Submission Spirits - Masakazu Imanari Leglocks

[vancitypuff]

@ebonysoldier Frank Mir vs Brock lesnar?

[vancitypuff]

IMO this man is the best at leg locks

[ebonysoldier]

so why arent these techniques used in ufc fights more

[UmekiABSOLUTE]

Dear Clowns, Refrain from sullying the comments with your try-hard explanation of Leglocks and Judo. It was a joke, clearly your comprehension skills are sub-par.

[LLMelvinL]

@UmekiABSOLUTE Dont worry about them, they never do the moves or been in a real tournament.

[Ironman4321wow]

@ELPEPE512 B/c that's when i sub. wrestled a whole lot. I never used any submissions below the waist, & these could work really good.

[Ironman4321wow]

it's amazing how moves such as the one from delariva guard can be used...if only i knew this 2 years ago.!

[ELPEPE512]

@Ironman4321wow why 2 yrs. ago?

[rohleks]

It took me a few tries but i can now do the sliding foot lock, i just don't know how much use it'll be looks badass but im tryna modify it too be a bit quicker a bit safer

[JodavomSharKS]

Sliding footlock... coolest shit I've ever seen!

[XblSidewayz]

only problem with using this submission in a friendly spar is it doesnt hurt till your ankle goes pop. I know from experience lol.

[mrkiky]

That sliding foot lock is fucking bad ass. and it's just awesome that if it's on an Imanari DVD you know it works. Not like some untested bullshit self defense video like there's tons around.

[Lejendary2]

Man what a god

[jcracker]

imanari is so awesome

[fedorwand]

i wanna see him against rousimar palhares,the real king of leglocks

[ombaktujuh]

The Master Sensei of Leglocks NOGi JiuJitsu

[Necrobotics]

is the sliding foot lock in brazilian jiu jitsu?

[UmekiABSOLUTE]

@Necrobotics No, only Judo does leglock submissions.

[haharoadkillking]

@UmekiABSOLUTE Sambo

[kompisu]

@UmekiABSOLUTE leglocks are legal in brasilian jiu jitsu

[laokon]

@UmekiABSOLUTE Hmmm not that i know of, Sambo is the one with mostly leglocks, judo hasn't any since they banned leg attacks

Regards

[nealofgrafton]

@UmekiABSOLUTE thats not correct. Sambo and BJJ guys do the majority of leglocks, however they are still practiced in kata form in kodokan judo although i'm unsure of what the kosen guys do

[letsfightinglove00]

@UmekiABSOLUTE

That is completely backwards, No foot or leglocks whatsoever are legal in judo, and while most serious BJJ practitioners know leglocks, few judo people do (unless they come from sambo). In BJJ ankle locks are legal in all categories and for brown and blackbelts you may also do kneebars and toeholds. (Locks that twist the knee such as heelhooks are banned in competition.) The reason it's not taught more is because BJJ emphasizes position before submission and passing the guard.

[laokon]

@letsfightinglove00 small correction: no leg locks locks in white belt division, ankle lock locks allowed at blue belt, kneebars at brown, not even sure toe holds are allowed.

regards

[letsfightinglove00]

@laokon You're misinformed. You are allowed to do the ankle lock as a white belt, including the version from when someone has your back and crosses their feet. It is tricky to know the rules (the written ones can't be trusted), but this is according to IBJJF rules seminars. You may not cross your outside leg over the center of the other person's belly, though (neither at white nor black belt). As for toe holds, like I said, they're legal from brown and up.

[laokon]

@letsfightinglove00 At the european bjj champs in 2010 near geneva i was specifically told to NOT use leglocks :/

Well wouldn't have changed anything since i screwed up big time.

[Villis2010]

@UmekiABSOLUTE Leglocks are forbidden in modern competition Judo. Leglocks are allowed in Sambo

[papersamurai]

@UmekiABSOLUTE No that isnt correct, the straight leglock, kneebar and variations of those are in BJJ.

Besides that, Judo doesnt allow leglocks on any level of competition.

I sparred with Olympic champ Mark Huizinga several times, I cant even grab his arms for an armbar, but I can tap him with leglocks.

