Straight Footlock

Key principles

• · The blade of your wrist (radial bone side) must be positioned directly against the Achilles tendon, not the middle of the foot.
• · Power comes from arching the hips forward into the ankle while pinching your knees together to isolate the leg, not from pulling with the arms alone.
• · Keep the trapped foot anchored tight to your chest/armpit so there is no space for the opponent to slip free or rotate out.
• · Anticipate the opponent trying to boot their foot free by maintaining a tight figure-four grip (Kimura-style) or S-grip and clamping your elbow tight to your body.
• · Control the opponent's hip mobility by hooking your outside leg across their hip and using your inside leg as a butterfly hook or cross-body wedge to prevent them from sitting up or rolling.

Execution

1. 1 Secure the opponent's foot under your armpit with the blade of your wrist seated snugly across the Achilles tendon, locking a figure-four or S-grip.
2. 2 Establish ashi garami control: outside leg crosses their hip, inside leg hooks or wedges against their inner thigh, knees pinched tightly around their calf.
3. 3 Clamp their foot to your chest by squeezing your elbows in and slightly angling your torso toward the trapped leg side.
4. 4 Bridge your hips forward and slightly upward while simultaneously pulling your grip toward your chest, hyperextending the ankle joint.
5. 5 If the opponent tries to sit up or roll, follow with your leg hooks and maintain hip pressure to prevent escape.