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Dynamic Ankle Locks by Jason Rau reviews

Dynamic Ankle Locks by Jason Rau has 58 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.91 out of 5. 93% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from June 20, 2024 to July 31, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed Dynamic Ankle Locks by Jason Rau

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The reviews

• Smooth accurate

  I enjoyed the y guard break down and set up

  AnonymousJuly 31, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt16 yrs training

• great deets!

  awesome deets

  Gregory A.July 23, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• Distlled & Refined Version of John Danaher, Your Best Option for Simple No Nonsense Explanation of Ankle Locks

  This is basically a really easy to understand explanation of ankle locks. For anyone looking to break into learning leg locks, start here. Craig Jones is great, but he is more advanced. John Danaher is great if you can listen to 9 hours of instructional and filter through it all. And let's be honest, Gordan Ryan is great, but he is a bit 'artistic', if you catch my meaning.

  Xavier P.July 22, 2026ChinaVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• Great intro

  Great finishing mechanics and intro for a whitebelt. A little bit more focus on entries would have been nice, but otherwise great.

  Damian K.June 9, 2026GermanyVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Excellent

  Excellent details as usual by Rau

  Young S.April 24, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Easy to Follow and Apply

  Jason broke down the techniques in easy to digest chunks that were easy to apply on the mats during rounds and team practices.

  Shawn P.April 22, 2026CanadaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Excellent.

  Detailed as always from rau

  Young S.April 15, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Very good

  Very good Dvd. Nice explanation

  Dorian Z.April 14, 2026SwitzerlandVerified buyer10-12 yrs training

• Oh my ankles

  I have been terrorising peoples ankles ever since watching this. Top stuff

  Kimmy E.April 12, 2026United KingdomVerified buyer1-3 yrs training

• Dynamic ankle locks

  Jason always explains mechanics in easy to understand precise way.

  Krystal C.February 16, 2026Verified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• Great Content

  Rau is the most succinct while still being very detailed

  Shane E.February 11, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• Excellent

  Rau is a great instructor, everything is really clear and easy to understand

  Mark K.January 21, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Pretty good

  Good stuff yes no and yes

  Ronan D.December 16, 2025AustraliaVerified buyer

• Ankle Lock

  Another masterpiece of Jason Rau. How to finish ankles locks from every position

  Jean-Baptiste B.November 28, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt10-12 yrs training

• Good

  Good

  Ijah b.November 1, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt4-6 yrs training

• Excellent

  Great Ankle lock instruction

  Joseph L.September 13, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• 足首固め

  理解が進みました。

  一真 福.September 4, 2025JapanVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Dynamic Ankle Locks by Jason Rau

  Jason Rau is top teacher. I love his content. Very clear and I get huge understanding of Ankle Lock

  Simone T.August 27, 2025SwitzerlandVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• An Excellent Ankle Lock Instructional for NoGi Brown/Black

  In short, I think it’s an excellent set and I would absolutely recommend it. If you’d like to read more, here are my thoughts. The set is quite short, the runtime is less than 90 minutes in total. As with Rau’s other material, it’s fast, dense and deep. The set makes no effort to be a “comprehensive” treatment on ankle locks. Instead, it’s a focused presentation on a very robust, streamlined system. It’s complete in that sense, it shows everything you’ll need, and you’ll need everything it shows. This set connects well with Rau’s other releases. In particular, the set connects well with Rau’s Dynamic Outside Ashi. I think it should be mentioned also that the system presented is clearly intended for a particular context. Some of the methods demonstrated to achieve a finish are illegal in some rulesets, as they involve reaping or turning in the direction of the foot not under attack. Also, many of the follow-ups presented for when the ankle lock fails would also be illegal in those rulesets (outside heel hooks & Aoki locks). It’s reasonable to conclude that this set is intended for IBJJF NoGi Adult Brown/Black or ADCC Adult Pro rules, and I believe everything shown would be effective at that level. For people who don’t compete in those competitions or train under those rules, some modifications or substitutions will be necessary. Whether this is the best choice for somebody wishing to develop their ankle locks probably depends a lot on their personal goals. For somebody who is mostly focused on Gi competition, I would recommend Mikey Musumeci’s Death From Below instead. I haven’t seen it, but Leglocks for White, Blue and Purple belts by Jacob Couch and Heath Pedigo might be a better choice for the lower ranks. The most similar alternative to this set would be Mateusz Szczeciński’s Shotgun Ankle Lock instructional, which was released on Techniqly. I’ve trained with Szczeciński and I’ve studied his Shotgun Ankle Lock (Techniqly) and Shotgun Aoki Lock (BJJ Fanatics) instructional sets. His material is also excellent (his ankle lock is terrifying). Techniqly is now closed, and Szczeciński’s set is no longer available, so this set by Rau is the obvious recommendation. I have studied a lot instructionals on ankle locks (and leg locks generally), and I would recommend this with without reservation. There’s nothing in the set which drastically improved my ankle locks, but there are some subtle ideas and details I had not seen before, and I feel they have helped to further refine my ankle lock game. If I had this set earlier in my learning, I am sure that it would have accelerated my learning. Going forward I imagine that the material in this set (with Musumeci’s and Szczeciński) will be the basis of what I teach my students about ankle locks.

  Thomas G.August 14, 2025IrelandVerified buyerBlack belt7-9 yrs training

• Rau is incredible

  Jason has to be one of my favourite instructors. I buy anything he produces

  nigel p.May 18, 2025United KingdomVerified buyerPurple belt10-12 yrs training

• Beginner Legal Leg Locks!

  details with alternative options, recommended

  Mas Y.May 11, 2025GermanyVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Great

  Great detail for ankle locks, immediately took my sloppy straight ankle lock to something I can reliably get submissions with

  Luke S.May 5, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Dynamic ankle locks

  Really improved my ankle lock finishes

  AnonymousApril 22, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt13-15 yrs training

• great nogi submission

  great nogi submission

  Jae S.April 21, 2025South KoreaVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Dynamic Ankle Locks

  This instructional identifies the missing link between traditional straight ankle locks and the modern variations increasingly seen in high-level competition. Rau goes beyond simply teaching techniques—he breaks down the core concepts of positioning, leverage, and timing in a way that anyone can understand. Rather than presenting isolated no-gi techniques, Rau teaches a cohesive system that is practical and applicable to both gi and no-gi scenarios.

  tequila119 t.April 14, 2025South KoreaVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

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