No-gi Intermediate
Gordon Ryan's leglock escapes and counters: clearing the knee line from ashi and the saddle.
Concepts
Knee Line
The principle that whoever controls the position of the knee controls the leg lock exchange.
Also called controlling the knee line, clearing the knee line, knee line concept.
Where it shows up
Related techniques
Resources
8 resources
YouTube videos
No-gi Intermediate
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.
No-gi Intermediate
Giles on defending and escaping the saddle: hide the heel, clear the knee, get the leg back. Also a map of the control you need to keep it.
No-gi Beginner
Brian Glick's ashi garami 101: the basic mechanics, control drills and entries for getting into straight ashi in no-gi.
No-gi Intermediate
Glick on getting more control in ashi garami off the first grip, so the opponent cannot pull the leg out.
No-gi Intermediate
Ashi garami explained as a control system, not just a submission: knee line, hip position and why the opponent cannot stand up.
No-gi Intermediate
Rau on beating the heel slip from outside ashi: the control that makes the outside heel hook tight.
No-gi Intermediate
Craig Jones on clearing the knee line, the movement behind every leglock escape.