The EASIEST way to TAKEDOWN A BIGGER OPPONENT! (Taking down a bigger opponent series)

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[@midnightflyer7510]

Just what my son needs! He’s been struggling as a sophomore varsity wrestler bumped up in class facing opponents usually much taller. He needs more tools in his arsenal. I’ll have him drill this tonight before his tri meet tomorrow. TY

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Warms my heart to hear that brother. This is one of the most useful takedowns I’ve ever learned, I hope it works out for him. Let me know if he has any sticking points or wants to troubleshoot any specific areas. All the best 🙌🏻🤼🤙🏻

[@theunfazed7109]

You best tell your son that he better not be trying to fight people bigger than him and try some wrestling moves. I assure you, the result will not be the same that you see on some "pride fighting" show or ufc, your son will wind up hurt bad.

[@midnightflyer7510]

@@theunfazed7109 Agreed! I remind him of this often. He’s a 17 year old always wanting to test himself though. With regards to my comment however, it was in the scope of high school wrestling. Due to a very stacked roster, he has always wrestled up in weight since his freshman year, and as a result, often times faces much taller opponents who out weigh him usually by 10lbs or more. Today is actually his first high school practice of the 22/23 season. He has put on some mass this year, so as long as he doesn’t cut too much, his weight should be better. He will still undoubtedly face taller skinnier opponents but with another year of hard work under his belt I think he will have a good season. All that said, I do worry about altercations on the street though. You never know what sociopath you may bump into out there.

[@user-is1yo3nj8p]

@@theunfazed7109 spoken like a real coward.

[@cowegg4254]

@@user-is1yo3nj8p? Weird fella.

[@alexbell8865]

I’m glad this demonstration features someone who is actually larger than you. A lot of these demos are big guys working the technique in smaller guys. This here is gold.

[@jessicablessing1527]

I just started BJJ and I’m woman at 5’3” 110lbs. My gym is males only so everyone is bigger and/or stronger. When I tried this they just kept pushing my head down and away 😆

[@hm_webdev]

Have you managed to find any other takedowns that you have a higher success rate with?

[@leandromateovargasaranda2613]

Have to do it quickly so they don't get the chance to push it. Once u mastered it I think it should be fine. Anyway gonna try this today in my BJJ practice since I am small too. Will see how it goes

[@SS3213gsdf]

yeah unfortunatly if you are that small you cant do anything

[@theunfazed7109]

It wont work. You are not going to beat a Man in a fight, get over it. This is assuming you are a female and not just some idiot pretending to be female online. These stupid "techniques" these folks are doing on these videos will give you false confidence and get you hurt. My advice, stay your role as female and dont even try to be like a Man. I'm not being "mean", I'm being real with you. You gotta get real at some point and realize that this "bjj" stuff is not going to win fights in the real world. Scratch the videos you watch online, and get real.

[@eschelar]

Also, have another option at the ready. This one works well with an arm drag as second option. Similar starting position. Mix it up so they are kept guessing.

[@HarborSite-7]

This is a great specialized move to have in the toolbox. I discovered your channel a while back and have to say your videos have been really helpful in my BJJ training. Thank you Coach Adam. Oss! 🙏

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Warms my heart to hear that. Thank you, keep up the hard work!

[@MrByaeger]

Love that you mentioned the "tension creates tension " concept . It applies to so many martial arts . I do a lot of sensitivity and flow drills from various ones and they really help to apply that , You can turn the tension on and off depending on what reaction you want. Also as a taller , bigger guy, I can tell you firsthand I don't like grappling with somebody shorter . They have lower hips and shoulders so I lose the use of certain major muscle groups. It's hard to stop the other guy from raising your elbows because they have the leverage .

[@eugenymalo8704]

I just grappled a 120kg guy and I weigh 80 kg. The difference is this big guy was a seasoned grecko-roman wrestler. Forget about duck unders against his level of skill and experience. Best chance is to go for a low single.

