Takedown practice

David Lawton · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Vienna Va

Lately Tim and I were thinking it would be nice a night or two a week after sparring if some guys stayed for a little bit to work on takedowns, shrugs, ankle picks, throws, arm drags and anything that will take your opponent from standing to the mat. Anyone interested?

Jeremy Lafreniere · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:13 am, 0 Post subject:

In my experience, open invitations never work. What is far better is to lead by example. At the end of class, just before you and Tim begin to work moves, extend an invitation to everyone else on the mat. You'll be sure to get a following of people using this method. Whereas using an open invitation, you'll be sure to get several Message Board only students talking about how great an idea this is, and yet not a single "after class" training session will ever occur.

Michael Sanders · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:09 pm, 0 Post subject:

Khemeran Ing · Couch Potato Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 10

I am totally down!!!!! Very Happy

Ben Nall · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:26 pm, 0 Post subject:

Chuck and I got in a few minutes takedown practice last night after sparring class, and will hopefully continue to do so...

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James Terry · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:11 pm, 0 Post subject:

Highly recommend drilling takedowns.

I usually start class here with 20-30 minutes of takedowns... drop saganagi's, trips, double legs, single legs, concrete mixer, several different judo takedowns and trips, as well as drilling takedown defense, falling and a drill where the person being taken down has to make something out of the fall.

Drill passing the guard too. Especiall if you took your man down and he trying to put you in the guard... pass before he hits the floor.
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Tim Koren · Guest

The after-class takedown session on Thursday night was kickass! There were like 8 of us there playing King of the mountain at one point. Hopefully we can do this more often. I'll be available for this on Thursdays and Saturdays after class and probably Mondays as well.

Jason Minor · Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:22 pm, 0 Post subject:

This is rediculos you don't need to practice take downs you need to practice the force. You should mental make your opponent want ot lay on the mat for you!!!! I point to the spot they lay!!! Mike, Howie, and Tim go ahead take it to a perveted level.

Taylor Dixon · Elite Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 788 Location: Burke, VA

tim, i agree. it was awesome. we should do it again whenever we get a chance
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Mike Reilly · Elite Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 834 Location: Alexandria

Just wanted to give this thread a bump. I'm willing to stay and work takedowns any night if the week.

Tim Koren · Guest

Thanks for bumping this. I had problems with my takedowns in the last 2 tournaments so I was planning to train them more heavily again, starting this week.

Saturday is ideal because we have plenty of time after sparring, but I'm usually around on Thursdays and sometimes on Mondays. David left for school so I no longer have a dedicated drilling partner. Let's get this going again, guys!

Mike Reilly · Elite Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 834 Location: Alexandria

I'm up for takedown practice on Saturday definitely.

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Tomas Garcia · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:25 pm, 0 Post subject:

I really need to practice that.

Anybody interested, just let me know after the classes.

(unless it's too late and they close the place)

I'm always up to drilling anything anytime, so anybody interested on that too, same thing, just let me know, and we can practice after the class.

I don't mind being as long as we need practicing one particular move paying attention to the details.

I usually do that with Rob Arthur on mondays before the advanced class and Tony Morell after the mixed levels class on tuesday mornings.
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