Switch-Kick/Single Leg Takedown (diary entry)

                06.03.2023 Hour four of my couple client's Mixed Martial Arts course continued with our work using kicks to set up takedowns. We also stayed with the inside calf-kick entry. Tonight's combination was a setup for the single leg. Unlike the double-leg, this takedown requires more to get on the blindside of the opponent. In order to get this angle, we used a double-kick attack. The calf-kick is immediately followed up with a switch-kick off the same leg that leaves the fighter in a mirror side stance attacking on the blind side angle. From here a lead hook punch is thrown in to provide the necessary distraction upstairs to shoot for the single-leg takedown. We trained this first as a simple targeting exercise and then, as before, increased resistance levels to the point of a drill and finally as specific sparring. The lesson finished 3 x 5 minute rounds of sparring. This is the first time, my clients have sparred under this rule-set for this length of time. https://clubbchimera.com/services/