[@dominicbenjamin8186]

What is a good counter to that, or choose a base and brace position

[@eugenymalo8704]

@@dominicbenjamin8186 are you asking me what's a good counter to low singles and sweeps singles as a big guy?

[@dominicbenjamin8186]

@@eugenymalo8704 no I'm asking what's a good counter if you weigh less or are smaller going up against Greco-Roman wrestling.

[@eugenymalo8704]

@@dominicbenjamin8186 you can't lock up with him or handfight. You gotta use your feet and kinda box with your posts and collar ties (see Jordan Burroughs for this) and go for sweep singles where it's harder for him to sprawl on you. He can still do it obviously but since you have an outside angle, leverage is on your side. Go for low singles where even if he grabs you with a chest lock, at least he'll be throwing you from his knees or butt. So less dangerous. You can't hand fight a greckoroman wrestler who is bigger, stronger and more skilled, you can get really hurt especially if you're not used to being thrown. If he gets an underhook on you, better tighten up the overhook and go for a dump, which probably won't work and he'll get you in a headlock but if you have a really good arm drag from headlock while on your knees this is actually quite surprising for big guys even the skilled ones.

[@dominicbenjamin8186]

@@eugenymalo8704 Thanks you that was awesome! I will try to always remember this going forward. I'm not a wrestler but I trained a lot throughout my years adding tools in my arsenal( art of fighting). I've only had a handful to share with me from the wrestling background.

[@darealist3342]

Nice move thanks for demonstrating on a larger opponent. Ever see the vids where they tell you this is the best takedown against a bigger opponent and they do it on someone smaller/same size yea kind of annoys me.

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Yah I’ve done that lol

[@counterkidnapping1737]

Yes

[@counterkidnapping1737]

@@WrestlingUniversity what about heel hook ?

[@Aceinthehole1179]

Yes! This makes sense! You’re so right ! Their are so many horrible vids out there & will get you smashed. I don’t know how many times I walked away saying well that dose not work.

[@leandromateovargasaranda2613]

On God they always do man finally someone that actually does it in a bigger opponent

[@XDJonny]

I just found your videos an hour ago & this is everything I wish I had when I was in high school but super excited to have it now for my nephews!!! Great knowledge, breakdowns & explanations!! 😁

[@buhoymag]

Thank you, we will try to practice this technique with my brothers. They are engaged in freestyle wrestling and almost always face larger opponents.

[@jessemair3684]

Good stuff! great video, multiple angles etc.

[@alialmuhanna4938]

Thank you. Gonna have to see how it works out in the dojo later.

[@ane3852]

Great instructional, thanks man!

[@takeok1742]

Great instruction! Great technique! Very practical. I’m an old BJJ guy so most of my opponents are younger, stronger and faster, but I can do this movement.

[@WrestlingUniversity]

It's a good one to help tame the young bucks, use their aggression against them. Welcome to the channel!

[@chtomlin]

Looks to me like a great way to get a knee to the head from the right knee as he goes down.

[@erickbenjaminperez3131]

Thank you for this post. Please continue making more valuable techniques vids for smaller vs. bigger opponents (based on weight, not height.).

[@jonathanwall7748]

Great technique breakdown 💪🏼✨️🔥

[@beyondhomosapien]

This is the YT channel I’ve been searching for. Thank you!

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Glad to hear it, welcome to the channel!

[@JEREMYJDH447]

Awesome instruction, I am going to use this immediately! Thank you

[@cq7415]

Second and third are best here. Thanks for sharing.

[@noname-ml1lk]

Just great!! Hope we see more of you!!

[@WrestlingUniversity]

You definitely will :) anything in particular you’d like to learn?

[@7Phoenix1]

This is awesome, thank you!

[@emannuellaflotte2555]

Great video i was actually doing a variation of this in class excellent technique

[@jimo559]

Good stuff. I love the half Nelson follow up. I’d always been taught to get the far-side Dagastani hand-cuff. But …jeez the half Nelson is right there.

