Takedowns are important. After all, even though we often begin rolling while seated, competitions start from the feet. There’s nothing more frustrating for a ground specialist than to be trapped standing with minimal takedown skills. We develop a takedown game for all of these reasons but too often we learn those moves in total isolation. Instead of drilling a takedown to a static position, we should be drilling combinations of a takedown into a submission each and every time we hit the mat.
Takedowns are very important in Jiu-Jitsu. After all, although we often the rolling sessions on our knees, the match starts on our feet.
For an expert on the ground, nothing is more frustrating than being trapped wrestling with minimal wrestling skills. For all these reasons, we develop a wrestling game, but we often learn these techniques without any set system. Every time we hit the mat, we should work on transitioning into the submission instead of hitting the takedown to a static position.
Check out this clip from Joel Bouhey showing the idea of a smooth transition from takedown to submission.
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