[PikeKing]

hi guys

i finished watching the Matt Hughes instructional.

in it he states that when he has someones back, he will never cross his legs as he could get subbed from there, then his training partner proceeded to cross one of his own legs over matts.

i have not seen this before, unfortunately the full hold wasnt shown.

any idea what this was?

[sak]

your ankle

[Flounder]

Yeah, there's an ankle lock from there. It's funny. There was a guy at NAGA yesterday who was doing pretty good (I think up 8-0 on his opponent), had the guys back working for the choke, crossed his legs, got submitted AND tweaked his ankle all at the same time.

[ks1911shooter]

Yep, if you figure four your legs over his crossed ankles, you can cause a simple and painful ankle lock.

The key is to put the correct leg over though. If your opponent on your back has his feet crossed with his right feet on top, then you use your right leg over his ankles for the figure four.

[kidrobot]

if you step over your opponents ankles when they are crossed you can break them. I've seen some people submit from this.

[krait]

Its an ankle lock. You never cross your feet when yo have back mount. You rown feet lock each other and when they cross their leg over the top they simply raise their hips and you get ankle locked.

[PikeKing]

thanks for the replies guys

[ElKarlo]

He would've used his foot to grab the guys crossed ankles and would've pulled down and back. This puts strain on the ankle, and is a god defense.

[Lopyswine]

a purple belt did it to me a few weeks ago. I still have a bruise and it hurts to stretch...

i learned my lesson.

[PikeKing]

is it viable to attempt to cross the guys legs to use as an escape?