Key Takeaways
- A two-part No-Gi instructional covering setting up and finishing takedowns in MMA.
- GSP covers how to set up an effective takedowns game plan using two different stances.
- Features the use of chain wrestling principles starting with the single-leg.
- BJJ World Expert Rating: 8 out of 10.
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Those who can dominate MMA matches using grappling are the fighters you want to focus most of your standing, takedowns, mat returns, and pinning game on as a grappler. Not many people have proven they can do this over and over again in the octagon, against the best in the world, and end up victorious.
One man who managed to do it in one of the smartest gameplans we’ve ever seen in the octagon is Georges St Pierre. He outwrestled wrestlers, out-grappled BJJ black belts, and finished submission grappling legends. How did he manage to achieve it? Check out what he has to say in his Unstoppable Takedowns Georges St Pierre DVD.
Effectiveness over Flair
I come from a Judo background and have been doing BJJ for almost 15 years now. If there is one thing I can confirm that makes a huge difference in whether a takedown is going to work or not, it is simplicity.
The more you’re trying to go for the attractive, reel-material takedowns, the more you’re going to end up with meme-material instead, if takedown effectiveness is what we’re gauging.
What works is the same that has worked for people in wrestling, Judo, MMA, and BJJ – simple stuff that you can pick up quickly, train live without risking injuries, and replicate against different opponents. In most cases, this means a few staple moves from wrestling, such as the single leg, double leg, body lock, and headlock positions.
For most people, the trouble is getting to these takedowns and further on, connecting them to each other. That’s called chain wrestling and one of the best fighters ever has just made it extremely easy to understand in the Unstoppable Takedowns Georges St Pierre DVD.
An MMA GOAT – Georges St Pierre
It seems that in this day and age, there are youngsters out there who have no idea who GSP is. And you call yourselves MMA fans!
Georges St Pierre is a legendary UFC fighter and two-division champion, UFC Hall of Famer and overall badass. While he started his martial arts journey with Karate, he was particularly keen on Jiu-Jitsu and later, wrestling. GSP earned his black belt back in 2008 from Bruno Fernandes.
Fighting in MMA since he was 16, GSP style was extremely effective, even if it was not the most entertaining to watch to the untrained eye. He used superior grappling to dominate the welterweight division for the better part of 7 years, under the tutelage of the legendary duo of John Danaher and Firas Zahabi.
If there is one aspect GSP was super-popular and feared for, it was takedowns. Knicknamed ‘Rush’, the Canadian had the capability of sending people flying in the octagon, and now he decided to share the details of how he did it in his Unstoppable Takedowns Georges St Pierre DVD.
Unstoppable Takedowns Georges St Pierre DVD Review
This Unstoppable Takedowns Georges St Pierre DVD is a No-Gi insturctional, given that it is a ‘grappling for MMA’ instructional rather than one aimed specifically at BJJ. Nonetheless, it explains a bunch of different ways to set up effective takedowns over the course of two volumes. The total running length is slightly over the hour mark.
Part 1 – Closed Stance Setups
This particular DVD is primarily meant for MMA fighters, but as such it holds even more value for pure grapplers. GSP uses striking to mask his takedowns, which means he works from a distance further than the one we use in BJJ. Substitute striking with grips and you have a blueprint most other grapplers will be unable to follow.
The first portion of the Unstoppable Takedowns Georges St Pierre DVD begins in the closed stance position, which allows you to prioritize counter-attacking hidden by fake strikes. GSP uses chain wrestling to set everything up. looking to secure a single leg position as his entry point.
While he does share plenty of different ways to finish the single leg, he also shows how you can transition easily to other effective takedown moves, such as body locks, slams, double leg takedowns, drips, and crotch lifts.
Georges also covers the specifics of cinching for takedowns, making it easy to understand how to pressure an opponent into giving you the openings you need. He wraps this first part of the instructional up with a few Judo-inspired throws.
Part 2 – Open Stance Attacks
The second part of the takedowns GSP DVD pretty much goes the same way as the first – striking masks single leg entries, and that, in turn, makes a myriad of different takedowns available through the principles of chain wrestling.
The main difference is that the second volume of the Unstoppable Takedowns Georges St Pierre DVD utilizes an open stance, allowing for more action-reaction exchanges to take place. Stuff like GSP’s signature power double appears here, as well as plenty of duck under leading to drag-downs and sweeps.
Making Takedowns Your Own
GSP was called one of the smartest fighters ever in MMA. I will draw the comparison to Khabib once more because they were really similar – they almost never took hard damage or took unnecessary risks. Instead, they opted for grappling-based control to dominate the fight wherever it took place.
Georges was known to practice wrestling with the Canadian Olympic wrestling team regularly. However, that just means he was practicing wrestling to use in a wrestling competition setup. With the demands of the octagon being a lot different to those of Olympic wrestling GSP had to adapt.
Undoubtedly, regular collaboration with Zahabi and Danaher helped him make the transition but at the end of the day, GSP blended his grappling skills to fit the needs of the octagon and to align with his abilities perfectly.
When you’re thinking about developing a takedown system for BJJ or MMA, start there. Think about what you like doing, what works, and how you can learn the moves that will help you achieve those goals most effectively. The Unstoppable Takedowns Georges St Pierre DVD contains a bag of tricks you can start with!
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Wrestle like GSP!
Well okay, you’re never going to be able to wrestle like GSP. You can, however, be as effective as he was using your own take on the classic takedown moves that work universally. The tricks and techniques in the Unstoppable Takedowns Georges St Pierre DVD offer plenty of diversity to fit everyone’s style. Moreover, the instructional is perfect for both those looking for ideas for pure grappling and MMA fighters.
