It took me 10,000+ reps to learn this Takedown Concept

Geno Morelli shows a takedown concept from wrestling covering the importance of hip positioning on takedown entries. This takedown is great for nogi jiu jitsu because people tend to hold higher stances.
For high leg attacks where you’re attacking the hips you want to avoid dropping your butt to your heel if possible. This applies to shots like double legs and high crotches. Sometimes though, it is required to drop your butt to get underneath your opponent. If you have to drop your butt on an attack where you’re attacking the hips, try and immediately get your hips back in so that you can pop back up to your feet for an easier finish.
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[@Genomorellimma]

What's crazy is that l've never seen this concept 'taught' in a practice. I picked it up from watching people live and through feeling the difference. One drill we did at PSU called the 'chase the leg' drill really engrained this into me without even thinking about it. If you're gyms wrestling instruction does not cover concepts like these or wrestling at all, you need to consider picking up my Collar Tie Mastery course. The l1nk is in my b10. Or visit app.athletesocean.com use code СТ20 to save 20% 🙂

[@JMU365]

Has your patellar tendon ever given you pain from dropping down onto it? I’m getting it for the first time and am trying to figure out how to get back on the mats.

[@matiasfigueroa8269]

I have been training jiujitsu daito ryu for a few years, and I remember that a partner did this same movement, my teacher took us to the park in front of where we trained and asked him to repeat the movement, to summarize, his knee hurt for a couple of weeks, my The point is, for those who are starting out, remember that there are movements that can only be performed on a tatami, if you do it on grass or concrete you will hurt yourself. Great video.

[@ShadowMoon314]

Sambo day 1 .

[@thac0twenty377]

good sugarfoot man

[@RedPilled-qj9mr]

He just keeps tweaking and perfecting his grappling. Becoming even more formidable. I love this stuff.

[@antoinepindrys4667]

Very interesting! Allows you to keep running your opponent down and instead of stopping you dead in your tracks. Will have to drill this

[@fripppels9860]

This is legit the first thing we learn in wrestling practice freshman year. How to to properly shoot and continue momentum.

[@diztens4678]

Oftentimes this is not good technique your opponent ends up using your momentum against you. I was taught this and did it in a freestyle wrestling match during a tournament got my momentum used against me ended up getting duplexes, slammed on my shoulder. I'm 31 that's when I was 19 and it's never been the same since. Good advice but only specific circumstances in wrestling

[@Joemama-rt4vi]

Running your opponent down is such a waste of energy and time it’s even taught now in wrestling to rather cut an angle then keep running them down

[@gcurtis21]

As an MMA guy who has a lot of martial arts to study this is a great tool thank you

[@Genomorellimma]

Yessir 🫡

[@1000REMBOY]

As a guy who watches allot of MMA, a guy who tried to use it in the octagon got brutally knocked out, pretty sure you can find the video.

[@gune3072]

@@1000REMBOYwhich fight are you talking about exactly? Not Petroski from this Saturday I hope😂

[@mikuspalmis]

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[@3231bsln]

​@@1000REMBOY I think in the video you're referring to, buddy shot from way too much space. That's why he never got on the leg and got chinned

[@hudsondecker5385]

my knees will forever thank you!

[@Genomorellimma]

🫡🤙

[@March808]

Why doesn’t anyone in bjj really go more into this being a lesson not just a warmup. I had to save this video in my phone. Thanks a lot bro 🤙🏼

[@Genomorellimma]

Good wrestling instruction is missing from most jiu jitsu and MMA academies. Subscribe to me here and follow me on IG to get better at wrestling 🥷 Check out my @athletesocean profile for my courses and premium subscription. Link is in bio

[@AlexTapia8616]

I agree there’s a huge “change levels” portion but not a keep your hips high and leg swing detail.

[@Dwillztx]

Because you will practice your shot for 6 months, cut weight, sign up for a tournament, show up, get hype, then your opponent will just pull guard anyway 😂😂😂

[@March808]

@@Dwillztxhahahahhahah

[@nevarj]

@@Genomorellimma grind over passion 😢

[@LordGrimlok]

I've avoided single legs and doubles bendy of my knee issue. But this makes so much sense and can save them a lot of stress. I'm going to try this out. Thank you!

