Leg Entanglement Entries

Every entry route into the leg entanglement cluster. Ground entries, standing entries, and the matrix of which entry reaches which entanglement position.

Adapted from the original page. Grappling.Games did not write this. Sources.

The leg entanglement system is entered from a range of positions — ground-based guard entries and standing entries. This hub maps every documented entry route, which positions they lead to, and the ability level at which each entry is appropriate to study.

All entries lead to elevated-risk submission territory. Before drilling any of these entries, read the tapping culture page and understand the safety profile of the positions you are entering.

Ground entries are initiated from seated or guard positions. These are the primary entry routes for most practitioners — the standing entries (below) are advanced techniques with higher risk profiles.

The fundamental ground entry — shin contact to SLX or ashi garami. First entry to study.

Leg EntanglementsFoundationsPOS-GRD-SLX-BOTSingle Leg X

SLX guard — the ground-based precursor to ashi garami and outside ashi.

Inside heel hook entry guard — designed specifically to expose the inside heel via cross ashi.

Inside leg thread — enters ashi, outside ashi, or cross ashi.

Games

50/50 Positional Dilemma50/50 · ankle lock · toe holdOpen game →Ankle Lock Finish Gameashi-garami · ankle-lock · leg-locks · extractionOpen game →Ankle WarsscrambleOpen game →Any Entanglement: Finish the Legs or Take the Back vs Free the Leg, Counter, or Passleg-locks · ashi · heel-exposure · back-take · submissionsOpen game →Ashi: False Grip vs Clear the Knee Lineashi · false-grip · heel-hide · ballerina-toes · leg-entanglementsOpen game →Behind the Ankles to Hips or Shouldersstanding-passing · knee-pits · hips-and-shouldersOpen game →Capture the Footleglocks · straight ankle lockOpen game →Double Octopus: Lock the Hips Plus the Shoulders or the Anklescramble · double-octopus · hip-to-hip · back-take · leg-entanglementsOpen game →Finishing Mechanicsleglocks · straight ankle lockOpen game →Inside Heel Hook Gamecross-ashi · saddle · inside-heel-hook · leg-locksOpen game →Keep Them Down From Feet Insideinside-position · ankle-grips · entanglements · wrestle-up · play-the-whole-spaceOpen game →Knee to Ankle, Then Put Them Downsingle-leg · ankle-grips · entanglements · takedowns · play-the-whole-spaceOpen game →Leg Lock Full System Gameleg-locks · full-system · ankle-lock · toe-hold · heel-hooksOpen game →Maintain Controlleglocks · straight ankle lockOpen game →Outside Heel Hook vs Extractionoutside-ashi · outside-heel-hook · leg-locks · extractionOpen game →Passing the Ankle Lineankle-line · open-guard · pinOpen game →Shooter vs Upper Body: Ankle to the Armpit, Lift, or Go Behind vs Butt or Backtakedowns · single-leg · double-leg · shot · overhook · underhook · block-and-liftOpen game →Single-Leg Guard Pull: Entangle and Stand Up vs Take the Back or Lock Hips and Ankleguard-pull · single-leg · wrestle-up · leg-entanglements · back-take · seated-guardOpen game →Single-Leg: Toes, Heel, and Hands Both Sides vs Free the Legsingle-leg · toe-capture · heel-capture · shotgun-grip · leg-entanglementsOpen game →Staggered AnklesGuardOpen game →Stand Against the AnkleGuardOpen game →Three-Quarter Mount: Free the Ankle vs Close or Reversethree-quarter-mount · half-guard · mount · side-control · knee-on-belly · closed-guard · reversalOpen game →Toe Hold Gameashi-garami · toe-hold · ankle-lock · leg-locks · extractionOpen game →Turtle Ankle AttacksturtleOpen game →