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Setting Up Leandro Lo’s Signature Double Leg Takedown in the Gi

Setting Up Leandro Lo’s Signature Double Leg Takedown in the Gi

In the 2022 IBJJF world championship finals match against Isaque Bahiense, the late Leandro Lo was able to hit his signature double leg takedown off a double collar grips.

Here we see Lo’s patient strategy with the double leg, how the gi grips changed his approach, and his effective setup.

The Double leg takedown is most probably the most common and high percentage takedown in BJJ and grappling.

Here are some of the key principles needed to execute a double leg takedown:

1. You need to be within arms reach before shooting in.
2. You need a level change where your going lower then your opponents mid section, but with good straight aligned posture.
3. You need a deep penetration step where your foot steps between your opponents feet.

Learn how to wrestle in the gi from one of BJJ’s most successful champions ever, Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida.
Buchecha explains his concepts around how to read his opponents and choosing which takedown is best, how he breaks stubborn grips, and how even much smaller fighters can still find success by focusing on these fundamentals.