Developing — Leg Entanglement System

CurriculumDeveloping — Leg Entanglement SystemThe leg entanglement system at developing level — positional expansion, entries, transitions, and the submissions available from each position. Gated on…

At foundations the student learned the straight ankle lock and the ashi-garami family as positions. At developing level, the leg entanglement positional map expands — and with it, the submission set. This page covers the positional expansion. The heel hook guide covers the heel hook submissions that become available in these positions, with their own gating protocol.

Foundations stage 10 introduced ashi-garami variants, inside sankaku, and cross-ashi as a position only. Developing level adds:

Full cross-ashi as an attacking position (with heel-hook gate applied).

Saddle (honey-hole, inside sankaku variant) — one of the strongest leg-lock finishing positions.

The positional expansion is taught independently of the submissions. The student learns to reach and control each position first; the submissions come with the heel hook guide gating.

The full developing-level leg entanglement position set:

Ashi-garami (foundations carryover). Straight ankle lock platform.

Outside ashi. Outside of the leg, lower body control. Outside heel hook platform.

Inside sankaku. Inside-triangle configuration. Inside heel hook platform.

Saddle. Honey-hole — the deepest inside sankaku. Highest-percentage heel hook finishing position.

Cross-ashi (reaping position). Across the body. Inside heel hook platform; highest control, highest risk.