Mixed Martial Arts & Cage Fighting Basics : How to Takedown Under Punches in Mixed Martial Arts

[XeroJaeger]

This is a great "how to shoot" video for wrestlers. Shooting in with your head on the outside hip keeps you from getting crossfaced, but it also presents the guy you are shooting on with an excellent opportunity for a guillotine. Great video and great technique, but I'd say the warning needs to be there.

[WeThe1337]

@Blahb27 Acrually im a state ranked wrestler from ohio. And when you pull in the legs and buckle the knees you can push them over, but with there knees wont buckle cut sideways using your head to push his into the side of his ribs and sweep his legs out. Way easier and more effective so dont second guess me.

[icup728]

well i think i would like to see this in real time, because a lot of these things look cool and good untill they arent sparring at half a normal rate. i believe that they should show examples in an ACTUAL situation, so we can see if you are good.

[WeThe1337]

Very bad takedown technique. You should get lower, and more level to the ground and go in straight. Grab the legs. Pull in and lift. then either drive forward or cut sideways. Then finish.

P.S. im 13 and im going to make videos on takedowns and other MMA moves

[Blahb27]

@WeThe1337 So basically what you say is lift a guy's full body weight up vertically, while you yourself are nearly horizontal and moving forward fast, so you can't possibly lift anything, let alone a resisting person.

Maybe you should get a few lessons in kickboxing and wrestling before second-guessing an instructor....

[oftenKICKEDbaby]

this guy is a good teacher i watched all his muay thai videos and realy liked them

[sexymalcom1970]

thats why you have to train using your knees, perfect counter to this technique.

[Snoopy101014]

Overall if you are fightin someone with fast reflexs your gunna kinda have a hard time cause they are gunna be comeing in quick as hell.....but you can slow that kinda stuff down with a couple of pressure points or so..and same thing for action and reaction pressure points will slow everything down that their are doing...but thats only if you can get them down quick enough

[sskl123]

Ok so what do you do after you get your head in his crotch?

[CubansUSA12]

@sskl123 He showed it in another video which should i watched before this one so i know. Look for his other one on takedowns.

[jgmtiger]

simple thing is ACTION if faster then REACTION

[denzeldube]

i was taught to go as low as possible

[josemul2323]

me da la impresión que MMA la gente se lo toma como un estilo...

artes marciales mixtas yo al menos me lo tomo como eso, artes marciales mixtas xD hay 10.000 estilos de MMA, cada una de las mezclas posibles...

[fredbloggs02]

In rugby we were told to go as low as possible but thaqt left you at risk of getting a knee to the chin if you didd't hold the legs together tight as pos. I'm guessing this is a risky move in mma.

[krayzie1234567]

@fredbloggs02

yeah ur right, rugby did teach me some useless techniques (for real life) but they workd great in game

[fredbloggs02]

Just what I hoped you wouldn't say. I'm just getting into mma now, worst luck:P

[theunthinkable1]

@fredbloggs02 depends how quickly you execute the move. This guy is doing it slowly, but if you watch some fights, you dont have much time to defend it.

[HowTheCookieCrumbls]

@fredbloggs02 gaaaaaaaaaay

[damuschka]

@fredbloggs02 You can cross your arms in front of your face until you touch a leg and than rep your arms around the leg. That way a knee isn´t as dangerous. There are some vicious knock outs when fightes didn´t protect their face while shooting.

[TempestaDiFuoco10]

@fredbloggs02 ....well notice how his face is out of the way nd his arms are sort of in a defensive position....i can see wut ur saying tho

[SamLikesWolf]

@fredbloggs02 yeah bro fighting and rugby are different things

[xtremerukus]

i would like to see him try this in real time n ram into a cross

[cazyblood3]

all got to do for that move is back away and push down on his shoulders

[926531]

dude....this is stupid LOL i even knew how to do this when i dint join mma, its common sense to be honest

[smokingunzz]

man shut up b4 u get fucked up round here!, suckafool!

[SuperNinja2000]

now we're all scared you called us suckafool! oh god i better run.