[@bobbymoore7087]

This is just what I needed thanks

[@laflamejm271]

I needed this video because it’s been a while since I wrestled and my brother who likes to play fight a lot tried me and we were wrestling for a good while he has no experience but he’s 2 inches taller, weighs more, and is a bit stronger than me. While we wrestled I felt so sloppy because I completely forgot what to do I was only able to win because I got him tired. Watching these videos to refresh myself.

[@maddy8692]

Grate vid!!! Was looking for a vid like this and finally found the one.

[@WrestlingUniversity]

So cool to read, glad it helps! If you like this type of technique you'll definitely benefit from this video as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKmspWqihZasqLs Thank you for watching!

[@tyy123]

Perfect, i tried something like that with someone way bigger and stronger, and that was the only time i took him down. Thanks

[@jadon7702]

I've been doing BJJ for a a few months now and this is super helpful as I always struggle to get takedowns against bigger guys

[@charleshixon1458]

I’ve always has issues with some aspects of BJJ. I’m a big guy, have had some martial arts training and been in some bad situations. I remember sparring with a BJJ black belt and we were practicing movements and capabilities of taking down a larger opponent similar to this. The problem I found was that in the majority of these situations, it was fairly fatal for the smaller BJJ guy when we were addressing non sport fighting scenarios. For example the majority of the time it was very easy to eye gouge, bite the jugular or rip the testicles unless you gain the back very quickly. If the smaller opponent is caught on the defensive dealing with these attacks, the larger weight would then lead into neck control (death) or an advantage. However this video is 100% on point. He goes for quick back control, recognizes the difficulty of the situation and is very technical about it. Kudos and respect.

[@mjd3879]

I instantly saw this video as instructional for sports wrestling tbh..did not give a self defense vibe at all.

[@rudybecerra6526]

Clean! Great break down. I’ve used it many times to take much bigger guys backs extremely fast with very little damage and energy use.. other than a quick arm drag to high crotch. This is the way to get quick control and choke out somebody a lot bigger than you.

[@derricks6415]

Thank you! Great stuff!.

[@mohammedseedat59]

Nicely explained 👍

[@ericr2617]

This is great content

[@marcd1981]

This was great, thank you for the video. I have not practiced Jiu Jitsu for years now, but it is still interesting to watch people that know what they are doing, and also know how to present the information well. One thing I didn't notice until between the 7:15 and 7:30 point, I believe, was how your were landing on your butt. I was initially thinking "ouch, that could hurt landing that way", then at the point of the video I mentioned, I saw your leg was bent so you were landing more on the outside of your upper leg and butt. That makes it seem like it would be less painful when learning this move.

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Oh yah, totally painless. It's a very short distance to drop and my inside post hand is supporting most of my weight. The leg/butt merely 'touches' the ground then we turn and take the back. Nice observation!

[@DavidLee-no9uc]

I suscribed, I Liked, and I learned. Thank you OSS

[@Realliberal]

awesome. Clever straight forward.

[@splinter2804]

This was well broken down...thanks man

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Glad you enjoyed it brother

[@roben9580]

WOW!! You outsmart them, and use their strenght against them... Nice!

[@offnodope3123]

I was doing that against my 300 lb friend just off of instinct. I thought it was common sense. My favorite move to do on him is faking a single, pivoting and immediately backpacking

[@fitnytech]

Exercise not only changes your body. It changes your mind, attitude & mood

[@danielrobinson7872]

I’m 6’3 and was 230 lbs back in high school. I have grappled with someone over 100lbs more than me in training. Natural strength from farm work. He was MONSTROUS. The difference in power and reach was nigh insurmountable. It felt like trying to move a table that was bolted to the ground. Sure I could get one up on him occasionally, but more often than not he could easily destroy me if he wanted to. Might as well have wrestled Thor Odinson. There’s always going to be that one guy that sees this and suddenly gets a hyper swollen ego.

