Wrestling is becoming more and more valuable a martial art to utilize in mixed martial arts
. Even when you know all the strikes and submissions the wrestlers can still take you down pound you out. Now we show you the reasons you need to be training take-down defence
To Defend Being Taken-Down
Yes the most obvious reason. When you're opponent wants to take you to the ground it is often due to they're now in desperation mode, or they have a superior ground game.
Many fighters will be unstoppable strikers that learn the take-down defence use it whenever needed and strike their way to the win.
Throw Knees
Wrestlers are always so vulnerable when shooting for single or double leg take-downs. This is where you can drive a knee into their jaw.
Less experienced MMA fighters will sometimes leave themselves wide open for this as they haven't learned to shoot and defend at the same time.
The Guillotine.
Wrestlers turned MMA fighters tend to leave their neck open for you to grab when they shoot for the take-down. This is where you can apply a massive guillotine to finish them off.
Watch Alistair Overeem's previous fights to see some examples of some massive standing guillotines.
There are multiple more reasons you should work on defending the take-down. A quality MMA training program will elaborate on the technique to execute proper take-down defence.
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