[Thumbs0nFire]

your mma is stupid and dont teach basics.

[SuperNinja2000]

agreed

[HowTheCookieCrumbls]

@Thumbs0nFire gaaaaaaaaaaay

[scottietheshizneable]

it is funny how his apprentice has a black eye!!! great example!!! lol

[TreeTrunk82]

no pain, no gain!!

[Auty32440]

if you shoot your gonna put your self at risk for things you just gotta be quick and time it right its all a head game dont show shoot or you can eat a knee a good uppercut and or a guillotine

[theyellowsupremacist]

Hm i recall someone saying to fake a punch first, to keep your opponent's guard up and defnding more against strikes against the head.

[Auty32440]

eh well you can but if you good chin like me you can eat punches and laugh it off as your putting you opponent on his ass then ground and pound him till the ref throws you off

[luvs2spoojj]

can someone explain to me how to not get caught with a guillotine?

[Hexy69sCHILDREN]

Keep your head to the side opposite his body. So if you go right, and grab him so that his body is to your left, keep your head agaisnt your right shoulder, with your right shoulder raised, so he can't get his arm in. I dont know any other away

[luvs2spoojj]

thanks man, everytime i went for a takedown id leave my head out there and get caught

[jewspell]

tuck your head down more (get your chin as close to your chest as possible) so that it is harder for him to get his arm around your neck

[raztis1]

u really shouldnt even turn your head out. ifs better to turn your head into the opponent than out they cant wrap your nek up at all if you do that.

[luketrials]

Lol some reason i HIGHLY doubt this is an effective move. However i do not do Brazilian Martial arts - I do Wing Chun. For a low takedown like that leaves you Completely wide open for a knee shot.

[csaba246]

I practice wing tsun but you have time that knee shot right so its really difficult to deliver but if thats what you like to use than its fine but I pesonally prefer to elbow them in the spine.

[luketrials]

Not high enough to start learning elbows yet...Lol Done some work but just getting the hang of the basics moving up. been doing it for..11 weeks now. :)

[csaba246]

don't worry I just started not too long ago myself I started last year in september I think.....one tip I don't know about your instructor but mine we could ask him to write together a workout plan which we could practice home.that would help you a LOT reahcing the relaxed arms(which cazes me problems :( don't worry about learning the basics after 2 years you're gonna start learning advanced I'm learning basics myself which means the elbow is something you learn soon too.

[TheSeanFowler]

something that helps you to not get hit with a knee is to go to the side which has the knee forward

[TheHardout2005]

@luketrials that is true - you can certainly get kneed when trying a low takedown, but they work better than high ones imo. But then again, look at the stances used here. He's in a boxing stance because he's punching - there won't be much power or speed on a knee. A knee is also unlikely as he is not considering throwing one thanks to the boxing distance. But that's why you have to shoot fast and not telegraph it. Still, if you were to catch a knee or a punch, you could continue the shot.

[cubanito12344]

but when you try to take him down he will give you a nice guillotine.

[bonsmitt]

This can be very true :)

but take down well and quick enough, and try to keep head tucked in during takedown AT ALL times

[XxphrostbytexX]

if anything all of u fags worrying about the guillotine, guillotine have to be very very deep, id be more worried about a quick knee

[maxisit22]

guillotine? of course the guillotine is a threat but only if the double leg takedown is performed incorrectly, anyways the people saying this is a bad take down have very limited bjj knowledge and probs dont even train. anyone whos decent at bjj would know that once you take them down to sidecontrol their guillotine grip becomes inneffective and also sets up a head arm choke.

[unclesara]

This is exactly how NOT to shoot in MMA. Unless you like getting knocked out on the way in or choked in a guillotine.

[MicoChico650]

gullotine is easy 2 get out of jus lift him up n slam him down i have been gullotined more than twice n i kno how it feels u jus gotta man up i fight as a hobby n im only 14

[bonsmitt]

say this guys bigger, and heavier than you can lift. Shush young man

[MicoChico650]

then if that doesnt work then hit his kidneys but im guessin since u didnt figure that out im guessin yur punches jus dont do the job hehe

[votedemocrat27]

that's not a takedown

that's the express bus to guillotine central.

as soon as you put your head on his side like that forget about it.

you're supposed to keep a high posture with your head on his chest while forcing him off balance.

