Takedowns from Certain Tie-Ups

Here are some GO-TO takedowns from particular tie-ups....

OPPONENT GRABS YOUR HEAD
"Knee Drop" Throw

1. As soon as he grabs your head (assuming for the example that he grabs with his left hand) you are going to hold his arm in place. Your left hand hooks over his elbow.

2. Your right hand immediately swims inside and pushes on his shoulder....preventing him from closing the distance.

3. By you pushing him away he is typically going to want to push back into you...as he does so you are going to turn your back to him as your right arm slides under his right arm (the hand that is grabbing your head)

4. Now you are going to drop to both of your knees and pull your opponent over you

There are few options as to where to go once on the ground. The best option to secure position is to reach your free hand (left) around his head (your right hand will be holding his tricep) and secure a north-south choke


WHIZZER
Outside Leg Trip

1. Assuming you have the whizzer with your right arm....you are immediately going to push his head away with your left hand and get head position.

2. Now your left hand grabs his opposite wrist

Your right foot is going to be in front (bc you have the whizzer with that side)

3. You are going to quickly replace your right foot with your left by almost skipping in towards your opp. Your right foot now steps outside of his far (right) leg and blocks just above his knee.

4. As you do this, you let go of his wrist and your left hand goes to floor. Now as your turn your hips and pull him around you (using the whizzer) he will trip over your outside leg.

This is the takedown GSP did to Hughes

FROM INSIDE CONTROL

1. reach your right hand between his legs as if you are going for a fireman's carry

As your opp steps his right leg back to defend this....

2. Push his hand in towards his body (this is able to happen rather easily bc he stepped back...usually it would be hard to just push his arm across bc it was close to his body, but now having his arm reached outward it much easier) The reason you are pushing his arm across his body bc you are going to trap that arm along with the takedown making defense almost impossible

3. Now just treat it as a double leg takedown....step in, clasp your hands together around his body

4. Keep your head TIGHT to his ribs (this will trap that arm)

5. Finish the double

From Wrist/Arm Control

This is a very simple yet very effective hold.

1. Your right hand grabs your opps left tricep, as your right hand reaches across and grabs that same wrist. The reason this hold is so tight bc he would normally break the grip in the wrist by pulling out towards the thumb but bc you are holding his tricep on that side it makes it almost impossible.

So you are going to take advantage of the fact that he cant free his arm....

2. Put your left foot (same side as the arm you are grabbing) and sit back

3. As you sit back immediately wrap up the triangle