Gordon Ryan

It gives you the rotation.

Yeah, no, you get good finishes with Aokis. What's an Aoki?

Yeah, no, you get good finishes with Aokis. What's an Aoki?

Yeah, no, you get good finishes with Aokis. What's an Aoki?

It's not mechanically as strong as a heel hook, though, because when you go for heel hooks, you're physically bridging your hip into the knee.

It's not mechanically as strong as a heel hook, though, because when you go for heel hooks, you're physically bridging your hip into the knee.

It's not mechanically as strong as a heel hook, though, because when you go for heel hooks, you're physically bridging your hip into the knee.

Whereas with Iokis, the knee is turned out, so you're not bridging into the knee in a way to break it. Yeah. Whereas with an inverted heel hook, for example, you have a good, strong connection. you have a good, strong connection, but when you go to bridge, you see how he's not bridging into the hip. So with a heel hook, you're bridging directly into the hip.

Whereas with Iokis, the knee is turned out, so you're not bridging into the knee in a way to break it. Yeah. Whereas with an inverted heel hook, for example, you have a good, strong connection. you have a good, strong connection, but when you go to bridge, you see how he's not bridging into the hip. So with a heel hook, you're bridging directly into the hip.

Whereas with Iokis, the knee is turned out, so you're not bridging into the knee in a way to break it. Yeah. Whereas with an inverted heel hook, for example, you have a good, strong connection. you have a good, strong connection, but when you go to bridge, you see how he's not bridging into the hip. So with a heel hook, you're bridging directly into the hip.

So it's the full extension of your body into the knee, so the upper leg is pinned through the leg position, and then your gripping position is what's manipulating the foot.

So it's the full extension of your body into the knee, so the upper leg is pinned through the leg position, and then your gripping position is what's manipulating the foot.

So it's the full extension of your body into the knee, so the upper leg is pinned through the leg position, and then your gripping position is what's manipulating the foot.

Yeah, I hear a lot of that. This is a great position because, like, with the guy who's attacking, his right leg, usually the guy's trying to peel it off the hip. Yeah. So when you peel it off the hip, that butterfly hook comes in, and then normally you would throw that left leg over, so now you can't step over the, you can't disengage the legs as easy.

Yeah, I hear a lot of that. This is a great position because, like, with the guy who's attacking, his right leg, usually the guy's trying to peel it off the hip. Yeah. So when you peel it off the hip, that butterfly hook comes in, and then normally you would throw that left leg over, so now you can't step over the, you can't disengage the legs as easy.

Yeah, I hear a lot of that. This is a great position because, like, with the guy who's attacking, his right leg, usually the guy's trying to peel it off the hip. Yeah. So when you peel it off the hip, that butterfly hook comes in, and then normally you would throw that left leg over, so now you can't step over the, you can't disengage the legs as easy.

And also because the right foot is on the inside position, it makes it harder for the guy in defense, the defensive guy, to push forward into you. It makes it hard for him to come forward. Because the Aoki, you have to push into the lock, put your foot deeper to boot it. But the butterfly hook stops it. The butterfly actually stops you from pushing the foot in deeper.

And also because the right foot is on the inside position, it makes it harder for the guy in defense, the defensive guy, to push forward into you. It makes it hard for him to come forward. Because the Aoki, you have to push into the lock, put your foot deeper to boot it. But the butterfly hook stops it. The butterfly actually stops you from pushing the foot in deeper.

And also because the right foot is on the inside position, it makes it harder for the guy in defense, the defensive guy, to push forward into you. It makes it hard for him to come forward. Because the Aoki, you have to push into the lock, put your foot deeper to boot it. But the butterfly hook stops it. The butterfly actually stops you from pushing the foot in deeper.

Yeah, everyone talks about him. I've never trained with him, but apparently he was like... He rips through everybody.