[@krane15]

If that guy does, then it will soon be deflated once he tries it and loses. But that could happen to anyone regardless of size and training. On the the other hand, some guys think all they need is size. Others, like me, rely almost completely on strength and endurance. Your mistake when taking on the bigger guy, was trying to out muscle him. Next time, run him around until he tires, they move in for the kill. Of course, that suggest your have some measure of endurance training above his. If you're both lummoxes, then it won't work.

[@hiyo585]

You’re just a horrible grappler, you are 230 pounds you should at least be able to give him a good test

[@CaptainStupendous]

This is an amazing video and thanks for sharing! Where's the rest of the series, though? Is it behind a paywall somewhere?

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Thank you! Yes, my "SKILL over SIZE" instructional is dropping soon which will show you exactly, step by step, how to takedown much larger opponents in any scenario. Until then, go to my channel page you'll find a short playlist of the most effective ways to takedown a bigger opponent. Welcome to the channel!

[@Chuck-yt7iq]

So sweet when u mix bjj and wrestling. A little boxing and u become more lethal

[@Twobarpsi]

Great advice!

[@carlosdeleon7475]

You guys are good teachers.

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Thank you Carlos, welcome to the channel

[@carlosdeleon7475]

Thank you for having me. I'm a kenpo guy. But my kenpo does require me to seek out superior actions and adapt them into my training as much as I can. Like I said you guys are good teachers. Those who know how are good students, those who know why are good teachers

[@BinhtriVu]

Great technique and it was broken down in an easy to follow manner! Oddly enough I trained with Steve Baca a few times. Small world!

[@WrestlingUniversity]

No way! He was my first professor! haha love Baca. Thanks for the comment maybe I'll catch you at the gym sometime I still visit when in town

[@BinhtriVu]

@@WrestlingUniversity Steve is a good guy. The BJJ community is super small so its really cool to see the random connection via a KZbin video. At first I saw the Carlson affiliation....I'm like cool my lineage is also Carlson....then the Steve Baca connection.....HOLY SHIT....all the way out in Michigan! 🤣 The next time I'm in Grand Rapids I'd love to stop by and learn.

[@DustinLikesJiujitsu]

Awesome. I'm a short, big guy, all the guys I see are taller than I am. I'm trying this! Thanks!! Osss

[@dougsmith615]

I used the russian 2 on 1 in HS when I wrestled above my weight class. To wear down a big guy HANG on that arm and work around the mat. You soften him up and get him tired. From that 2 on 1 you have SOOOOO many attack options. Easy to snag a leg and trip. Also easy to grasp a single leg(cut to a high crotch of you feel like putting him in the ground), arm lock and do a standing peterson, or trip the opposite leg. Look up a wrestler named Ray Brinzer. Use his trips w that Russian 2 on 1(Ray taught it to me). You’ll be unstoppable

[@devongiguere3721]

Just came to join in on everyone else in saying thank you for these instructionals and I just subscribed

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Ty brother glad they’re helpful and welcome to the channel 🏆

[@stevesanders5348]

This was awesome !

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Appreciate it Steve!

[@counterkidnapping1737]

Agreed. When size differed. Don't do fancy stupid things. Do simple thing that works is better

[@gmenendez9569]

So glad that I ran I to this. I’m an officer and although this is not where I will be mostly likely you never know when. Someone just wants to grab you and take you to the ground. Once in pinching his leg that wrist control Rhein same side will allow me to keep him there until help arrives as well as doing more distraction techniques it just detach and hold him down from afar. I will be subscribing.

[@andrewverburg1805]

I wrestled Heavy Weight at 6'1 265Lbs, When wrestling the smaller guys that were state tourny good at 189 & 171, the ones that were the most successful implemented Sweep Singles on me. That way they just had to fight my whizzer by getting to my ankle and limp arm out.

[@user-lm9ko6mr4y]

Good stuff!!!!!!!

[@josephninosky6057]

Excellent instruction and details. Oss.

