When you shoots in for a takedown, your options are a bit limited, single leg, double leg and maybe an ankle pick. All of which are predictable and can be defended by the same reactionary movement, the sprawl. But when you are in the clinch and get a body lock, not only can you still drop for the lower leg takedowns, but you now have a plethora of Greco or judo throws and leg sweeps put into the mix. Just having that large number of takedown options can overload your opponents defenses, because the easy sprawl does not stop that arsenal so easily.
BJJ world champion Ffion Davies has become one of the most dominant grapplers of the past years, notably placing second at ADCC 2019. In this video she shares the key take downs and submissions from back control that she’s used in competition.
Besides being one of the top grappling competitors in the world, she is also an experienced Judo black belt and was on the Welsh national Judo team member.
Check out this great tutorial:
Use The Safest Yet Most Effective Takedowns That You Will Ever Need For BJJ: From Adam Wheeler, An Olympic Medalist and Black Belt Masters No Gi World Champion. Upper Body Takedowns.” on BJJ Fanatics.
