by anonymous on 11/07/2019

I had zero idea of heel hooks before this digital tutorial. I don't do them too much but I am less fearful of them now after this. I liked how Eddie explains the fundamental details that goes into a heel hook, and not so much hip force or ripping arm torque is required,but proper wedges and force applied to the knee that makes it work, also where the toe of the feet is placed too. What's great is also the defence, taking the immediate dangers, and working your way out of it eg. clearing the knee, hand fighting etc. There's also a nice drill from certain positions like 50/50 (outside Ashi), standard ashi, and the saddle. I would of liked a little bit more explanations on how to get yourself into these positions, for example, it took me a while to realise that the single guard X is just a ashi gatami from bottom. Eddie's game has great entries, and set ups. I would of liked to explore that further eg. butterfly setup, half guard etc. But for this price, it's worth it, this was shot as a seminar, which was good because there were some troubleshooting involved with some novice, and the audio was pretty clear. Have a good one.