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Thank you Joseph!

[@symontop]

thank you so much! im 4 foot 11 1/2 and this helped a lot

[@ShredCo]

At least you have a nice car

[@terry2308]

Ye.... I guess thats one of the percs😅👍

[@aftabpopal6805]

Thank dear, it is very nice move

[@krissifadwa]

At 3:50, can you elaborate more on how to slip your head from an opponent's shoulder, without jolting the spine? It seems like a spinal-injury is possible from it or am I wrong? Thanks

[@JonnyRootsDem]

Brilliant, what a move.

[@ESEVICIOUS4LIFE]

thank you Im trying this in class

[@rikunevalainen8154]

Maybe the best explanation of this technique, ever.

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Thank you brother

[@legionman2441]

great video will be practicing this thank you!

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Glad it was helpful!

[@steve-oh4342]

excellent video

[@damightyadvisor]

dope video!

[@Scott-xb7ov]

Excellent!

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Ty Scott!

[@borat1962]

Awesome move thanks

[@walid3207]

Thank you so much

[@barreraboyz]

nice breakdown

[@syllavilla]

Good video

[@maafa21MustSee]

Love this

[@williamwarms4713]

Looks good 👍 in practice I ( 6'3 145) sometimes wrestle our heavyweight (6'4 285) and I've been struggling trying to avoid the tie up, headlock throws, or single - double legs as I've just been killed by his big arms and heavy sprawl. My go-to at the moment is a low single where I throw my bony shoulder into his shin and pull his heel in creating that painful leverage against his bone.

[@usada3027]

6'3 145 God damn bro eat sum

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Love me a low single against big guys

[@WrestlingUniversity]

lol ngl that was funny. @USADA

[@Skipjj]

What’s the point of being 6’3” if ur 145 😭😭

[@Skipjj]

Ur heavy weight must be terrible

[@Bembelkillah]

Awesome move ❤👍🏼💪🏼

[@moeyali123]

I’m learning wrestling to strengthen my standup game for an upcoming BJJ tournament. I’m going up a weight class because last time they almost didn’t let me compete because I was a couple kilos over lol

[@naden897]

YESSIR A NEW POST

[@kiyomiheinrich2147]

BANG!!

[@ohboy7790]

nice move man ima try that

[@lujitsu1251]

Excellent

[@djm9276]

Nice move !

[@TankFFZ]

Thanks for the tips on how to defend takedowns! - a bigger opponent

[@shorelineshrine9666]

You're setting yourself up for trouble right there.

[@toxictoybonnie1159]

dawg this is gon be so useful my partners are like heads above me

[@Jeremyxyx]

I dont know why but, on the tumbnail, the guy on the left, reminded me of the 'I did a thing'-guy :D

[@nedz5852]

Man I like the way u articulate these techniques Man, super clear while being detailed. I see that you're at a jiu jotsu gym - ever thinking of covering how to finish armbars from guards without getting slammed? I'm 155 lbs and everyone does this ND it's illegal in pure jiu jigsu so I can't find any Dvice on that online lol

[@nedz5852]

^sorry for the atrocious typing lol my phones a POS

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Haha you’re good brother. I’m focusing solely on modified wrestling takedowns for bjj for the time being, but will consider exploring those topics in the future! Thank you for watching!

[@nedz5852]

@@WrestlingUniversity no worries! How about effective single leg defence? When someone grabs my leg and lifts it high I usually fall(due to bad flexibility more than balance)...how can I stay upright in those situations?

[@WrestlingUniversity]

@@nedz5852 just seeing this, will get you some defensive techniques very soon. btw my first full length instructional is dropping soon which covers high level single leg defense in great detail. Excited to share!