[1991VT]

@UmekiABSOLUTE wrong, BJJ applies leglocks kneebars slicers and footlocks, in competition leglocks and foot locks are forbidden to blue belts except for the straight foot lock (no heel hooks), purple belts can use them both and in some cases only blackbelts, in submission grappling all leglocks and foot locks are legal...as i can remember, maybe i need to read the competition rules for BJJ and grappling again, since i hasn't fought bjj or no gi in a while, just MMA :)

[1991VT]

@UmekiABSOLUTE i dont remember any judoka doing a foot lock in a competition or MMA, judo guys mostly use armbars (juji gatame, to use the japanese term) and chokes (shime waza)

[ronzzo45]

@UmekiABSOLUTE u can do leg locks in bjj.jus at certain belt levels.

[l3054]

@ronzzo45 well technically any grappling art that extsensively uses submissions has practioners that use leglocks it all really depends on the teachers preference and what technuiqes you are exposed to

[ronzzo45]

@l3054 Osss

[FOFOMARTINEZ]

@Necrobotics off course it is,that look like a heel hook to me

[fili44]

the sliding leglock is a thing of beauty.

[jammin1881]

The octopus......

[huegliekxbooox]

For the "footlock against pass guard," is there a video detailing the sweep from that posistion if going for the heelhook isn't an option?

He had his top shin across the other man's stomach which is a variation of deep half I've never seen before.

[TEXASgrappler72390]

No offense to the guy who said master of leg lock but you are way wrong. He is doing a jujitsu style straight ankle which in comparison to the Sambo style straight ankle, or any Sambo leg lock is way weak.

[bigfatnerdd]

@TEXASgrappler72390 COOL STORY BRO

[sumoshinobi]

@TEXASgrappler72390 lol dude your are retarded he has some of the best leg locks ever in mma

[TEXASgrappler72390]

@sumoshinobi Looking at this video i can tell you he would be much more effective if he would rotate his knee and point the opponents knee to the ground then it would be much better. Jujitsu as it is does not emphasize leg submissions like Sambo does... look up Riley Bodycomb

[sumoshinobi]

@TEXASgrappler72390  no he would lose valueable time doing that dude don't act like you know more about leg locks then the ashikan judan

[CrimsonShaka]

@TEXASgrappler72390 I have Reilly's videos on leglocks and his new Dynamic Entry DVD. He actually got his rolling entry leglock from Imanari and said so in the first leglock DVD. Since Jiu Jitsu doesn't cover leg locks as extensively, Imanari may have also learned CACC, which covers ALL joint locks indescriminately. Either way, he makes it enjoyable to watch. Same with Reilly.

[TEXASgrappler72390]

@CrimsonShaka How do you like the video? I love mine

[CrimsonShaka]

@TEXASgrappler72390 are you kidding? Reilly's awesome to watch. Stephen Koepfer who was Reilly's grappling coach when he was in New York, has videos here on Youtube as well under SamboSteve. You'll benefit from watching either one of them in action.

[TEXASgrappler72390]

@CrimsonShaka Oh i already subscribe to SamboSteve. My instructor learned under Sambo Steves west coast counter part. i am a huge Sambo advocate. Right now i am training about to get a Brown Belt in Sambo, and i am working with Jay Pages in phoenix. If you get a chance look him up. He is doing a lot for the game

[laokon]

@TEXASgrappler72390 never heard of level color belts in sambo, only titles you get via achieving something in the discipline.

[ThePainFactoryCom]

Notice at 2:00 how he bumps then gets the knee in between. This is different from the way most people do deep. I really like the idea it gives a lot of options.

[808Productionsz]

@ThePainFactoryCom lol yeah it does...and many ppl dont even know what deep is lol

[Aimi98]

Because of him, I became a foot fetishist too!

[Five5six]

@2:42 over and over and over and over and over and over.

[Easy11019]

Damn that sliding foot lock is slick!

[TheHardout2005]

Good! Except for 2:02 where he opens himself to get anaconda choked. I saw that on another YouTube vid.

[sjl36]

@TheHardout2005 not really open for a darce there. his chin was down and his forearm was tucked in.

[808Productionsz]

@TheHardout2005 yeah if u dont get the deep half correct then u get choked

[84meihua]

Imanari is Great!!!

[infightingmma]

The calf crush from the Dela Riva Guard is quite inventive. Even if you don't get the submission, your opponent's back is open.

[thinkpad20]

that's really cool on the second technique; it's like a forearm crush except for the legs.

[carlomagno30]

oi shittt!!!!!!

[maumzinha22]

eu tenho esse dvd ae ! mto bom

[Amishexmachina]

He's not messing around with that first ankle lock. Perfect position on it, and the difference between a intense pain and discomfort.

That rolling heelhook is so much fun to pick apart too.

To the uploader; Thanks much. if you have any more of this, please share. It'd be much appreciated.

