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In martial arts and combat sports, a takedown is a technique that involves off-balancing an opponent and bringing them to the ground with the attacker landing on top. The process of quickly advancing on an opponent and attempting a takedown is known as shooting for a takedown , or simply shooting .
In combat sports, stand-up grappling usually revolves around successful takedowns and throws. Grappling is a major part of combat glima and Løse-tak sport glima, and the fight continues on the ground if both combatants end up there. In other martial sports such as MMA, the fight may continue on the ground.
Ippon kumite - one step sparring, typically used for self-defense drills; Sanbon kumite - three-step sparring, typically used to develop speed, strength, and technique [4] [5] [6] Gohon kumite - five-step sparring, pre-arranged attack and counter exercises; Kiso kumite - structured sparring drawn from a kata; Jiyu kumite - free sparring
Takedown is a term for a technique that involves off-balancing an opponent and bringing him or her to the ground, typically with the combatant performing the takedown landing on top. Takedowns are usually distinguished from throws by the forward motion and target of advancement (typically the legs), although in some systems of terminology ...
"I want to have the most takedowns in UFC history and the most fights." Clay Guida’s late-career goals include having most takedowns, most fights in UFC history Skip to main content
Submission wrestling competitions, often referred to as no-gi, grappling tournaments or submission-only events, can vary in rulesets. Some competitions allow competitors to use strikes, while others focus solely on grappling techniques. Points may be awarded for takedowns, dominant positions, and near-submissions.
Starting with the coming season, takedowns will now be worth three points in high school matches (a rule colleges adopted last season). Get ready to yell, uh, "that's three!"
The clinch can also be used as a medium to switch from stand-up fighting to ground fighting by using takedowns, throws or sweeps. Clinch fighting is emphasized in both striking martial arts, such as Muay Thai, Lethwei, Boxing, and Sanda, as well as grappling martial arts, such as Wrestling, Judo, Sumo, Sambo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.