[HwarangOfFaith]

LOL agreed. any retard with a basic lesson in any submission class can guillotine the fuck out of newbs who try to "takedown" like this.

[afiman96]

well if ur fast enough youll take him down and get ur hed up b4 he has a chance to get u in a gillotine

[votedemocrat27]

that's not how it works, unless you're fighting an inexperienced opponent.

lets say you are fast enough to complete the takedown, as soon as you're on the ground your opponent will sink the choke.

in fact, by perfoming the take down like that you're doing him a favor, because you've just completed half the guillotine for him.

[Pharnax]

A couple of months ago I saw a guy trying to pull this off in a short streetfight. Two guys started arguing for no apparent reason, and this huge guy started jabbing the other guy, who was considerably smaller. Then the small guy attempted this exact move. Looked like a real gameturner, being surprising 'n' all, but the other guy knocked out 3 of his teeth with a quick knee.

GG.

[verysuperdave]

the little guy should have covered up :)

It sucks when wrestlers think they can take strikers down when they haven't trained to defend strikes during a takedown

[dadawg911]

only time you can get it slow is in a game

[dirtymyk]

anytime someone trys this on me i always go for a guillotine, or hook and sprawl...

[darkmonkey342]

ditto...person would have to be super fast to pull this off without getting chocked or having their teeth knocked out

[jbone488]

i dont agree at all.. a fast shot is hard as hell to block let alone through a decent knee into

[darkmonkey342]

if you're good enough to pull it off, then hurray. its been my experience that it doesnt work too well on people who are well versed in martial arts. its just from what i've seen studying martial arts and teaching.

[ArAnDoMbONeR]

most people end up getting choked and knocked out due to improper shoots, a lot of people who dont know to shoot properly believe they have to do it as fast as they can and end up leading in with their head way infront of their hips. of course you do have to do this somewhat fast but you have to be in the right range and also timing is very important, you have to catch they guy while hes planting for harder strikes or use your own strikes to set up for the takedown.

[xxc3lld4m4gexx]

i dunno, unless your opponent has very predictable combos and rhythm i wouldnt try this..the chances are high that your gonna lean into his punch lol, not good, it makes more sense to takedown off of your own punch combo or rush the takedown with high guard until you pass their range

[Jarvister]

youd have to be fuckin quick

[twistedf3ar]

yeah really

[curlyoreo883]

thats not a shot haha

[NeXttripelX]

actually it is n00b

[Fr0zenMusic]

why don't the guy just knee you in the face?

[channelin]

1) because if he attempts you'll block it before you get it in deep as your eyes are supposed to be looking at his hands and body as you go down

2)its too fast from then onwards

[October86]

guy dont expect it

[4idior]

looking for friends

i need someone smart to keep me entertained 8K

[mrpizzamutt]

i know i've written far too much

so this'll be my last

i've found that the best defence for a take down is to just let him take you down and make sure that you breath out when you hit the floor. this ensures that you arent winded which will help you gain adavantage and make the takedown work for you.

[derekmcgoldrick]

mrpizzamut,ive never seen someone to type so much and say nothing useful.Thanks for pointing out its "step by step" Duh! Its fair critisism, if an individual learns these basics they will be making mistakes.These mistakes have to be caught on day one and corrected or it'll become habit.AND no,best defense against a shoot is a good sprawl,pef one arm under and one arm over.Letting them take you down is retarded,what if they shoot lift you and drop you on your head....you just going to breath out?

[Regan9415]

agree'd that was the stupidest thing breath wtf yeah then when he's stompin ur head just breath because you won't be winded which will help the paramedics find out what ur name is

[DillonR1024x]

no you breathe out so when you get winded you just pass out and not have to deal with the fight.

