Josh Waitzkin

But they were entering his terrain. And then when we were training in the early days, there was so much closed-mindedness about leg locks.

But they were entering his terrain. And then when we were training in the early days, there was so much closed-mindedness about leg locks.

But they were entering his terrain. And then when we were training in the early days, there was so much closed-mindedness about leg locks.

So the leg lock game was outside of the conceptual scheme to so many jiu-jitsu guys. It was forbidden. It was forbidden. So they'd get caught. It's like that dogma. Yeah. It's so interesting competitively finding where someone's dogma is, where their constructs are, their false constructs.

So the leg lock game was outside of the conceptual scheme to so many jiu-jitsu guys. It was forbidden. It was forbidden. So they'd get caught. It's like that dogma. Yeah. It's so interesting competitively finding where someone's dogma is, where their constructs are, their false constructs.

So the leg lock game was outside of the conceptual scheme to so many jiu-jitsu guys. It was forbidden. It was forbidden. So they'd get caught. It's like that dogma. Yeah. It's so interesting competitively finding where someone's dogma is, where their constructs are, their false constructs.

Oh, for sure.

Oh, for sure.

Oh, for sure.

Not shredding each other's ankles all the time.

Not shredding each other's ankles all the time.

Not shredding each other's ankles all the time.

Heel hook is why I started training jiu-jitsu. Really? Yeah, because I was doing stand-up stuff and I was competing everywhere. I was doing Chinese martial arts and my teacher's son, Max Chen, he was a sansho fighter on the U.S. national team, really good stand-up fighter. And he was studying UFC before I had even looked at it.

Heel hook is why I started training jiu-jitsu. Really? Yeah, because I was doing stand-up stuff and I was competing everywhere. I was doing Chinese martial arts and my teacher's son, Max Chen, he was a sansho fighter on the U.S. national team, really good stand-up fighter. And he was studying UFC before I had even looked at it.

Heel hook is why I started training jiu-jitsu. Really? Yeah, because I was doing stand-up stuff and I was competing everywhere. I was doing Chinese martial arts and my teacher's son, Max Chen, he was a sansho fighter on the U.S. national team, really good stand-up fighter. And he was studying UFC before I had even looked at it.

And then he was studying, I think it was Frank Shamrock's double heel hook shit from way early days. And he was just like, let's just continue to the ground. And I had never ground fought before. And I ended up on the ground, and he just put me in heel hooks and double heel hooks, and my knees were exploding. He had no idea what the fuck he was doing. Oh, no. Terrible idea. Oh, no.

And then he was studying, I think it was Frank Shamrock's double heel hook shit from way early days. And he was just like, let's just continue to the ground. And I had never ground fought before. And I ended up on the ground, and he just put me in heel hooks and double heel hooks, and my knees were exploding. He had no idea what the fuck he was doing. Oh, no. Terrible idea. Oh, no.

And then he was studying, I think it was Frank Shamrock's double heel hook shit from way early days. And he was just like, let's just continue to the ground. And I had never ground fought before. And I ended up on the ground, and he just put me in heel hooks and double heel hooks, and my knees were exploding. He had no idea what the fuck he was doing. Oh, no. Terrible idea. Oh, no.

My knees were just screaming. And I would throw him on the floor, and then I'd be tapping. I didn't even know what tapping out was. I had never grappled before.

My knees were just screaming. And I would throw him on the floor, and then I'd be tapping. I didn't even know what tapping out was. I had never grappled before.