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To watch the MMA fighters there is only one way to take an opponent down, and that is by rushing in low, grabbing the legs, and dumping them. Yes, this is the time honored standard, but there are other ways. Truth, if you are fighting somebody who has not concentrated on learning the attack and defense of that particular maneuver, there are lots of different ways of taking people down.
Actually, there are too many ways to list, and they are combat ready for the street. We can, however,organize the takedowns, as I have done in my Forty Monkeys Course, but there is an even easier and simpler way to take a person down. This is the method of inserting intention into the person's space.
When you take a person down you need to make some sort of a circle around a joint. Circling a joint requires leverage, just as a navigator might rotate a Captains Wheel. Thus, one must enter the space of the opponent and find the levers extending from the body, then he can turn the opponent upside down quite easily.
There are only a couple of levers extending from the human body. They are the legs, the arms, and the head. Thus, to topple a fighter one must insert their arms past the opponents levers and manipulate them.
Insert an arm over the opponents shoulder, press that arm against his neck as you lift his arm, and you will find a wonderful but sometimes unexpected takedown. Of course you must make sure that the opponent doesn't twist out of the hold, and this may necessitate some tweaking of the movements involved. The main thing is to realize that pressing fingers into the neck, or smacking an elbow into a cheek, is going to make the person shift away, but in a manner that can actually feed the technique.
Insert an arm under the opponents arm and you will find a chance to bend that arm down, creating a sort of a wrong angle armlock. Or, you might bend the arm the other way, and find a figure four armlock, or a chicken wing, which threatens to snap the arm off at the elbow, or wrench the whole thing off at the shoulder. If the opponent doesn't want to go along, you can do a shock and lock to him by delivering a sharp elbow to his side.
You can go between the legs, on the wrong side of the head, anywhere, as long as you are willing to get close and extend your arm past him. It will act the lever, and a little twisting will manipulate the nearest joint unpleasantly. The idea, of course, is to extend not just your arm, but your intention.
To extend your intention is the key to making this work. Intention is desire is will is chi is ki is...your wish made concrete. Once one understands this concept all sorts of secondary takedowns, locks, and throws become second nature.
Actually, there are too many ways to list, and they are combat ready for the street. We can, however,organize the takedowns, as I have done in my Forty Monkeys Course, but there is an even easier and simpler way to take a person down. This is the method of inserting intention into the person's space.
When you take a person down you need to make some sort of a circle around a joint. Circling a joint requires leverage, just as a navigator might rotate a Captains Wheel. Thus, one must enter the space of the opponent and find the levers extending from the body, then he can turn the opponent upside down quite easily.
There are only a couple of levers extending from the human body. They are the legs, the arms, and the head. Thus, to topple a fighter one must insert their arms past the opponents levers and manipulate them.
Insert an arm over the opponents shoulder, press that arm against his neck as you lift his arm, and you will find a wonderful but sometimes unexpected takedown. Of course you must make sure that the opponent doesn't twist out of the hold, and this may necessitate some tweaking of the movements involved. The main thing is to realize that pressing fingers into the neck, or smacking an elbow into a cheek, is going to make the person shift away, but in a manner that can actually feed the technique.
Insert an arm under the opponents arm and you will find a chance to bend that arm down, creating a sort of a wrong angle armlock. Or, you might bend the arm the other way, and find a figure four armlock, or a chicken wing, which threatens to snap the arm off at the elbow, or wrench the whole thing off at the shoulder. If the opponent doesn't want to go along, you can do a shock and lock to him by delivering a sharp elbow to his side.
You can go between the legs, on the wrong side of the head, anywhere, as long as you are willing to get close and extend your arm past him. It will act the lever, and a little twisting will manipulate the nearest joint unpleasantly. The idea, of course, is to extend not just your arm, but your intention.
To extend your intention is the key to making this work. Intention is desire is will is chi is ki is...your wish made concrete. Once one understands this concept all sorts of secondary takedowns, locks, and throws become second nature.
About the Author:
Al Case has been throwing people for 4O years. You can get his free ebook at Monster Martial Arts.
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