bagarrons-nous/content/en/posts/grappling_takedown.md

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date: 2025-06-08T11:16:45.000Z
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summary: Comprehensive guide to takedowns and throws in grappling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, organized by categories with links to video tutorials.
tags:
- BJJ
- Takedown
- Grappling
- Wrestling
- Judo
title: Grappling Takedowns Guide
author:
- Anonymous
---

# Grappling Takedowns Guide

## 🥊 What is a Takedown?

A **takedown** is a technique used to bring an opponent from a standing position to the ground, typically placing yourself in an advantageous position. Takedowns are essential in grappling as they control where and how the ground fight begins.

Types of takedowns include:
- **Single/Double leg attacks**: Target the opponent's legs
- **Hip throws**: Use hip leverage to throw
- **Foot sweeps**: Unbalance and sweep the legs
- **Wrestling techniques**: Explosive power-based takedowns
- **Judo throws**: Use opponent's momentum and balance

Mastering takedowns requires timing, setup, and understanding of distance and leverage.

## 🦵 Single Leg

### Single leg anti guillotine
{{< youtube DSWgfUQDM0I >}}

### Basic single leg
{{< youtube NtELP9onKwY >}}

### Single leg counter
{{< youtube -DVI0Pjj11U >}}

### Single leg Wrestling
{{< youtube i58dSz_89_Y >}}

### Take the back from Single leg
{{< youtube vghk73Trxtk >}}

### Single leg defense
{{< youtube v8lbxHuzTXM >}}

### Wrestling finishing Single leg
{{< youtube Wus63-Y7zMM >}}

### Single leg Takedown tips
{{< youtube NjLDj8n4nAQ >}}

### Rebase Single leg
{{< youtube Pz97nPGAq-s >}}

### Front choke to counter Single leg
{{< youtube JdwnEBCJnAQ >}}

### Mechanics for Single leg sweep after
{{< youtube dl_SvwPfpDc >}}

### Single leg from everywhere
{{< youtube qHiA5HlS45Y >}}

### Single leg tip
{{< youtube Mzw7jZ8YJnw >}}

### Single leg X
{{< youtube l5mDtMW9xZc >}}

## 🦵🦵 Double Leg

### Double leg Takedown

#### Technique 1
{{< youtube qDD40BckF20 >}}

#### Technique 2
{{< youtube u4icqKG3kTo >}}

### Double leg blast
{{< youtube c_MmD-ubEN0 >}}

### Double leg Takedown tips
{{< youtube j2GDYSr9SIQ >}}

### Double leg tips
{{< youtube -za5cnBu0YQ >}}

### Double leg to back control
{{< youtube iVvtuJITwKc >}}

### Harai goshi counter Double leg
{{< youtube bVPx7XdLP2g >}}

## 🥋 Judo Throws

### Uchimata
{{< youtube AVukoikBP94 >}}

### Osoto gari
{{< youtube 42IP7Odo5Ec >}}

### No gi harai goshi

#### Technique 1
{{< youtube OBmEau2F5Vc >}}

#### Technique 2
{{< youtube vOmR_KBvRMk >}}

### Generic throw

#### Technique 1
{{< youtube h4kwvhNMIxo >}}

#### Technique 2
{{< youtube h-B37Z5eZF0 >}}

### Adaptable Judo throw
{{< youtube 7QwjUp4B2NM >}}

### Tai oshi Judo throw
{{< youtube oqu4X6xkNak >}}

### Throw variant
{{< youtube Jp1L5TFsslM >}}

### Half suplex improvement
{{< youtube Jp1L5TFsslM >}}

### No gi hoshi garai
{{< youtube 2UT64HvvdMo >}}

### Uchi mata tips

#### Tip 1
{{< youtube 26WGehYqaWg >}}

#### Tip for BJJ
{{< youtube 26WGehYqaWg >}}

### Half uchi mata against crouched opponents
{{< youtube _2Hx029wz50 >}}

### Uchimata ankle pick
{{< youtube ZwkMSCYKzws >}}

### Uchimata to sumi gaeshi

#### Version 1
{{< youtube muaglHJVl7U >}}

#### Version 2
{{< youtube muaglHJVl7U >}}

### Judo sweep
{{< youtube O85AHlesIlE >}}

### Uchigari
{{< youtube QSXG4iw3lMk >}}

### Ko uchi gari
{{< youtube 0qNChPqiLYs >}}

### Ouche harai mata
{{< youtube maYhss0CyQE >}}

### Ouchigari tutorial
{{< youtube 7JAADAN9N18 >}}

### Judo back sweep
{{< youtube dqYYtAvU25M >}}

### Sumi gaeshi tutorial
{{< youtube CaWi7VEGKFY >}}

