The Rick Roll
my basic response to any sort of shot is to turn and roll for the legs. but sometimes people are too defensive and they wont engage my legs. at times like those, the rick roll comes in handy. this technique is not difficult, but it requires you to train the instinct to sprawl completely out of your head. instead you invite the leg grab. you can do this on someone who shoots on you as well ( and i have with much success) but in this demonstration i'm going to show it from feeding them the leg.
the rick roll gets its namesake from a popular internet pass time of baiting someone with a cool link like:
Check out the trailer for the sweet new MMA movie coming out starring wanderlei silva!
and then laughing at them when they click it and get an ear full of Rick Astley.
this is the grappling version of this phenomenon.
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the feed
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the turn
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roll
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finish
feed him your lead leg. get it deep in between his legs.
if he takes it post your back hand and turn away from him while keeping your leg in between his. reach your lead hand in between his legs.
do a sort of sideways spin around their leg. its not a roll per se, because you leave your legs high the entire time.
heel hook your opponent and then tell him "your never gunna' give him up, your never gunna' let him down. your never going to turn around and desert him."
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LOL, love it!!!!
very cool thanks for sharing, Note to self never grab a sambo guys legs
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying "I will try again tomorrow"
That was funny as hell... the guy was like "Really, you gonna give me your leg. ok!" Did you look at your corner like that was !@#$ed up or something?
Just the facts maam.
Nice, I like it!
Even knowing that link was going to get me Rick Rolled I still clicked it.....ah well.
Love the Rick Roll, have been able to pull it off once....since then nobody will grab my leg.
Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the face - Mike Tyson.
Amazing, I love it!
"The greatest companion is good balance, wrestling boldly, and never faint hearted."
-Fabian von Auerswald
in case anyone is curious, here is a rick roll off of someones shot attempt:
lmao I love the music!
Is it just me or did you look at someone off-camera with a look like "Did he really just take that?"
This kind of reminds me of a backwards version of the Imanari leglock, starting with the feet instead of the hands.
"I don't care if it's God's own Anti-Son-of-a-B*tch machine or a giant hula hoop, we are not going to let them have it. What we will let them have is a belly full of lead, and a pool of their own blood to drown in!" - Sergeant Johnson
the competition clip was probably the funniest thing I've ever seen...there really was no difference between the demo and the clip.
keep your enemies close...keep your elbows closer
-or marcelo will break them.
Bro that just effen rocks.
Thanks for sharing I'm going to put it my game.
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Ha ha the Rick Roll, love it Reilly!!
Great comp footage, the guy's just stood there with your leg in his hand thinking WTF?! then, BAM, the Rick Roll!
Will be drilling that after the weekend, got a comp on Sunday, no gi, so resting up!
Awesome technique. Thanks
HOLY COW!!! That move is awesome. The video was incredible! You just know the guy was shaking his head afterwards completly confused about what had just happened.
I will roll with anyone, regardless of their skill level, age, gender or weight.
I would rather lose by one point then win by one hundred, for in that loss I will learn much and in that victory I will learn little.
ROTFLMFAO!!! Reilly that is hilarious! I love that move, I have done it myself a couple of times, but I think that I will have to break out in song next time!
HA! That's freakin' hysterical. Is it just me, or did I make out you softly mouthing the lyrics during that competition footage?
I love leg locks and thank you kindly for showing us yet another entry!
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Love it!!!
Oh yeah, as an old TKD guy I get my leg grabbed still quite a bit ;p. Rick Roll baby!
Heh. Great stuff man!
I don't have to win every time, it doesn't bother me in the slightest to get tapped. So I'm able to learn the ins and outs without my ego getting in the way. - Eu
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Rofl, you know, if I tap someone with this that damned song is going to be playing in my head heh.
I don't have to win every time, it doesn't bother me in the slightest to get tapped. So I'm able to learn the ins and outs without my ego getting in the way. - Eu
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Nice Tech
who's that handsome dude you used that in the competition against? haha
and there's only two people here who know who he is.
