Mixed Martial Arts Massachusetts - Double Leg Off the Wall / Cage
Mixed Martial Arts Massachusetts - Double Leg Off the Wall / Cage
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Mixed Martial Arts in Massachusetts - Pinning Pressure and Double Leg Takedown Off the Wall or Cage
In this week's MMA Performance Professor video series, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts trainer Stephen Whittier of Nexus Martial Arts & Fitness in Wareham, MA breaks down two variations of the double leg takedown off of the wall or cage in MMA.
Master Whittier begins by introducing the fundamental pinning pressure -- known as the pinwheel pressure -- for pinning an opponent against the wall (or cage for Mixed Martial Arts competition). This involves creating a line of force supported from your back leg to your lead shoulder, with the lead arm always underhooking your opponent's arm.
He points out that whether you have the hand of your lead arm behind your opponent's back, gripping the ball of his deltoid, or simply pressed up on the wall or cage, the key to the pin is to have the ball of your own lead shoulder in the notch of his sternum.
Other key positional details:
- Keep your lead leg in between your opponent's legs, and use it to bump outward against the inside of your opponent's leg, which will disrupt his base and ability to keep your from attacking his legs.
- Maintain upright head position. If you bend forward at the hip you are going to be more likely to have your opponent connect with strikes, frame away on your head, or guillotine you. Ideal head position is upright and along the opponent's jawline or under his chin.
- Keep your other arm inside your opponent's far arm if at all possible. If your opponent has an underhook on that side, however, it is all the more important that you do not have your shoulder pressure too far offline of the sternum, as this will enable your opponent to raise his undercooking elbow and turn you off the fence.
Next, Master Whittier demonstrates how to change levels to grip behind the knees without relieving any of his pinning pressure. Once you have grips behind the knees, he explains, you maintain shoulder pressure but walk your legs back in small steps as you drag his legs out from the cage. Your opponent's back will slide down the cage, and once he hits the mat you can hip in and strike.
Finally, Master Whittier shows another variation of the double leg to use if your opponent feeds the guillotine grip as you level change. Again, the key here is not to allow your head to lean forward of your hip, but to keep your body upright and your pressure constant. The good news is that if you maintain this pressure you opponent will be unable to jump to closed guard and finish the choke, or to create the space with his hips to efficiently find the "pocket" for the choke.
As you press him into the cage, you will quickly bring up your back leg, plant that foot on the mat, and drive with your head to turn the corner and take your opponent down. The trick here is to maintain as much forward pressure as possible so that as you turn the corner to finish the double leg you will not lose your opponent in the scramble trying to take him down. Once he is down you can pass his legs with your and continue to drive him into the cage as you strike.
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