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BJJ Fundamentals

Lesson 27 – Collar Drag Takedown

Warm Up (5min)

Line Drills

  • Side breakfall
  • Forward roll
  • Forward breakfall

Partner Drills

  • Grip Fighting – RvR sleeve and cross-lapel

    Lesson (30min)

    Collar Drag

    1. Start in the standing position with a sleeve and cross-lapel grip
    2. Push uke’s arm across their body in front of your chest
    3. Step across to uke’s side and extend your leg in front of uke for stability
      • Don’t try and block uke’s foot on the far side
    4. Drop your hips to the mat in uke’s forward corner to take them down
      • Ensure your bodyweight moves to the empty space on the mat and not towards uke’s legs
    5. Come up from beside uke and get behind them, controlling the back
      • Maintain a heavy hand on uke’s cross-lapel to keep them on the mat while you get up

    Snapdown (uki-otoshi)

    1. Start in the standing position with a sleeve and cross-lapel grip
    2. Pull uke’s upper body forwards to draw their weight onto their toes
      • Pull forwards at uke’s eye level, as pulling downwards too early will fail to off-balance them
    3. Drop your body to a knee (or two knees) next to uke and pull downwards to bring uke’s shoulder to the mat, taking them down
      • Think of the takedown as simply forcing uke to perform a forward roll

    Snapdown and Collar Drag

    • This combination takes advantage of uke’s reaction to being pulled in two different directions (forward-left corner and forward-right corner).
    • You can execute a collar drag after a failed snapdown, or a snapdown after a failed collar drag.
    • Instead of following up failed takedown attempts, you can use feints to get the same effect.

    Positional Rolling

    Takedowns vs Bent-Over Stance

    • The aim is to make your training partner take up a bent-over stance and then attack with the takedowns shown in class.
    • You can use the threat of leg grabs or foot sweeps to make your training partner step back and become vulnerable in the opposite direction.
    • Students (including those rolling at higher intensities) should be advised not to tense up. Going back and forth trading techniques is better for learning than staying rigid and trying to win at all costs.