Purple belt · Takedown · Key
Ankle pick takedown
You snap their head down and pick the ankle they step onto. Use it when they stand tall and heavy on their front foot.
Step by step
- Get a collar tie on their neck.
- Snap their head down and to the side so they step forward and put weight on that foot.
- Drop your level by bending your knees and step in toward that foot.
- Scoop the heel of the weighted foot with your free hand.
- Push their head back over that heel with your collar-tie hand. They sit down.
- Keep the ankle, step forward, and start passing.
Details that make it work
- Pick the foot that carries weight. A light foot just steps away.
- The head push and the ankle pick happen at the same time.
Common mistakes
- Bending at the waist and reaching with your arm.
- Letting go of the head as you reach.
Drill it
10 reps each side, partner reacting to the snap-down, ending in a pass position.
If it fails, or what comes next
- Knee cut (knee slice) pass Pass · Passing
- Toreando (bullfighter) pass Pass · Passing
- Leg drag pass Pass · Passing
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