[@Genomorellimma]

Let’s goooo! Glad it helped brotha 🤙 have you tried it yet?

[@Genomorellimma]

Btw, Dropping a new 3.5hr course on @athletesocean next week on wrestling fundamentals. Follow me on Instagram or subscribe here to stay tuned🙏

[@yankoshuan6225]

How are ur knees so strong? Any tips?

[@Ameerjanan]

10 thousand reps?

[@MikePWJr]

Slide cancel tutorial.

[@commentguy7]

I always love the part after - LETS TAKE A CLOSER LOOK

[@jacesaces15]

Damn, beautiful. That makes so much sense, I wonder why I wasn’t getting that explosive burst at the end cuz I’ve been dragging my butt. Brilliant

[@doom1609]

When wrestling and doing the shot stretch I would always go to my heel and I always felt so slow on them no matter how much effort I put in. This is a cool tip!

[@Genomorellimma]

Let's go!! Give it a shot and lmk if it helped 👍

[@user-xn8to7fe8q]

I saw a same comment, but I want to say again. This contents is so surprising and would be like innovative thing in mma context. Thanks for sharing.

[@timmysamecphd]

Hey Geno, I was in your bracket at the 2010 King of the Mountain tournament (152) and 2011 AAA State tournament (also 152). Pretty neat to come across your content on my discover page. Keep killing it out there.

[@Genomorellimma]

Oh let’s goooo ✊ thanks for the note, hope everything is good 🫡

[@nicholasneyhart396]

I needed this in high-school, I only got this in college after I already have my style dedicated to throws and tieups.

[@luisguilherme9853]

-Dude, just. Thank u so muco, i've struggling with this since the beginning.

[@nomad155]

This is what I've struggled with wrestling! When your hips are down, so is your momentum and power! Thank you for this! This means a lot and now ill be more confident competiting. While a challenge for wreslters, BJJ nerds wont see it coming

[@TheBoufhead]

What a simple concept. But never saw/realised

[@Genomorellimma]

Yessir!

[@coryrobinson8478]

Gotta love the details from the real training, endless hours towards another insight

[@terryaming9580]

Absolutely golden bro🙏👍💪💯❤️🇹🇹🫡

[@taxed825]

Solid advice

[@Genomorellimma]

Thank you! glad it helped. Subscribe here and on Instagram for more 👍

[@scal7122]

Wow great tips unreal. This is exactly why my shots get stopped dead on their tracks sometimes

[@Genomorellimma]

Let's gooo! have you tried it yet? what do you think?

[@zadenabi]

I really needed this, thank you 🤲🏼

[@crimsonfalcon07]

Really like that it's better on the knees too. Lower chance of injury plus better mechanics? Nice!

[@mc_eeengr]

Dude I've been looking for this video

[@moshpupps7921]

I tried this when fighting on the street, now I have a new kneecap

[@gmnboss]

Relevant details!!

[@curse3742]

Very interesting. There is certainly a risk reward aspect to dropping your hips lower on a shot. And it takes skill to maintain balance, maintain power, and get low enough depending on where your hips go. Talent

[@mitchperry9003]

Great explanation!!

[@oriohoodlum]

Bro this concept was a total game changer for me hit like 3 outside step high Cs in sparring today on (one on a decently athletic blue belt)

[@DavidFlores-re2zk]

This is huge, thanks!

[@DrFunke]

Excellent detail. Super useful.

[@derekbrown8099]

That’s crazy that nobody pointed that out sooner, maybe you won a lot and I coached kids that lost a lot but that is what I fix the second most when teaching how to shoot.

[@christopherchristy6328]

Excellent!!

[@gbulgin]

Thank you for this! My knee doesn’t bend toward my butt so the insight will help my shot! Thank you!!

[@Genomorellimma]

Glad it is helpful 🙏

[@johndoe4073]

Love it!

[@douglasruiz118]

Thank you 😅

[@Genomorellimma]

You're welcome!

[@blacksideknight3]

I've had this momentum problem but didn't understand it at all. Thanks!

[@SwordTune]

I can't believe I've see this gym so many times that I recognized it instantly.

[@rpsenju1418]

When performing my shots I would lose my momentum once my knee crashed into the mat. This concept in Gold!