[channelin]

ahahah that final sentence cracked me up imagine getting elevated on your head then exhaling ahah lmao

[leprechuan784]

right. possibly breaking your neck too

[derekmcgoldrick]

This whole series of MMA Basics are a load of B.S. Just to dive at someone with your arms and guard wide open is suicide. He's not shooting right either you've to drop first and aim horizontally, this decreases the possibility of being hit and if you are hit the power will be reduced. guard should be in front until the last moment. I'll say it again Expert village my ARSE!

[mrpizzamutt]

again derekmcgoldrick this is step by step.

if you look at it again you'll see that he uses a punch and both from him or the opponent as a distraction. the take down is a split second after a punch is thrown.

in real time only the person executing the take down would see it coming. Yess you might get hit but only if you're slow enough for the opponent to see you.

[mrpizzamutt]

i agree with the thing you say about the guard but to counter this he makes sure that its timed right. i've been taught to always keep your guard up and but when i take down i find that i need to drop guard to gain the momentum i need to take him down with impact.

and theres really no need to bad mouth Expert Village twice. because in a real fight these little flaws arent as obvious, if you watch your martial art closely you'll see alot of these. so its not fair to critise others so crudely.

[uskadon]

but be care ful when u go down he might knee u

[SmartFist]

On a good double-leg you can hear the air escape someones body LOL

[patrick1428]

brock lesnar is the king of takedowns

[Sewbie]

an elbow needs a good stance, but if u manage a sprawl you can gain enough momentum to dome an arm-chop or an elbow to the back of the neck. Some ppl underate it just cause in mma you dont hit to the spine and back of the head. Never underestimate the opponents takedown though...

[DamienNeverwinter]

The guy is demonstrating this move slowly, in reality it would be lightening fast and would land them on their back HARD

[ravnicacharzard]

this would be good if you an experienced wrestler

[itrod123]

That's the real shit I used it to defend myself once in a train station.

[grumpo]

dude who ever says that this video is retarded. open ur fucking eyes!

there is no fucking way in HELL that you would see that takedown coming

(unless ur an experienced wrestler, mma fighter etc, which i highly doubt the ppl who say this video is retarted are one of those type of fighters)

[recklessdownfall]

all the takedowns in MMA can be stopped by an elbow to the back of the head but thats illegal in MMA especially striking with the point of the elbow.

[Laststepp]

or elevating your knee. that will stun him for a moment and blow the shot.

[DamienNeverwinter]

Takedowns cannot be stopped by an elbow to the back of the head, they are far too quick if done properly

[acburkhardt]

agreed. obviously recklessdownfall has never had someone take them down. try getting any power in your elbow strike when you're struggling to keep your base...

[Colombianfunk]

I agree, I think he means if you are in guard and throwing elbows to the crown of the head.

[AlexKincaid]

If you think the double leg is the only takedown in MMA, you need to look more.

[lostskatecrew]

but like really wouldnt you just punch him in the head or go for a knee

[zzZWushuEclipseZzz]

uhm humm i c

[caseyzdenek]

shut up

[lostskatecrew]

yeah if he tackled me i would beat on his head he would be done

[greenbrad182]

he's not tackling you, he's taking you down to the ground, how can you beat on his head when your arm is in a armbar?

[element2107]

yea i highly doubt he would be done if "he" were a decent grappler..nonetheless an MMA fighter

[gotak]

What if he kicks?

[cookiesftw123]

He wouldn't see that coming.

[leprechuan784]

you'll be being punched while getting him on the ground but you cant think abt it.just keep smashing his face in until he bleeds

[nine18JOR]

thats retarded

[twoface4]

your retarded

[nine18JOR]

thats retarded

[Greatsocratesghost]

How is that retarded?

[Ilikepeaches1]

because bruce lee doesnt do that in his movies. And nine has never saw van damn do that so how could it be effective?

[naujitii]

I guess this is outside the box.

[leprechuan784]

its mixed martial arts stupid not just martial arts

[southwestwingchun]

there's a difference? surely they are both martial arts, mixed or otherwise.

[leprechuan784]

i didnt say its wasn't martial arts i said its not just martial arts

[nine18JOR]

thats retarded