7 Key Differences Between Old School vs New School Leglocks

How leglocks and the way to apply them have changed in the last 20 years. I filmed this while editing the Oliver Taza No Gi Leglocks instructional which is now available at Much of the terminology I use comes from The Modern Leglock Formula with Rob Biernacki (). The 12 Positions of Modern Leglocking PDF I talk about in the video can be downloaded for free here: Also, just to be clear, many of the these ’innovations’ were already being used by the great leglockers in the 1990’s including Erik Paulson and Oleg Taktarov (from whom I learned a TON), so what I’m really talking about is how these ideas have trickled down and become become more mainstream in the last 25 years. CONTENTS 0:00 Introduction 1:54 Difference #1: Refinement of Control Positions 8:03 Difference #2: Less Variety of Actual Leglock Finishes 12:52 Difference #3: Focus on the Reverse Heel Hook 14:49 Differe