Originally Posted by
ford.304
For what it's worth, I agree with you 100%. I love leg attacks, love the Danaher-style system of "leg entanglements as control" the same way as the rest of Jiu Jitsu -- but I will admit that I am terrified of actually competing in anything serious that allows heel hooks.
I was taught to always be ready to release when attacking, to never crank quickly, and to tap as soon as the guy has his grips set. I've been through one ACL surgery already before I started BJJ, I don't need another.
Although I wish that people would treat shoulder locks with some of the same care they do leglocks. Yeah, you've got more feedback to make you tap, but a torn rotator cuff scares me every bit as much as a blown ligament.
It's very odd thinking about this stuff in a self-defense context. I'm pretty sure that RNCing someone has more direct legal implications than blowing up his knee, but...ew, I know which I'd rather do to someone if I got to choose.