Face your fear, close the distance.
Rick Roll free since 3/31/08 (5/26/09).
oh, I forgot the important part.
Sweet move dude!
Face your fear, close the distance.
Rick Roll free since 3/31/08 (5/26/09).
hey kevin, there's more than 2 ppl that know. don't forget about that thread a while back ;D
天下無難事，只怕有心人
haha. i was hoping people forgot.
Face your fear, close the distance.
Rick Roll free since 3/31/08 (5/26/09).
oh man love it
kevin your such a good sport. =)
i promise i will try my best to rick roll someone at the next UMAN tournament and spread the love around.
Since we are seeing the heel hook... you ever seen a simple counter by just grabbing your own knee and pulling the opposite direction that is being hooked? I am not for sure if that makes since or not. Lets say my right heel is being hooked in the traditional way, instead of rolling to try to escape, I would just reach down with my right hand on my knee and pull my knee the opposite direction.
I know, I just repeated myself
Just the facts maam.
i understand what you are saying. in general spinning is not a good idea to stop a leg lock if the person you are fighting has a strong understanding of them. it can often do more damage to you if they understand toe-holds specifically. the only time i have hurt my training partners or opponents was when they have tried to spin away from me while i was doing a toe hold.
as far as grabbing your knee this will not make much of a difference if your opponent is applying a proper squeeze with their own knees. some people will try and grab their heel but this will only buy them a bit of time.
in general the best way to defend leg locks is to understand them. they should be heavily studied and taken seriously. unfortunately that is not the case in the majority of the grappling community.
for instance, in this video, kevin could have done a counter attack with his own leg lock forcing me to correct my position or defend. i had not properly hidden my inside leg so he only needed to place it under his armpit and do a heel hook in return. he tried to counter attack but grabbed the wrong leg (the outside and uncontrolled leg), so i ignored it and continued with my own lock. this is an example were a knowledge of leg locks would have kept him safe or possibly turned the match around completely.
awsome and thanks for the many info on leglocks!
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LOL, a Rick roll?
That's a sweet move though.
You're not drunk if you can lie on the ground without holding on.
bahahahahahahahahah!!! i do this technique all the time, but now im definatlly renaming it!!
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bahahahahahahahahah!!! i do this technique all the time, but now im definatlly renaming it!!
THE DIAZ BROTHERS
"Represent Mother F***er!!"
Touch M Up MMA/ Pedro Sauer Team
bahahahahahahahahah!!! i do this technique all the time, but now im definatlly renaming it!!
THE DIAZ BROTHERS
"Represent Mother F***er!!"
Touch M Up MMA/ Pedro Sauer Team
bahahahahahahahahah!!! i do this technique all the time, but now im definatlly renaming it!!
THE DIAZ BROTHERS
"Represent Mother F***er!!"
Touch M Up MMA/ Pedro Sauer Team
bahahahahahahahahah!!! i do this technique all the time, but now im definatlly renaming it!!
THE DIAZ BROTHERS
"Represent Mother F***er!!"
Touch M Up MMA/ Pedro Sauer Team
bahahahahahahahahah!!! i do this technique all the time, but now im definatlly renaming it!!
THE DIAZ BROTHERS
"Represent Mother F***er!!"
Touch M Up MMA/ Pedro Sauer Team
I love how in competition, you look (assumingly) at your teammates and laughed like "man, I can't believe this guy fell for that". Awesome..thanks!
Really good technique mate!
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That just put me in a good mood.
lol...nice.
Wow, I love it.
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That was hilarious ! Looks like you got the heel hook from the 50% position.
I think it is really important for people to learn leg locks. They are devastating !
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wow this is one the best moves i've ever seen!
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siiiiiiick!
That's pretty sweet you might say.
I like it. Specially with the taunt at the end. Lol! (P.S. Do you seriously do that, cause I know after I get this down I will)
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wow thats awsome thanks for posting this getting caught in this would be sketchy as hell lol