[@glitchdigger]

Great point

[@Genomorellimma]

🙏✊

[@paul_de_groote275]

Good to know!

[@Genomorellimma]

Yessir - Glad it helped! Dropping a new 3.5hr course on @athletesocean next week on wrestling fundamentals. Follow me on Instagram or subscribe here to stay tuned🙏

[@Casual_BackPacking]

If your in a tie up , going to the knee can allow you to swing your other leg around to cut an angle also , the shot your doing is to cover a large distance, which is most idea in most circumstances

[@Drety6]

Solid video

[@abki6766]

Thank u soo much. 🦍👑💜

[@deadtv2712]

Just hit the subscribe button seen a couple vids and love following you on this journey. Keep up the good stuff.

[@Genomorellimma]

Lets gooo!! Appreciate the support ✊

[@cashrules520]

Interesting concept. Now I know why Gable Stevenson Knee Pull/snatch singles so effective.

[@frannelk]

Love it

[@Genomorellimma]

Glad it helped!

[@Aries-pv1mm]

Amazinggg i needed this sm

[@Genomorellimma]

Let’s goooo - Glad it helped! Dropping a new 3.5hr course on @athletesocean next week on wrestling fundamentals. Follow me on Instagram or subscribe here to stay tuned🙏

[@sean3578]

Saves your knees as well! So many kids wreck their knees in wrestling thinking the shot is jumping on your knees. Let’s bring back the Penetration step terminology 😂

[@moorstudios2333]

Thanks for the tip

[@Genomorellimma]

Anytime!

[@deeo1973]

Epiphany!! Thank you!!! #respect

[@thearts5163]

Thank you. I’ve always avoided shooting because I do this and hurt my knees.

[@user-ru2ti5vp5h]

I went to two different schools and one taught me the one that you do and the other one taught me the other shot that you dont like and im going to different school so im going to have too re learn it again 😂

[@RobertELee420]

You are correct.

[@Genomorellimma]

🤙

[@sjhmagic1]

Thank you so much. I was wondering if there was a better way to do it.

[@usersless]

In hs wrestling, we did this most days during warm-ups. Up n back like 40x. Muscle memory is developed.

[@TruthfullyTwisted]

Thank you !!!

[@Genomorellimma]

Glad it helped! Dropping a new 3.5hr course on @athletesocean next week on wrestling fundamentals. Follow me on Instagram or subscribe here to stay tuned🙏

[@JacobKim369]

Great, thank you

[@Genomorellimma]

You are welcome!

[@BillyG-mm2jy]

thx bro subbed

[@orkunsanal]

My knees popped off while watching

[@johannesd.492]

I was blind but now I can see

[@TheNativeTwo]

My teacher (old Japanese guy) always said “Only perfect practice makes perfect!” 😅

[@renegarza793]

Ty

[@Genomorellimma]

You're Welcome!

[@beebs_magoo]

Strong men of strong form are so righteous

[@ALEXO3333]

90 degrees is the magic # I’m movement principles

[@levelNeroZero]

I saw like a football player casually doing this in random youtube shorts The dirt he was running on became smoke

[@TheRealNickG]

Maybe I'm biased, but I grew up wrestling in Texas. This reminds me of the great coaching I got started with back in 7th grade (my lawd, that was before most of yall here were even born haha). We were told to not wear knee pads back in school specifically because coach said knee dragging was lazy, bad form that "wouldn't take down anyone worth taking down". Basically we were taught that by proxy to never let our forward knee dig into the mat and as you said, stop the momentum.

[@alantacher7145]

Smart

[@TheScamr]

Good info. I use to have a nasty low single/ankle pick so I am glad you didn't just trash the low shot movement.

[@Genomorellimma]

low shots are great 👍

[@TheScamr]

@@Genomorellimma I was able to get away with a few little shots when I was doing BJJ. I was able to avoid getting tangled up and people didn't think a big guy can move that fast.

