What is a heel hook?

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A heel hook controls the foot and twists the knee by rotating the heel. It attacks the ligaments inside the knee - ACL, MCL, meniscus. Heel hooks are dangerous because damage happens before pain signals arrive. They are banned at lower belts in most gi competitions but legal in advanced no-gi. Tap early.

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