Heel Hook

John Danaher clip on flowing from X-guard into a leg entanglement and the heel hook when the sweep is defended.

How to properly finish an inside heel hook without turning it into a reckless crank.

Crevar's backside 50/50 heel hook, the exposure of the heel once you win the hip fight.

Gordon Ryan's no-gi leglock overview, including the saddle finishes he uses at the highest level.

Brian Glick on K-guard to leg attacks: saddle, 50/50 and the finishes that follow the inversion.

Giles on a different 50/50 heel-hook entry via outside sankaku, and the hip position that wins the entanglement.

Jason Rau on perfecting the outside heel hook finish, including how you arrive in outside ashi.

Jason Rau's heel hooks from standing 50/50, a higher-level look at the same entanglement.

Crevar on finishing leg locks once the entanglement is on, not just collecting positions.

Knight Jiu-Jitsu's K-guard submission essentials, covering the saddle entries and the finishes from there.

Kesting from setup through the heel hook so the roll is not just a cool entry with no finish.

Lachlan Giles on the inside heel hook: setup, safety and the control that has to exist before you crank anything. Also the best short explanation of how the position injures.

Giles' back-step to top saddle and heel hook: entering the saddle from a passing exchange, not only from K-guard.

Giles teaching the heel hook from 50/50, including the come-up that scores the sweep in points matches.

The basic outside heel hook explained clearly, a good first video for the position.

Oliver Taza via Giancarlo Bodoni on four beginner mistakes with outside heel hooks.

K-guard to 50/50 for the inside heel hook, a common path when the opponent turns away from the saddle.

Inside heel hook from 50/50, the standard no-gi finish from the position.

Rau on beating the heel slip from outside ashi: the control that makes the outside heel hook tight.

K-guard to the saddle (honey hole) for the inside heel hook, plus the double-trouble finish when they hide the heel.

K-guard into backside 50/50 for the heel hook: the transition when the saddle is not there.

Inside heel hook finishing mechanics from the saddle, explained slowly.

Craig Jones shows the direct route from X-guard to a heel hook when the opponent stalls the sweep. Short seminar clip.

Finishing mechanics for the outside heel hook from irimi ashi and outside ashi, which also shows the entries.

Written overview of inside and outside heel hooks, with safety notes.