Takedown defense
Stance and hands come first: keep your hips back and head up, block their head and hands, then sprawl or circle away when they shoot.
12 free YouTube videos from 10 channels, filed on the Position Map under standing (bottom).
Free lessons on YouTube
- 3 Lines of Takedown Defense for Beginners in Wrestling or Jiu Jitsu · Brandon Reed BJJ · Beginner
- Evita que te derriben con esta técnica - Técnicas de Jiu Jitsu para principiantes. · EDJ Chile Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Defensa Personal · Beginner · Spanish
- How to Sprawl | Defend against Takedowns | Double Leg Takedown Defense | NoGi | MMA | Jiu-Jitsu · Danny Fung · Beginner
- Double Leg Sprawl and Re-Attack by Dante Leon · BJJ Fanatics · All levels
- Finish Your Sprawl With This Simple Tip · Stay Safe Martial Arts · All levels
- How To Defend Takedowns Without Sprawling · Stay Safe Martial Arts · All levels
- Master the Counter: Takedown Defense in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu · UnderDogJJ · All levels
- Standing Hand Position, Grip And Takedown Defense by Eric Silver · BJJ Fanatics · All levels
- The 3 Steps to Takedown Defense · Geno Morelli · All levels
- The Whizzer Kick | Single Leg Defense · Wrestling University - Takedowns for Jiu Jitsu · All levels
- Wrestling Defending Takedowns Effectively in BJJ and MMA Tutorial · Stuart Tomlinson · All levels
- APRENDA 5 CONTRA QUEDAS DO JIU-JITSU · Tullius Demosthenis · Intermediate · Portuguese