No-gi Beginner
John Danaher shows why a straight back and bent knees matter when finishing a single-leg takedown.
Takedowns
Takedowns
The high-percentage takedowns for BJJ - single leg, double leg, ankle pick, foot sweeps and a few judo throws that work with or without the gi.
Standing (neutral) · Standing
Techniques in this topic
Shorts
BJJ Single Leg Takedown from Knees - Level 1 Takedown for Beginners | Grappling Tutorial
The Ageless Warrior Lab YouTube
Beginner single leg started from the knees, the way many BJJ gyms first teach takedowns. Covers the entry, controlling the heel and collapsing the leg.
No-gi Intermediate
Tony Tolbert sets up the ankle pick from a collar tie by circling until the far foot steps, then breaking the shoulder down and taking the arm over the leg.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Ankle pick and knee pick pitched at older grapplers: use head control to fold the opponent, time the step, and switch to the knee pick if they pull the leg back.
Double Leg Takedown: Basic Neutral Wrestling and BJJ Moves and Technique For Beginners
Fundamental Wrestling YouTube
Step-by-step double leg for people who have never wrestled: level change, penetration step, head and hips up, hands behind the calves, then turn the corner.
Low-risk takedown combo
Invisible Jiu Jitsu Instagram
A simple standing combo that looks for a takedown with little risk of being countered.
How To Do a Single Leg Takedown - Set Up, Entry, Finish - Wrestling for BJJ with Michael Trasso
Merge Grappling YouTube
One-minute walkthrough of a single leg from inside control: the step-tug setup, level change, head in the ribs and two finishes. A quick reference rather than a deep dive.
YouTube videos
Gi Beginner
Three gi takedowns off the same cross-collar grips, a white-belt standing package from Chewjitsu.
Gi Beginner
A powerful gi takedown plus the grip-fighting basics Chewjitsu wants before you shoot.
No-gi Intermediate
Arm drag grips and a partner drill that alternates drags as the opponent pushes apart, plus intercepting a reaching arm with a snap. Builds the feel for standing drags in no-gi.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Gordon Ryan's de-ashi-harai mechanics: timing the sweep as the opponent steps rather than kicking a planted foot.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Davies' sumi gaeshi variations in gi and no-gi, the overhead/circle throw against a forward-leaning opponent.
tomoe for bjj
Shintaro Higashi YouTube
Shintaro Higashi on tomoe nage for BJJ: planting a foot in the hip and rolling a forward-leaning opponent over.
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Shintaro Higashi adapts de-ashi-barai to a wrestling/BJJ stance so you can sweep the lead foot without a judo grip.
Osoto gari in depth
Shintaro Higashi YouTube
Shintaro Higashi's in-depth osoto gari, including the off-balancing and reap that make it safe to use in a BJJ gym.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Ten tomoe nage variations for judo and BJJ, useful once the basic overhead sweep is working.
Gi Intermediate
Keenan Cornelius on osoto gari as an answer to chronic guard-pullers, using a collar grip they already gave you.
How You Can Easily Learn Foot Sweeps For NOGI Jiu-Jitsu With Judo Olympian Travis Stevens
Travis Stevens YouTube
Olympian Travis Stevens on foot sweeps that work in no-gi, without needing a lapel to make kuzushi.
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Jimmy Pedro's yoko tomoe nage basics via Travis Stevens, the side-circle version that is easier to land than a straight balloon sweep.