Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Knee Block to Leg Takedown... ouch!

If you didn’t check out last week’s blog on motivation you should check it out HERE.

Last week I also posted a great VIDEO about a striking sequence that leads beautifully into a throw or takedown.

This week let’s look at another striking / takedown sequence.

Your attacker has managed to close the distance and gotten into a clinch. From here we have to be aware of short arm attacks/punches, elbows, takedowns and knees. For this video and today discussion let’s assume they clinch then attack with the knee a very common attack sequence. It doesn’t really matter if they are throwing the knee at your head or your midsection the sequence shown in the video below is a great way to stop the knee, hurt their leg and setup for a nice leg takedown!


The great thing about this block is that it uses your whole body to stop their leg. Even people that train in the kicking arts, like kick boxing and muay thai often do not condition the tops of their leg. The shins and sides yes, but often the tops of the legs still remain much easier to hurt and get a reaction from.

If they bomb the knee and the tops of their legs are not conditioned, the block may well end they fight right there. Even when practicing this technique and people are going light you can see their eyes go big after the block and they start rubbing their leg. I had a student do it moderately hard one day, after his knee met my elbows it shot straight back and he ended up on the ground face down!

While they are thinking about what just happened to their leg, this opens a great opportunity for a takedown. The leg through I show in the video is great because you don’t need to get out of the clinch if they still manage to have it on.

Check out the video and try it in your next class. Please be nice and let your partner know not to kick too had, it really does hurt a ton.


==>Knee Block to Leg Takedown<==

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Cheers,

Jamie Rickard (Sensei)
Head Instructor
Koketsu Kai - Tiger's Den Jiu-jitsu and Grappling

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Kingston, Ontario


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