Calimbas Locks by Mike Calimbas

A broad coverage of material including the Calimbas foot lock.

This is an excellent instructional (Gi) by Mike Calimbas, who is a black belt and instructor at Renzo Gracie Lake Houston, Houston, Texas. The title of this instructional implies that it is focused on the Calimbas lock, which is a foot lock submission using your own legs, applied when you are being controlled, however the content is much broader. I assume that when preparing to film this instructional Mike Calimbas focused on material that he thought would add value to the viewer’s skills from his own skillset. Material covered includes a volume on the closed guard bottom; almost a volume on the lasso guard; several chapters on half guard bottom; mount top; and the last volume teaching the Calimbas lock from back control, mount, and half guard. As appropriate to the material being taught, coverage includes sweeps and submissions. There are no notable issues with sound or video quality (e.g., range, focus, or lighting). The runtime for the instructional is 2 hours and four minutes. The Calimbas lock is interesting and from my experience works when the opportunities arise, however the content on closed guard and lasso guard for me was really useful. The techniques are excellent, not difficult to learn and are reliable. In my opinion, as displayed in this instructional Mike Calimbas is a good teacher (e.g., explanations and demonstrations) and he is easy to watch and learn from. For me, this was a good buy.

Great instructional

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