Quote: (01-11-2017 11:42 AM)Ringo Wrote:
Quote: (01-11-2017 11:35 AM)TravelerKai Wrote:
Quote: (01-11-2017 10:35 AM)Ringo Wrote:
Good video on the double leg.
I have some issues with the video. I'll break it down after I run some errands. You'll like it.
OK so this video would classify as the Generic MMA style everyone does these days. If I showed this to some Greco and Freestyle guys I know, they would be laughing at this video.
Not only is his technique for double legs wrong in general, but he misses out on advanced elements of DLT.
1. @ 1:00 mark, he discusses the right posture. Sure that is a text book kinda a way to do it, but in reality, you need to be more upright to avoid getting knee'd the fuck into a concussion. The diving kind works when the rules favor it. DLT, is
HEAVILY dependent on the rules of the match. In the street, it's one of the riskiest things you could ever do without being up close in a clinching proximity. In some venues, elbows are not allowed against a DLT. Same goes for knees. Back in the day, some places only allowed open hand slaps, like Pancrase league.
2. @2:45 mark, he discusses planting the lead knee. He did it from a distance and at a down angle. That is wrong of course, but knee planting is actually for dropping down from clinch. It's a straight down drop. GSP and Randy Couture have done it that way because it's not really blockable or it's almost sprawl proof. While he put his hand near his face to block in case a strike, he did not explain that on the video, which could have been number 7 honestly.
3. The biggest offense of all is that he does not pinch the legs together. You can casually lift a white belt or a untrained stranger in the street like that maybe. The whole point of double leg is to actually capture both legs, not let them flail around in the air. You would never lift a pro or college level wrestler like that without securing the legs, he would sprawl way too fast. Always collapse the knees together. Use your elbow and forearm. The JJ advanced method is to use your elbow and forearm against their MCL (it's a pressure point). Very powerful/painful, so be careful using that against your teammates.
Other things he fails to mention, that exist from a BJJ standpoint is that you should always be ready to switch into a leg trip when attempting a DLT. Another thing he left out is ankle picks. If the guy pulls away, grab his ankles and finish the takedown.
I used to give clinics on DLT and SLT. I could talk about this all day long. When you add Judo into the equation it gets even more intense. Judo is the anathema to wrestling more or less, but even they can teach you a lesson on several things.
One of the scariest things about DLT, is if you get caught sideways or from behind. The reason why is because coming down is going to be super painful. Ever see a TKD or a Karate guy get lifted after whiffing on a side kick or a snap kick? The grappler just side steps and lifts them. That is a knockout because you cannot even break the fall with your arms. They are 100% defenseless.
Anyway, this guy you can tell is one of those BJJ guys that never learned any grappling outside the MMA gym. You can tell by his posture he has a serious lack of lower body and back strength a wrestler would have. If you do BJJ, do yourself a favor. Go find some collegiate wrestlers and ask to roll with them. Find some Judoka and roll with them as well. Only then will you see that you are probably doing bastardized versions of what they do and only then can you see your weaknesses as a grappler in general.
Well rounded grapplers know/study more than one style of grappling. Some of those top BJJ champion level professionals usually know 2 or 3 grappling styles, or their BJJ/GJJ lineage has bad ass instruction that teaches correctly. Antonio Nogueira is a greco/freestyle wrestler. GSP wrestles with the Canadian Olympic Team for his camps. That's why no one can hold his ass down in the octagon. He practices with
world class wrestlers. You don't get any better than that. Olympic class wrestlers are some of the strongest men on Earth.
When you are rolling in a BJJ tournament then use freestyle or folkstyle on a guy and dump him on his head, you will get his attention
really quickly. Being able to switch into other styles on command, makes your ground game truly next level.
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