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4) Higher level practitioners do them and not lower level because most BJJ practitioners are not good at leg locks. If they are a brown belt, their leg locks are normally at blue belt level. Beginners may be told that they will learn them when they are higher rank, but in most [...]
Are Leg Locks Part of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
There is a bit of controversy on this topic. When I started training and I was originally under the Gracies, I was told that leg locks are:
1) dangerous
2) on kneebars you turn your back, and turning your back is really bad
3) if you train them your guard passes will suffer
4) that only higher level guys [...]