[hotkonto]

Master of leglock!

[bravodomar]

bom

[BigolePappy2]

lol "submission spirits"

[brottarnacke]

coool

[anthonyjerome2001]

dudes a beast on the leg locks

[skychels]

thank you for uploading this. any more you can add would be great!

[MAfanatic]

Excellent angle

[Dudongo86]

I this a good DVD??? I"m asking because a friend has it and I didn"t if it was good.

[skeletonbite]

yeah it's good... good matches too. but it's all in japanese

[rohaimie]

imanari should roll with eddie bravo on the mat one day.The master of leglock vs master of rubberguard.

[IAMME000]

why, when he's got shinya aoki to train with? :)

[MMAFanaticBjj]

Love this DVD!!

[IAMME000]

lol, i saw this vid this morning and tapped someone out with the one from the dela riva guard in practice today :D

[judomichaell]

Cool!!!!!!!!

[iamcarpetpython]

phenomenal leg submissions...

[lommerse19]

i like the instructors techniques (the flare makes them aesthetically pleasing) but the triangle this guy had on him was crazy weak. It was loose as hell.

[Mike209000]

he was only demonstrating how it works

[JinsukeHP]

Hey, they all pass through that point on the way to locking down. If they lock a triangle down on you, then you've already screwed up and throwing on a cool footlock might be a few notches down your list of priorities. Either way, most triangle escapes put you in a fine place do work that submission.

[morrink]

Very very good! The king of fancy grappling!

[BennyKasteddu]

I think that you are a big champion

[PureSelf001]

Nisp your a BITCH!!!!

[valleyfight]

thanks for posting this

[rohaimie]

This guy is a king of footlock!

[uGotKTFO]

That footlock from triangle escape is beautiful. He used it to win his second fight with Yoshiro Maeda.

[building7911]

wat MA does he do? bjj, shooto, catch?

[building7911]

nevermind it's bjj

[platipo]

really??? And btw does that matter?

[building7911]

not to me it doesn't i was just wondering, than i saw another vid where it said he did bjj

[kforcer]

He does all of the above. Started out doing shoot-wrestling/catch, competed in Combat Wrestling and then started training BJJ.

[Nisp]

Yup I agree with Kforcer his style is pretty much hybrid.

[babypak1224]

This foo will someday get his ass stomped on if he misses the sliding heel hook. Thats why i like to go for the takedowns and then for arm bars or triangles.

[danethevegan]

He did get kneed pretty hard by Jocharim Hansen, but that was just in trying to shoot for a single. He's slapped the heel hook on at least twice in MMA, and scored a flying armbar off of a jump kick in Cage Rage.

[babypak1224]

damn this foo is good

[danethevegan]

Yeah, he's pretty much my submission hero. I've used a few of his leglock settings training, and people are always amazed. "Where did you learn that?!" Me: "Uh, YouTube ... kinda."

[rocknroll1984]

it so funny how many times i've caught guys(even at tournaments) with stuff i learned off youtube. not many people utilze it as a learning tool.

[buffbode]

Exactly man, youtube is like a coach you can access anytime. Do you usually write the techniques down, or rewatch over and over.

[rocknroll1984]

i do both have a notebook that i bring to the gym for reference and i have a file on my computer that i keep all the urls in. i normally spend about 30 mins a day watching different videos and taking notes.

[TenguTech]

Nice, same here.

[jamesecash]

Who gives a fuck what you like to go for, noob.

[jamesecash]

Who cares what you like to go for, noob.

[jackadamia11]

Thats pretty funny coming from a guy who broke his hand trying to work a heavy bag.

[babypak1224]

LOL thats funny, but in reality your ass would start fuckin crying if you hit that shit. Back the fuck up nigga.

[babypak1224]

that is me. I do jiu jitsu so i have to work on my stand up. But i forgot to tie up the punchin bag so i hit the pole behind it

[enenaps]

damn u trained with imanari u must have sum gud footlocks cn u do the sliding heel hook. that move looks insanley hard to do.

[Zothos]

Sweet...he's rockin' the gi pants and rashguard. A man after my own heart.

[danethevegan]

There are a few videos of Imanari competing in the gi. It's really inspiring.

[vitorshaolin]

i fear leglocks more than anything in jiu jitsu just for the fact the time needed to sustain damage is extremely short and dangerous.

[littlestzimbee]

I totally agree. I try not to go too hard on them on my partners... They're a great equalizer though as I tend to find even experienced BJJ players don't drill the escapes enough.