Newer Female Wrestlers, Learn Basic MMA Takedowns, Boost Your Confidence

July 11, 2022,

Boost your confidence substantially by learning various MMA Takedown methods.

Yes, mostly in the fully competitive female submission wrestling world, you will primarily start on your knees, but not always. Some venues do allow for the female grapplers to fight standing up.

If you are a newer female wrestler, it would greatly benefit you to learn some basic Takedown methods.

You never know when you will need to use it, but you will be absolutely glad that you learned how, if you do.

In martial arts and combat sports, a takedown is a technique that involves off-balancing an opponent and bringing her to the ground with the attacker, you, landing on top.

The process of quickly advancing on an opponent and attempting a takedown is known as shooting for a takedown, or simply shooting.

Takedowns are usually distinguished from throws by amplitude and impact, where the purpose of a throw is to outright eliminate the opponent while the purpose of a takedown is to bring the opponent down on the ground, assume a dominant position and then proceed to finish them with joint locks, chokeholds or ground and pound.

In the rule sets of many sports such as Judo and Sambo, a well-executed throw will end the match.

Takedowns are featured in all forms of female wrestling and Judo.

Let’s look a video from an elite expert.

Miesha Tate is an American mixed martial artist.

She is a former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion and competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which she is a former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

Ms. Tate was the VP for ONE Championship. As of May 9, 2022, she is #10 in the UFC women’s bantamweight rankings.

Miesha was initially wary of competing in MMA, explaining that she “didn’t” want to get punched.

We can certainly understand that.

After seeing her training partners perform in actual competition, Tate was encouraged to accept her first amateur bout in March 2006, in which she was matched against Elizabeth Posener, a Muay Thai specialist. During the first round, Tate wrestled Posener to the mat.

No doubt, her ability to apply Takedowns increased her confidence.

She is an exceptional teacher. Here is the video.

While it lasts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM3ifTbagAg

Hopefully your confidence to perform Takedowns is improving.

Let’s view Takedown instructions in book form.

No Holds Barred Fighting: Takedowns: Throws, Trips, Drops and Slams for NHB Competition and Street Defense (No Holds Barred Fighting series)

By Mark Hatmaker,

“This fourth No Holds Barred Fighting training manual contains all fighters need to know about the art of takedowns, or “shooting,” and how to counter takedown tactics used by an opponent.

Readers learn to see it from both sides with offensive and defensive stances, footwork, setups, and shooting techniques.

Several variations of the most commonly employed shots are featured—double leg takedowns, single leg takedowns, snatch singles, and low singles—as well as counters for each. Hundreds of sequential photos illustrate the steps, grips, and angles of every move, and takedowns are included for use inside the inevitable clinch. Sections on drills and chains, as well as a list of resources for further practice, round out the text.”

Very nice.

Very comprehensive.

Learning MMA Takedowns should also boost your confidence that you can defend yourself if you are ever attacked in everyday life.

Very important, whenever you are engaging in a new exercise or sport for the first time, please consult with your physician first.

To help increase your knowledge even more, we have a visiting writer with further suggestions.

Top 3 Movements For a Powerful Takedown

By Dustin Lebel

If you’re a mma fighter or grappler of any sort, you know that some guys just have that “knack” for takedowns. They are ultra fast, ultra smooth, and ultra powerful and rarely if ever miss a shot. While there is obviously great technical skill involved in wrestling and its components, the ONE difference you will notice between someone who has wrestled for years at the high school and collegiate level and someone who has not (even if they train jiu jitsu or other grappling sports), is how STRONG those guys are.

And make no mistake about it, strength and explosive power matter very much in wrestling, especially when shooting for a double leg takedown. The difference between the wrestler and everyone else? He has been pulling, pushing, lifting, and exploding through live bodies for YEARS – developing the kind of strength that can scare the crap out of someone who has never experienced it! So, the dilemma of the wrestling newbie or the mma fighter trying to work on their takedowns is how the heck do I get strength that will translate over to super powerful, lightning fast takedowns.

The obvious answer is wrestle and wrestler A LOT. Nothing builds “sport specifics strength” like practicing the actual sport. Period. But, there are ways to get very strong, very quickly when applied with intensity and commitment. While squats and deadlifts are certainly excellent total body and I would say necessary movements, they are just the tip of the iceberg!

Here are my Top 3 Movements for building explosive takedown power

1. Sandbag Power Clean & Zercher Squat. This is a bad ass movement, and energy system-wise, definitely has the “feel” of live wrestling. After ripping the bag from the floor and catching it, perform 1 zercher squat and lower the bag back to the floor. This is the equivalent of missing a shot and re-shooting, driving through hard to complete the takedown. Sets of 5 work perfectly for these.
2. Sandbag Rotational Loading Drill. Standing perpendicular to a loading box of at least 36″, load your sandbag on to the box, lower to the floor and repeat. These build tremendous rotational power, perfect for manhandling opponents from the clinch. I love doing these while working against the clock, trying to get maximum reps in 5,10, or sometimes 15 minutes.
3. Sandbag Shoulder & Squat. Straddling the bag, explode and lift the bag to one shoulder, squat, then return the bag to the floor and repeat to the other side. You’ll quickly see how fast your heart rate will get up with these, not to mention the core stability needed to do squats with a heavy sandbag on one shoulder! Shoot for reps in the 4-6 range, or work against the clock for 5-10 minutes.

So give these movements a try, and while I can’t promise you will be an Olympic caliber wrestler, you’ll certainly be on your way to getting stronger and in “combat ready” condition.

Dustin Lebel
http://www.dustinlebeltraining.blogspot.com

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