[@KavosseayeDaMuddyBruh]

I like this move its noted 💯

[@JasonDax-oo7tc]

🔥🔥🔥

[@user-yf5gk2xx7f]

As a tall person I'll keep this in mind

[@CarryTrainer]

Good stuff

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Thanks for the visit

[@CarryTrainer]

@@WrestlingUniversity great channel

[@fightbreakdown885]

IDK if its the best option, of course if it works it looks great .Depends on body type and athleticism etc. Definitely a option. I like the sweep single against bigger guys. Goes for the single leg but avoids the sprawl and you do not have to engage or grip up with the bigger guy. Ive used this technique against many players and have found it quite effective. This is mainly because i am very quick. Bottom line if a guys is bigger than you are, then you must have some advantage to counterbalance it. Whether it be speed, stamina, technique, or athleticism. It just cant beat a bigger guy if you have no other advantage to fight back with.

[@WrestlingUniversity]

I like the single as well for larger opponents. I've described it as the "best overall takedown" in general in other videos. You're also right about needing some kind of advantage with attributes. In addition, if they're bigger you DEFINITELY need better technique. That is, you need to be smarter about what technique you're using and better at using it offensively than they are at defending. People are always asking, what if he's bigger, stronger, faster, has better cardio, and is as good as you technically? Well, then you lose lol you lose very badly.

[@allenmano]

We are all training for the easy situation that we never really gonna get. 😂

[@davidteneyck6372]

Ankle picks man work wonders on big guys for me personally

[@danielk8149]

Ball shots work

[@jahosaphat]

Good move.

[@Aceinthehole1179]

Standing Ovation 👏 Brother I’m getting smashed by bigger guys & yes they land on me and it sucks! Love this , I have to mentally be prepared to stick my head on one these bigger guys shoulder. I AM NOT A WRESTLER , so I need a lot of help. Do you have newbie vids? Awesome just subscribed 👍👍 up

[@WrestlingUniversity]

Love to hear it, checkout the “Mastering Takedowns” playlist off our page. This 11 video series comprises a complete A-Z on takedowns for absolute beginners. Thanks for watching :)

[@Aceinthehole1179]

@@WrestlingUniversity absolutely! I also shared your channel with a few guys in class. I know of one of them that subscribed. Also where you guys located? I would love to maybe plan to come visit your gym for a week and work wrestling. Thank you

[@WrestlingUniversity]

@@Aceinthehole1179 that's so helpful, thank you! We are in Grand Rapids, MI. Where are you?

[@Aceinthehole1179]

@@WrestlingUniversity Alabama.. Man I wish I could get one on one training with you guy’s.

[@kennethrogers1129]

Smart thing would be to NOT grapple with a bigger opponent, strike him viciously and escape, you are asking for a beating from his buddies if you tie yourself up in a wrestling match, and you neglect the fact that he will be slamming knees and elbows,

[@lessermook7608]

exactly, cause if they mount, that's pretty much it. most people chowing mount escapes aren't factoring in that the top is going to be pounding your face in lmfao

[@lawrenceparker1523]

One thing a lot of people miss , when you are small. Most big people also have big feet . A huge target ,one good stomp and they are disabled. Always wear good strong foot wear .

[@blueheart9873]

Ouch! Lol

[@salimbarry7316]

respect

[@suspiciousmonkey1234_]

Hello thanks for this vid. It's just what I need. I started wrestling in January and as a woman of 5'0, 51kg and 17yo, all of my other male teammates are way bigger and heavier than me

[@WrestlingUniversity]

That's a tough spot to be in, but you'll gain experience quickly practicing with those guys. On another note, I have an entire instructional dropping soon on how to takedown a larger, stronger opponent called "SKILL over SIZE" just make sure you're subscribed to the channel and you won't miss it!

[@suspiciousmonkey1234_]

@@WrestlingUniversity thank you ❤️

[@lucasdevaldivia7938]

setup - 1:40 , 3:35 sitOut - 2:30 , 3:50 , 4:30 , 5:10 , 7:10 , 9:10 finish - 7:40 reset - 6:25

[@damirbajramovic292]

Nice.

[@nicholasnomina7018]

It will work.

[@ShredCo]

Keep telling yourself