Brian Ortega's leg hook takedown. Secret details!

The leg hook takedown or also known as Kosoto Gake in Judo is an effective technique to bring your opponent to the ground.
It's the Gracie family favorite takedown and they have used it since the early years of vale tudo.
You can see the technique in the Gracie vs Karate challenge in the 70's.
In the 90's, Royce Gracie used it in UFC 1 and Rickson Gracie in Japan's first vale tudo events.
The move is so effective that it works at the highest level in modern MMA.
Recently, at UFC Fight Night in Mexico City (2024), Brian Ortega, who learned his Jiu-Jitsu from Ryron and Rener Gracie, took down Yair Rodriguez with this technique before securing a submission victory.
In this video, we talk about all the secret details to make the technique work for you.
00:00 Intro.
00:30 The technique.
01:07 Shifting the opponent's weight.
01:35 Pivoting.
01:55 The importance of the set up step.
02:22 Sticky foot.
02:41 Landing on your foot (not on knee).
03:27 Don't get rolled.
03:59 Outro.
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[@TrayCaddyyy]

One of my favorite takedowns from Gracie Combatives! It’s a really good follow up from a failed body fold takedown.

[@Masteryjj]

Yes. It works better when the opponent’s base is wide.

[@mikelim7939]

Beautifully explained and demonstrated. Thank you! 👍

[@Masteryjj]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gailvalleymartialarts]

Thanks for the video, I love oldschool Gracie Jiu-Jitsu :)

[@Masteryjj]

Me too!

[@nicholasnj3778]

Basically a Judo takedown as they say, imo there should be a standardized curriculum for BJJ takedowns

[@dhananjayhada9576]

Great work man

[@Masteryjj]

Appreciate it!

[@adukill]

Awesome.

[@Masteryjj]

Thanks!

[@AaronBrand]

In that shot it looked like Royce landed with his shoulder in the attacker’s chest.

[@Masteryjj]

Yes, you are right. Looks like Royce’s knee didn’t exactly land on the ground. Gordeau’s body absorbed all the impact.

[@SomoshiphopRadio]

@@Masteryjj Good for ROYCE! LOL