Escape the inside heel hook

Before it’s locked

• Hide your heel by flexing your foot
• Keep your knee out of their hip line
• Never spin blindly against a heel hook

The main escape

1. Hide your heel by flexing your foot
2. Free your knee past their hip line
3. Only once the knee is clear, turn to free your heel
4. Step out and start passing

Escape roadmap

The seven stages of this escape. Work from the top: the earlier you act, the less you need the later stages.

1. 1
   Prevent

   • Hide your heel by flexing your foot
   • Keep your knee out of their hip line
2. 2
   Defensive posture

   • Sit up and keep your knee pointed out
   • Never spin blindly
3. 3
   Hand fight

   • Fight their heel grip with both hands
   • Push their wrist off your heel
4. 4
   Make space

   • Free your knee past their hip
   • Clear the saddle’s top leg
5. 5
   Clear the structure

   • Pull your knee out before anything else
   • Only then turn to free your heel
6. 6
   Late escape

   • Tap early: knees tear before it hurts
   • Only spin out once the knee is clear
7. 7
   Back to safety

   • Step out and start passing
   • Keep your feet away from their hips

Escape options

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