Wrestling - Switch Step (leg takedown entry)
So before i get into the endless variations of attacking your opponents legs lets first take at look at the better ways to get to the legs in the first place.
The switch step is a "level change" technique that i took from the real world technique the
split step and modified it for toribash. I use it to "shoot" on my opponents legs by
switching my front leg to the back while my back leg moves into the front. During this time of switching i am raising my shoulder that is gripped and most importantly i am
not touching the ground.
This allows me to fall just enough to reach my opponents legs, but at the same time when my back moving "power leg" contacts the floor it is pushing off and driving me into my opponents hips. The foward "penetration step" is guiding me into my opponent and is used to setup a takedown in the following turns.
Is this required for a good leg takedown? No.
But its just my style of getting to the legs more aggressively. Leg takedowns can be tricky because you can push and pull them in all sorts of directions n your opponent wont budge.
But if you come in at the correct level and pull in the right directions they go down very easy.
Look through my samples and you'll see these different takedowns all start with this move.
Next step, ill introduce my most powerful single leg takedown technique.
Last edited by footlox; Jan 30, 2015 at 07:17 PM.
Reason: editting stuff..