I've practiced a little with this, but will work on it tonight- especially the leg control position (inside leg "stomping" on the hip, outside leg in a sort of butterfly hook). Anyone else tried it? Seems like you'd find it more often if you were to stand in someone's guard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cuO9TP07bSI [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilZw65GQ9nw&feature=relmfu"]victor estima footlock breakdown part 2 - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhVtW7-U1XY&feature=relmfu"]victor estima footlock breakdown part 3 - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHBtkH9rK1U&feature=relmfu"]victor estima footlock breakdown part 4 - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsWFm_KcpP8&feature=channel&list=UL"]victor estima footlock breakdown part 5 - YouTube[/ame] Of course, I also like how he dogs on the rule banning the "knee reap" position. For those who don't understand the frustration, take a week and try to perform every arm bar without throwing your head-side leg over the head. You can do it, you just lose a LOT of control. Anyway, yeah. Anyone practiced with this? It's not technically a "straight" ankle lock, having pressure far more similar to a figure-four toe hold.
For those interrested in a follow-up, the leg control used in the video (inside foot on the hip, outside foot creating a butterfly hook) works out pretty well. My partner and I drilled a sequence going from Estima Leg Lock to [he defends by turning the toes out into your armpit] to the straight ankle lock using the leg control, to rolling over and getting the belly-down lock, which SUCKS to be on the recieving end of. The upper leg is completely isolated and it takes very little pressure to realize that your foot is going to come off. Strategically, I can't see someone deliberately spinning to get out of the hold, but it's definitely given me food for thought on how to end up in that position more often.
