Key Takeaways
- A four-part No-Gi DVD instructional teaching you how to learn leg locks as systems.
- Features a straight Ashi, cross Ashi, and 50/50 system, and ways to connect them.
- You’ll learn how to enter and control positions and finish various submissions.
- BJJ World Expert Rating: 9 out of 10.
LEG LOCKS FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED DAN MANASOIU DVD HERE
What’s your favorite leg lock system? Nope not a leg lock finish, not your favorite Ashi Garami position, but a complete system? You know, entires, control, finishes, transitions, and ways out. Nope?
Then, you need the Leg Locks From Beginner To Advanced Dan Manasoiu DVD. If you stop reading now and pick it up immediately, you’ll learn everything about leg locks that you need to start organizing them in systems. If you keep reading, you’ll learn how this DVD is going to teach you everything about leg lock systems. Your choice.
Best Time to Learn Leg Locks
Now. Today. Start immediately. I don’t care if you are a black belt who has trained for 20 years or if you discovered BJJ 20 days ago. You need armlocks, leg locks, and chokes to succeed in this sport, and you need to start learning all as soon as possible!
It doesn’t matter if you practice ankle locks, heel hooks, or calf slicers. It would help if you started getting aware of where leg locks are, how you can attack them, and how people will look to attack them against you. The same as every other submission in BJJ.
When you decide to jump on the leg locks bandwagon, keep an open mind and try them all. The Leg Locks From Beginner To Advanced Dan Manasoiu DVD is a great resource if you need an introduction, but also if you are already experienced but lacking a competition system that works. Whatever the case, start leg-locking today!
“Big” Dan Manasoiu
Leg lockers come in many shapes and sizes these days, and one of the larger humans that can tear off your lower limbs from many different positions is Dan Manasoiu. The New Wave representative is one of the most feared people in pro grappling circuits, and he’s only getting better.
With a weight of 300 lbs and standing at 6’7, Dan is a very imposing figure at first sight. Add to that the fact that he trains with Gordon Ryan, Bodoni, and Meregali daily, and is being tutored by John Danaher and you have the recipe for one scary grappler right there!
Born in 2001, Dan has plenty of time on the mats in front of him. Already, the purple belt has won pro tournaments such as Sub Hunter Pro, has 2 ADCC Trials titles and two more silver medals, as well as a bronze in the 2024 ADCC in the +99kg division. His intricate system of attacking legs is now available in the Leg Locks From Beginner To Advanced Dan Manasoiu DVD.
Leg Locks From Beginner To Advanced Dan Manasoiu DVD Review
The Leg Locks From Beginner To Advanced Dan Manasoiu DVD is a four-part No-Gi instructional that offers three mini-systems of Ashi Garami-based leg locks that tie in together into a bigger system. It features all kinds of finishes and is perfect for everyone, beginner to expert:
Part 1 – Single Leg X
The quintessential leg locking position, the Single Leg X-guard, a.k.a. the Straight Ashi Garami is the first subject that Big Dan covers in the Leg Locks From Beginner To Advanced Dan Manasoiu DVD.
He doesn’t just go over mechanics and countless entries but rather explains what the main issues you’ll encounter are. Of course, he offers seemingly easy solutions to all of them. Submissions follow along, with Dan covering how to create exposure against half-kneeling and standing opponents.
Heel hooks and figure four ankle locks dominate this portion, as Dan introduces entries towards the end of the volume, covering basic leg locking principles and connecting the dots from initial contact to finish. This is the part that is ideal for people with no prior leg lock or BJJ experience.
Part 2 – Double Leg Cross Ashi Garami
The cross Ashi Garami position comes next as Big Dan dedicates an entire volume of the Leg Locks Dan Manasoiu DVD to controlling the Cross Ashi Garami position. He begins with problems again, offering troubleshooting options for common entries.
He uses the false reap to set up an entry, immediately focusing the attention on the secondary leg. Dan likes to set up his leg-locking positions by going for the secondary leg as early as possible, creating sound control even before he arrives at the cross-Ashi position.
I liked that Manasoiu offers control points even if you can’t get control over the second leg, as well as offering high-percentage heel hook setups and finishes. He ends the second part by covering the turning problem and ways you can prevent it and capitalize on the motion.
Part 3 – Cross Ashi Attacks
Once the control details are out of the way, it is time to finish from the position. Building on the double trouble, part three of the Leg Locks From Beginner To Advanced Dan Manasoiu DVD offers control and speed-based attacks, offering versatility that will lift anyone’s game.
There’s a lot of leg lacing in this volume, which is not surprising seeing as Big Dan loves torturing people from the position. All of his favorite attacks feature here, from heel hooks to ankle locks.
In fact, Dan spends quite some time on heel hooks, covering both outside and inside options, while retaining double trouble control of the cross ashi or transitioning back to the outside Ashi.
Part 4 – Footlocks from the 50/50
The final part of the Leg Locks From Beginner To Advanced Dan Manasoiu DVD takes a route toward the 50/50 position, starting immediately with submissions. The Z-lock opens the account, followed by a bunch of toe holds and different foot locks, most of them of the twisting variety.
There is a solid portion in this part covering how to split the legs of the opponent in 50/5 which tends to be the most common problem. In fact, Dan covers several different strategies for gaining an advantage while tangled in the 50/50 position, offering slick finishing options at the end of each.
Develop A System
The best way to make leg locks work is to figure out how to organize them in a system. That said, the Leg Locks From Beginner To Advanced Dan Manasoiu DVD as a whole is probably not going to work for most people out there unless they’re both black belts and seasoned leg lockers.
The good news is that each volume can work as a system on its own, or a mini system if you will. That means you can pick whether you like to work from the 50/50, cross Ashi, or straight Ashi and start exploring. Dan offers plenty of different attack options both in terms of submission finishes and types of attacking.
If you have an instructor who is on board, you will learn leg locks and develop a system using this DVD really fast. If you have to do it on your own, or with friends from the academy, it will still work, but it’ll take more time and drilling. However, once you do, you can think about expanding on it using one of the other volumes to keep evolving it constantly.
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Milk The System!
You can always opt to follow the 12-hour-long Danaher leg lock system. You’ll need years just to make sense of the information. You can also try specialized instructionals and learn 10 ways to finish a heel hook or toe hold. Alternatively, you can pick up the Leg Locks From Beginner To Advanced Dan Manasoiu DVD and get the best out of both worlds – a focused and concise way of developing leg lock systems for BJJ. Proven at the highest level!
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