Video: Outside Heel Hook Defense Concepts - BJJ Training with Kade and Tye Ruotolo by BJJ Fanatics. Not affiliated with MatRecap; their version may differ from this drill.
Technique recap
Heel hooks attack the knee by rotating the heel. The defense is to hide the heel, clear your knee from their leg entanglement and turn only in the safe direction.
3 key details
- Hide your heel by pointing your toes and pulling it to their armpit.
- Clear your knee past their hip line.
- Turn with control, never spin against the lock.
Your 10-minute home drill
- 2:00Leg entanglement positions
- 3:00Heel hiding
- 3:00Knee clearing and safe turns
- 2:00Knee and ankle mobility
Safety
Practice only under qualified supervision; tap instantly.
Instructor disclaimer
Follow your instructor's version. Schools and styles teach this technique differently. This page is general education, not a substitute for qualified instruction.
