If you’d like to become more successful in no-gi takedowns, then you better go ahead and learn the 3 concepts that will make no-gi takedowns work more often than not.
Takedowns are a must if you want to dictate the pace of a match. Joe Rogan said that fighters with strong takedown games can push the pace better because the takedown threat is always looming.
This is also the case in grappling competitions. Grapplers with strong takedowns are very difficult to deal with. This is why high-level wrestlers and Judokas are generally not allowed to compete in white belt competitions. They may not have advanced knowledge of Jiu-Jitsu, but their experience training other forms of grappling puts them a tier above total newbies.
If you don’t want to pull guard, then you need to learn takedowns – but doing so isn’t always easy. Especially because of the sheer quantity of takedown techniques and setups that exist.
So, it might be a good idea to take a listen to John Danaher‘s thoughts on taking the match to the ground:
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