Ben Coate

At UFC 270, former interim UFC heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane came up just short in his bid for the UFC heavyweight title against current champ Francis Ngannou. It was the first loss of Gane’s relatively young professional MMA career. Going into the fifth round of that bout, two judges had

Read more
BJJ Culture BJJ News Technique 

Video: Dean Lister and Mikey Musumeci Discuss The “Mikey Lock”

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Ben Coate

In October, Mikey Musumeci captured the inaugural Who’s Number One (WNO) bantamweight championship when he submitted Richard Alarcon using a modified heel hook. Instantly, the submission was dubbed the “Mikey lock” by Musumeci and fans, with Musumeci claiming to have invented a lock that would revolutionize leg locks. Of course,

Read more
Technique 

Video: Garry Tonon Teaches the Mechanics of the Inside Heel Hook

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Ben Coate

Garry Tonon is widely considered the most exciting grappler in all of jiu-jitsu. He is known for his high-paced, all-offense approach, but that doesn’t mean he’s lacking. A black belt under Tom DeBlass and a top Danaher Death Squad representative, Tonon is an expert leg locker. In the video below,

Read more
Media 

Throwback: Watch Garry Tonon Take On Shinya Aoki at ONE Championship

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 Ben Coate

Garry Tonon is widely considered the most exciting competitor in submission grappling and jiu-jitsu. With that in mind, we’ll take any opportunity available to relive some of Tonon’s best performances. In 2017, before he had made his MMA debut, Tonon squared off with MMA submission specialist Shinya Aoki in a

Read more
Technique 

Video: Learn Garry Tonon’s Heel Hook From Butterfly Guard

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Ben Coate

Longtime Danaher Death Squad representative Garry Tonon is one of the most exciting grapplers in all of jiu-jitsu and a fast-rising undefeated MMA fighter. More than just a high-paced submission hunter, Tonon is an expert leg locker. In a recent video with Bernardo Faria as a part of Tonon’s new

Read more
MMA News 

Video: Watch Aviv Gozali’s Beautiful Heel Hook at Bellator 259

May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 Ben Coate

Bellator lightweight contender Aviv Gozali came into his Bellator 259 bout against Sean Felton with a perfect 5-0 record, with all five of those wins coming by first-round submission. On Friday, Gozali extended that first-round submission streak to six, as he secured a beautiful outside heel hook in just over

Read more
BJJ News IBJJF News 

Video: Watch the First and Second Heel Hooks in IBJJF History

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Ben Coate

As Bob Dylan would say, the times they are a-changing. Late last year, the IBJJF announced major changes to its leg reaping and heel hooking rules for brown and black belt no-gi competitors. Those rules were in full effect over the weekend at the Dallas Open, as black belt Stanley

Read more
Technique 

Learn From the Master: Dean Lister Gives Heel Hook Finishing Details

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Ben Coate

When it comes to leg locks, Dean Lister is the proverbial godfather. In a recent video released by Jiu Jitsu X, Lister shares the details of finishing heel hooks that he used to become the sport’s first and most dangerous leg locking specialist. The video is a segment of Lister’s

Read more
Taylor Johnson submits Ed Ruth via Heel Hook.
Opinion Review Events 

Josh Thomson Believes Inverted Heel Hook Should Be Banned?

September 14, 2020September 15, 2020 Josh Clopton

Should inverted heel hooks be banned in the sport of Jiu Jitsu? Former UFC fighter and Bellator commentator, Josh Thomson, apparently believes so. He said this after the amazing heel hook finish by Taylor Johnson over Ed Ruth. Johnson is 6-1 in MMA and trains at Victory MMA in San

Read more
BJJ Culture BJJ Injury Featured IBJJF News Opinion Technique White belt 

Knee Reaping: What’s The Big Deal?

February 8, 2020February 9, 2020 Alex Lindsey

The IBJJF is undoubtedly the biggest BJJ organisation on the planet and despite many promotions putting on “World Championships”, the IBJJF World Championships are widely regarded as the truest form of that phrase. It’s strange then, that the IBJJF flatly outlaws reaping the knee at all belt levels. The IBJJF

Read more
  • ← Previous

Recent Posts

  • WNO: Gordon Ryan vs. Felipe Pena full event results and video highlights
  • Leandro Lo killed in nightclub shooting
  • WNO: Gordon Ryan vs. Felipe Pena full card line-up and preview
  • ENYO: The First Ever All-Women Grappling Show in the UK
  • Josh Cisneros vs. Damien Anderson booked for Fight To Win title

Tags

adcc Andre Galvao BJJ BJJ Fanatics black belt Coronavirus Craig Jones Danaher Death Squad Dante Leon ffion davies Fight To Win FloGrappling garry tonon Gianni Grippo Gordon Ryan ibjjf interview john danaher Kade Ruotolo Kaynan Duarte keenan cornelius Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa Mason Fowler Mikey Musumeci MMA nick rodriguez nicky ryan Oliver Taza ONE Championship Pedro Marinho polaris Rafael Lovato Jr Roberto Cyborg Abreu Roberto Jimenez Submission Underground technique third coast grappling Tye Ruotolo UFC UFC Fightpass Victor Hugo video Who's Number One William Tackett WNO
  • Contact
  • Terms
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2022 Grappling Insider. All rights reserved.

As an Amazon Associate GrapplingInsider.com earns from qualifying purchases.