For your wrestling to be successful in MMA it's important to have the ability to shoot in from both orthodox (left leg forward) and southpaw (right leg forward) stances. How you shoot in depends on your opponent's stance and striking. You have to defend yourself accordingly while attacking the legs or upper body to get the takedown in MMA.
These wrestling for mma takedown drills will require you to take penetration steps with BOTH legs from either stance-that means practicing four separate ways. You will be executing these wrestling for mma penetration steps ONLY after first blocking/ducking a strike.
Left leg penetration step from orthodox against an orthodox's strikes
Right leg penetration step from orthodox against a southpaw's strikes
Left leg penetration step from southpaw against an orthodox's strikes
Right leg penetration step from southpaw against a southpaw's strikes
Practice each one of these wrestling for MMA techniques solo at first, then with a partner and then with a partner in a given stance, throwing a strike, which you will be shooting on after blocking or dodging.
The following are the wrestling for mma training techniques one should practice when you get to the stage of adding strikes. Make sure to use protective gear when practicing takedowns for MMA.
MMA takedown from an orthodox stance against an orthodox stance:
Against a right-limbed attack practice using a full shield (forearm and lower leg brought together) by either raising your left lower leg or by lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your left leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick.
Against a left-limbed attack practice pinning your right arm against your body or lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your left leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick.
MMA takedown from an orthodox stance against a southpaw stance:
Against a left-limbed attack practice using a full shield (forearm and lower leg brought together) by either raising your right lower leg or by lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your right leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick. What may not be so obvious is the fact that since you are forced to block with your right leg (your rear leg) you need to think of and execute that right shin block more as a strike with your shin to his shin (or his inner knee/thigh ideally) in order to be able to be in a position to smoothly transition to this wrestling for mma takedown.
Against a right-limbed attack practice pinning your left arm against your body or lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your right leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick.
MMA takedown from a southpaw stance against an orthodox stance:
Against a right-limbed attack practice using a full shield (forearm and lower leg brought together) by either raising your left lower leg or by lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your left leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick. What may not be so obvious is the fact that since you are forced to block with your left leg (your rear leg) you need to think of and execute that left shin block more as a strike with your shin to his shin (or his inner knee/thigh ideally) in order to be able to be in a position to smoothly transition to the takedown.
Against a left-limbed attack practice pinning your right arm against your body or lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your left leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick.
MMA takedown from a southpaw stance against a southpaw stance:
Against a left-limbed attack practice using a full shield (forearm and lower leg brought together) by either raising your right lower leg or by lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your right leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick.
Against a right-limbed attack practice pinning your left arm against your body or lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your right leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick.
Please make note of how things get slightly more complicated when attempting to takedown someone of the opposite stance.
I encourage you all to experiment with the ideas I have presented to you in your mma training and find the combos which you personally feel comfortable with but please keep them basic because that is all that really works on a consistent basis. Think high percentage moves. Lastly, I do not intend, by presenting this article, to say these are the only wrestling for MMA techniques and strategies for MMA striking or takedowns for MMA.
Left leg penetration step from southpaw against an orthodox's strikes
Right leg penetration step from southpaw against a southpaw's strikes
Practice each one of these wrestling for MMA techniques solo at first, then with a partner and then with a partner in a given stance, throwing a strike, which you will be shooting on after blocking or dodging.
The following are the wrestling for mma training techniques one should practice when you get to the stage of adding strikes. Make sure to use protective gear when practicing takedowns for MMA.
MMA takedown from an orthodox stance against an orthodox stance:
Against a right-limbed attack practice using a full shield (forearm and lower leg brought together) by either raising your left lower leg or by lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your left leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick.
Against a left-limbed attack practice pinning your right arm against your body or lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your left leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick.
MMA takedown from an orthodox stance against a southpaw stance:
Against a left-limbed attack practice using a full shield (forearm and lower leg brought together) by either raising your right lower leg or by lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your right leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick. What may not be so obvious is the fact that since you are forced to block with your right leg (your rear leg) you need to think of and execute that right shin block more as a strike with your shin to his shin (or his inner knee/thigh ideally) in order to be able to be in a position to smoothly transition to this wrestling for mma takedown.
Against a right-limbed attack practice pinning your left arm against your body or lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your right leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick.
MMA takedown from a southpaw stance against an orthodox stance:
Against a right-limbed attack practice using a full shield (forearm and lower leg brought together) by either raising your left lower leg or by lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your left leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick. What may not be so obvious is the fact that since you are forced to block with your left leg (your rear leg) you need to think of and execute that left shin block more as a strike with your shin to his shin (or his inner knee/thigh ideally) in order to be able to be in a position to smoothly transition to the takedown.
Against a left-limbed attack practice pinning your right arm against your body or lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your left leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick.
MMA takedown from a southpaw stance against a southpaw stance:
Against a left-limbed attack practice using a full shield (forearm and lower leg brought together) by either raising your right lower leg or by lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your right leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick.
Against a right-limbed attack practice pinning your left arm against your body or lowering your level and execute a penetration step with your right leg forward. Obviously you lower your level on a punch and shield on a kick.
Please make note of how things get slightly more complicated when attempting to takedown someone of the opposite stance.
I encourage you all to experiment with the ideas I have presented to you in your mma training and find the combos which you personally feel comfortable with but please keep them basic because that is all that really works on a consistent basis. Think high percentage moves. Lastly, I do not intend, by presenting this article, to say these are the only wrestling for MMA techniques and strategies for MMA striking or takedowns for MMA.
Chris Collora MS, CSCS has worked in the human performance field since 2003. Combining his extensive mixed martial arts and exercise physiology backgrounds, he writes exclusive workout, exercise and training technique articles for MMA, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Muay Thai, wrestling, boxing and more for his website 180MMA.com.
Chris invites you to check out 180° MMA Fight Training and Fitness for more FREE wrestling for MMA instructionals and tutorials.
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