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“Yuri Nakamura”

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 [...]

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