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The Back Trip Is One Of The Most Simple & Effective Takedowns For BJJ Athletes

The Back Trip Is One Of The Most Simple & Effective Takedowns For BJJ Athletes

Looking for simple and effective takedown techniques to expand your Jiu-Jitsu skillset?
Here’s a great one: the Back Trip!

Don’t let the complexity of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling in general fool you. A lot of times, it won’t be the complicated stuff that will give you the edge in training nor the win at a tournament; but it’ll be the techniques and setups that are relatively simple to execute and that you’ve done thousands of times.
For example, when it comes to your wrestling skillset, you should definitely add the following Back Trip setup, as explained by Craig Funk.

Craig Funk demonstrates how to do the Back Trip takedown on the video below:

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