[@eliseosanchez9014]

🔥🔥🔥

[@deeeich267]

I… didn’t even realize that’s what I was doing. That’s like… one of the first things I learned but I’m a visual learner and disnt even think of the concept past “knee between the feet then other leg drives” lol

[@lordsneed9418]

interesting. I've been trying to get low so there's less impact on the knee and using a small angle in the process. I'll try this way

[@wanton_chips3638]

This exact concept is actually how people learn to get air out of ramps/keep speed on a skateboard when flying out of bowls. If you bend your lead leg as you approach a ramp, your momentum gets absorbed into the ramp rather than redirected up the ramp. A stable front leg to keep your body weight moving in the right direction is so important in pumping/air on a skateboard

[@MB-qz4kv]

Light bulb moment! Thank you for the great tip

[@Genomorellimma]

Let’s go! Subscribe here and follow me on IG for more 🙏

[@JasonAizatoZemeckis]

The way I was taught, there was a certain distance that you kept from your leg and your hip, and it was 90° or more usually, so I did this unintentionally by either stepping back or stepping forward

[@ricksanchezrosallini3482]

Wow😮

[@Romanz15v13]

Nice😊

[@Genomorellimma]

🙏✊

[@TheWanderingMason]

Also your hips and shoulders are tilted over your little toe which is great hip alignment to squat down.

[@SwordTune]

I practice shots on carpet at home. Yeah, that taught me to make it easier to swing the trail leg really early on.

[@yehiaismail2451]

That is garanteed to cause damage to the meniscus joint

[@adendavis9786]

I’ve taken 10,000 plus just like this dude save your knees kids. But wrestling is awesome and will make you a better person

[@chrisendezzm2755]

I love seeing the human body move! Art 🎨

[@pullupyourpants96]

This is such a great detail. Good stuff

[@Genomorellimma]

Glad it was helpful ✊

[@wordandcharacter]

Do you have or know of anyone who has more videos on this type of penetration step? I’d like to learn it. Learning to it different then bending the knee to the butt has been difficult

[@eat0dirt21]

That would be so painful to just get kneed in the face as you try that, keep up the work

[@sheepsforjesus]

I needed this! I throw my back out doing this on a partner and I can see why

[@Seuspesos]

The high hips I feel like my knee slams the may too hard. Wrestling coaching 15 years and tore my right meniscus 11 years ago. I agree with u but I prefer the more bent leg to lower knee impact.

[@monkeyboynz]

That gym looks mean as bro

[@rhmotes]

Burroughs will go a lot lower than 90 degrees regularly. I see what you're saying for jiu jitsu, but I think it has more to do with direction of force than the bend of the knee.

[@Genomorellimma]

Yeah it really depends on a lot of factors, including which specific technique you’re hitting. Oftentimes, in wrestling, it’s necessary drop your butt farther

[@Warriormedic68]

I've hit this movement 0 times and learned this in 30 seconds. CAUSE IM BUILT DIFFERENT 😂

[@Genomorellimma]

beast

[@folumb]

Wow. This move made quit standup game in jiu jitsu. I’ve been doing it wrong the whole time and no one at my gym corrected

[@Genomorellimma]

Most people miss this concept and most gyms have bad wrestling instruction. Follow me on Instagram and subscribe here if you want to get better at wrestling 🤝

[@GroundandPound9]

Theres plenty of judo and wrestling stand up that doesn’t involve a shot. You just quit because you didn’t like one move?

[@boulderingbadger6179]

PT shirt ftw Rah

[@paragon1782]

Oh I’ve definitely been doing this wrong lmao

[@JesusFreekJiuJitsu]

🔥🔥🔥⚡️🤙🏼⚡️

[@Genomorellimma]

I like your handle ✝️

[@JesusFreekJiuJitsu]

@@Genomorellimma Thanks! This is ZiP from Revolution Dojo.

[@ethankelley9493]

10s of thousands is crazy

[@Battleganz]

True. In wrestling, you're practically shooting UNDER the mat.

[@KingRaulDame]

You also wanna push with you trail leg for more power but it doesn't look like you're doing that. I'm not that good so im probably back seating here but that's what I know and it helps me a lot

[@Lugbyz]

Ayyy that’s WB’s gym

[@Genomorellimma]

Yessir 🤙

[@solarflare1007]

Upstate karate, training with Wonderboy Thompson a good striking coach

[@Genomorellimma]

Yessir ✊

[@Deivisonfiggysson]

I knew that was wonderboys gym I've seen it in his videos to many times to forget it