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Saddle Sweep x Heel Hook

Saddle Sweep x Heel Hook

LL001 - upgrade your leg game chain

BJJ All Day
February 20, 2025

Glorious Gam Game: Saddle Up Partner

*gam: a leg, especially in reference to the shapeliness of a woman's leg.

This is a beautiful saddle entry from Big Dan Manasoiu.

He initiated from double under hooks + a butterfly half > classic ash garami > forces a reaction to execute a bottom saddle sweep + heel hook finish ☠️

Read time: ~7 minutes [10-15 if you’re ret*rd3d]

**to learn progression, drill each step separately until comfortable and blend combos together

Step 1: Gotta get cuddly to elevating

Goal Simplified:

load em’
lift em’

double unders assist loading hips from butterfly bottom half
*mental note: have to let/bait top player to commit weight onto your hips

stay rounded as you lay back
load hips

notice where butterfly knee goes for transition setup - knee is moving from R>L leg while hook stays in the same place all the way into saddle [forget about it mentally when you get here]
L arm goes into lasso

T1 [Transition 1] Cont…

Step 2: single out a leg

Goals Simplified:

grab one leg
don’t let go

Initiate ashi by lasso’ing opponents leg with arm [do not let this go]
kick L leg through just enough to clear the knee and wrap heel on hip
* super naughty active R hand sliding up and down thigh forcing to stay close

Hold hand positions
R foot stays on the same hammy/ass cheek it’s been on the whole time - don’t dig that foot too deep
Drive L heel into and across thigh in front to go for heel hook

Drive with your L knee and guide with L foot in a curved angle downward
*Go for a real threat here!

L hand position sees heel exposure > change forces reaction, Josh has to begin peeling
Dan’s scissoring his legs while clamping above the knee
R foot hook is still on the R side…