## 🏋️ Hip Throws

### Hip throw

#### Basic technique
{{< youtube axZKVCYuPUU >}}

#### Instructions
{{< youtube axZKVCYuPUU >}}

### Hip throw tip
{{< youtube xE9oANVhh2o >}}

## 🤼 Wrestling Throws

### Wrestling snatch

#### Technique 1
{{< youtube JIZqBNJEEYY >}}

#### Heel snatched
{{< youtube JIZqBNJEEYY >}}

### Wrestling throw

#### Technique 1
{{< youtube bh3jDIbWtNg >}}

#### Technique 2
{{< youtube vF5mhCZYz0E >}}

### Wrestling seabelt toss
{{< youtube A0ggDRYmdHc >}}

### Wrestling throws for MMA
{{< youtube 6uNfOW4Wpus >}}

### Arm throw wrestling

#### Technique 1
{{< youtube PFL4y5rrdwI >}}

#### Technique 2
{{< youtube XuEtpkdQfdg >}}

#### Technique 3
{{< youtube 8cLcCGO_06k >}}

### Other russian throw
{{< youtube HD6JBBTgh1Q >}}

### Judo wrestling technique takedown
{{< youtube dYZ2oHS1HhA >}}

## 🚒 Fireman's Carry

### Fireman throw

#### Technique 1
{{< youtube fha-YaxYFxk >}}

#### Technique 2
{{< youtube aZXJHHbIRKQ >}}

### Fireman carry

#### Basic technique
{{< youtube fu3uV_h5hoA >}}

#### Short version
{{< youtube HDk0zbGr5z4 >}}

### Fireman details
{{< youtube upfGN475bHI >}}

### Fireman carry variations
{{< youtube M4yVB_yKnDU >}}

### John Smith - Fireman's Carry finish when he sprawls
{{< youtube TuC5BiTPBSE >}}

### Owen Livesey - The Fireman's Carry in FULL DETAIL
{{< youtube UbgRfX7c4JQ >}}

## 💪 Arm Drag

### Armdrag takedown
{{< youtube HmhygE84EPQ >}}

### Arm drag in the guard to mount
{{< youtube eqKyxuq-jDs >}}

### Ground arm drag and sweep
{{< youtube yaUuwicEoMc >}}

### Arm drag tip
{{< youtube Uqp9YJWeoAc >}}

### Drill with daghestani arm drag
{{< youtube j9Eb9DKZla0 >}}

### Arm drag takedown against bigger opponent
{{< youtube HmhygE84EPQ >}}

### Gordon Ryan - Underhook arm drag to daghestani
{{< youtube X70GePVmLO4 >}}

## 🦶 Foot Sweeps

### Ashi barai foot sweep
{{< youtube r0S8fgjjK88 >}}

### Foot sweep under position
{{< youtube zGPkE6Hx1ZM >}}

## 🦴 Ankle Pick

### Ankle pick
{{< youtube 0lF0Ed_dz3g >}}

### Ankle projection
{{< youtube dnfQuSLM8Lo >}}

## 🤝 Underhook Takedowns

### Good underhook back trip
{{< youtube HmhygE84EPQ >}}

### Underhook takedown
{{< youtube xwM9zUxlucs >}}

### Underhook to hand foot sweep to side control
{{< youtube HKt977rAo4A >}}

## 🔄 Whizzer & Collar Ties

### Whizzer throw
{{< youtube QnDZBjyYIIw >}}

### Collar tie tip
{{< youtube LHIMtIYrNXo >}}

### Hard collar counter
{{< youtube G9bgmNYh58g >}}

### Counter collar and passing front guard
{{< youtube 2SNgDKeFU6o >}}

### Counter hard collar
{{< youtube Y2urYTUaVm8 >}}

### Against collar takedown
{{< youtube YxL0EuAzAJo >}}

### Collar takedown
{{< youtube 7j8-ZLQQChA >}}

## 🤗 Body Lock

### Body lock passing
{{< youtube BJI_1G6SO18 >}}

### Basic body lock takedown
{{< youtube I3aZSEwchSM >}}

### Bear hug takedown
{{< youtube x00PR6vj0jc >}}

## 🎯 Other Takedowns

### General takedown
{{< youtube 8UUdZDqypu0 >}}

### Easiest takedown
{{< youtube JZBwRMAsBs8 >}}

### Standing takedown
{{< youtube IndVzsxwBvg >}}

### Complex takedown
{{< youtube mlP7sFMfABs >}}

### Passing guard front leg takedown
{{< youtube 10vGBYOH2vg >}}

### Takedown from back control
{{< youtube 0nx_aOmRqVU >}}

### Beautiful front lock takedown
{{< youtube QG_LxQcfJNE >}}

### Standing cradle
{{< youtube NXJmLvXqNXQ >}}

### Wrestling takedown
{{< youtube 7j8-ZLQQChA >}}

### Throw for MMA
{{< youtube B8Xa-yePPtk >}}

### Unstoppable throw
{{< youtube 6HW5XT62F60 >}}

### Top 5 takedowns for No gi grappling
{{< youtube dVbD9SpAjAw >}}

### Takedown tips
{{< youtube eeaeFLQC_TI >}}

### Arroyo successful attack
{{< youtube Vcr9biGefnQ >}}

### Fedor Emelianenko technique
{{< youtube QnMEzaR__C4 >}}