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John Danaher: Leglocks — Enter The System

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Leglocks: Enter The System

By John Danaher

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John Danaher develops leg attacks around gaining inside position, controlling the knee line and moving between ashi configurations. The course covers inside and outside heel hooks, toe holds and the problems created by an opponent’s rotation or leg positioning.

Its eight volumes combine control and finishing material with entries from standing exchanges and guard. That breadth suits a grappler building a connected leg-attack game beyond a single ankle-lock finish.

Is this for you?

• You want leg-entanglement control, recovery and entries alongside heel-hook finishing mechanics.

Also consider

Jason Rau: Dynamic Ankle Locks — An ankle-lock-centered course with seated and kneeling finishes, Aoki options and back-taking alternatives.

Coverage and limits

• Gripping, inside position, knee-line recovery and single-leg, double-leg and cross-ashi configurations.
• Rotational resistance, toe holds, leg switches and entries from standing, half guard and other ground positions.

Limits

• Heel hooks and rotational control occupy substantial parts of the course; it is broader than an ankle-lock-only instructional.

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Related guides and principles

These related references are not a claim about what the course teaches or evidence of practical mastery.

Leg Entanglement

Jason Rau: Dynamic Ankle Locks — An ankle-lock-centered alternative with posture-specific sections.

Review related technique cards

• Ashi Garami (Position)

• Inside Ashi-Garami (Position)

• Honey Hole (Position)

• Outside Ashi-Garami (Position)

• 50-50 Guard (Position)

• Single Leg X-Guard (Position)

• Inside Sankaku (Position)

• De La Riva Guard (Position)

• Headquarters Position (Position)

• Seated Guard (Position)

• Saddle (Position)

• Cross Ashi-Garami (Position)

• Ushiro Ashi-Garami (Position)

• Straight Ankle Lock Control (Position)

• Kneebar Control (Position)

• Inside Heel Hook (Submission)

• Outside Heel Hook (Submission)

• Straight Ankle Lock (Submission)

• Toe Hold (Submission)

• Kneebar (Submission)

• Heel Hook (Submission)

• Inside Heel Hook from Honey Hole (Submission)

• Achilles Lock (Submission)

• Flying Kneebar (Submission)

• X-Guard to Ashi Garami (Transition)

• Inside Ashi Entry (Transition)

• Saddle Entry from Top (Transition)

• Ashi Garami Escape (Transition)

• Outside Ashi Entry (Transition)

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Leglocks: Enter The System by John Danaher — official listing; checked 2026-09-19. Verified title, instructor and eight-volume syllabus, including inside-position study, knee-line recovery, ashi variations, heel hooks and entries. The listing identifies lesson topics; it does not demonstrate their execution. On 2026-09-19 UTC, verified the introductory player in the product banner and the course cover image. Muted inline autoplay was verified on https://bjjgraph.org, https://dev.bjjgraph.pages.dev by observing advancing video time. The introduction content was not reviewed.

Dynamic Ankle Locks by Jason Rau — official listing; checked 2026-09-16. Verified title, instructor and three-volume outline: grips and leg positions, posture-specific finishes, Aoki locks, heel hooks and positional alternatives.