CRUCIAL Heel Hook Detail – Use Your (Fore)Head!
Mar 25, 2021The Heel Hook can sometimes be quite tricky to finish. If your opponent is a seasoned grappler, he/she will know how to defend – often by rolling out of it. And, well, it's in this process of rolling out that you'll lose the heel. Therefore, you need to know how to properly roll with them!
The trick? Use your forehead as a post. This will, almost magically, make your Heel Hook grip much, much sturdier; and the tap will soon be yours.
Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares demonstrates and explains this detail on the video below: