{"id":243197,"date":"2017-06-27T13:44:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T20:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=243197"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:28:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:28:26","slug":"video-the-two-takedowns-everyone-should-know1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/video-gallery\/video-the-two-takedowns-everyone-should-know1\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | The two takedowns everyone should know for No-Gi &#038; MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ARR7xjOEHWA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>While all MMA fights and JiuJitsu matches start on the feet, the advantage wrestlers possess is the ability to dictate where a fight takes place, should they be skilled enough to secure takedowns.<\/p>\n<p>In the video above, you can see BJJ black belt Stephan Kesting and Pride FC veteran Denis Kang demonstrate two simple takedowns that every JiuJitsu practitioner and MMA fighter should know.<\/p>\n<p>The first takedown is a knee tap, a very simple takedown from the single collar clinch, with the second one being a classic snap of the neck from the single collar clinch, which can be used to set up a guillotine, front headlock, or a number of other moves.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video above!<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 6\/27\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While all MMA fights and JiuJitsu matches start on the feet, the advantage wrestlers possess is the ability to dictate where a fight takes place, should they be skilled enough to secure takedowns. 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