Anderson Silva: Takedown Defense (Single Leg Counters) 

Word of advice: stay out of the comment section it's filled with trolls. Go and use some of these great techniques in live training with open minded partners. Thank you Anderson! Oss! 🤼‍♂️🥋🔥

I remember when Anderson did the switch on Nate Mardquart it was flawless.

This works if the guy is hesitating or fighting for position. If the fighter shoots explosively with strength, its very hard to pull off unless you're super fast.

perfect technique cannot be stopped that is what seperates a reall good fighter from a fighter aspiring to be good you cannot stop perfect technique the on issue is when to apply what technique and that becomes simple when you learn someones movement and how you can apply your knowledge of techniques to his defense then you just hope and pray you trained hard enough to imply the technique when the time comes

I’m glad I found this video I was looking for single leg defense tips and had watched this vid years ago n it worked really well. Will be doing then again in my mma class this time

I'm gonna need this since I'm only doing Muay Thai.

Anderson Silva's English has improved in this video :)

He did that to Nate Marquardt

Thank you man. Very helpful.

BONUS: during the spladle, hook the leg you didnt grab already with the the leg your opponent is holding and roll backwards. you should have both his legs so you can pressure his head with your stomach to pull off a submission.

Idk if I'd call them bullshit. They'll work for a tall guy with long limbs like Silva. A 5'10 stocky guy like myself isn't going to be able to pull off that last move Silva did, especially on a larger opponent. I like watching Rousimar Palhares clips. Stays low, uses quick, powerful attacks. Then again, Palhares also routinely benches 400 lbs in his workouts. So unless you are super strong like he is you might not try ripping someone's ankle off. It usually results in being kicked in the face.

Great material

Well the basic stuff is always better, but this is showing some of the flashy things you can do to counter TD's and thats what alot of people are more interested in learning when they search things up on the internet.

great stuff here!

Indeed. Especially considering you have to move the opponent's head to the outside to complete most of these moves. It's a step that could likely prove quite costly.

for what it's worth I found this comment to be interesting, however without any real content for those of us who were here to get a few ideas on our takedown defense. maybe next time you can leave us a few examples that might lead us in a new and unexpected direction in our search for useful techniques and ideas.

these techniques r no good vs a good wrestler, the drive will prevent you from leaning down to grab cause your gonna be focusing on stability. Thats why you either sprawl or underhook there arms and either pull your leg out or bring it to the ground.

These defenses ,I applied in a free wrestling club and they worked very well! These innovations out of MMA ,will improve the world of wrestling too! Trying KIMURA SWEEPin wrestling club after the guy take you down with double leg! I did !!!

With defenses that he shows,I believe he can!

@rickyd454 These are single leg counters, Chael was grabbing both legs.

Interesting to see if he uses any of these in his next fight. MMA has a big toolbox.

I like the concepts here, but they all hinge on the opponent attempting to vertically lift the leg and create distance instead of driving into you and placing you off center. There isn't much you can do if a good wrestler puts you off center and doesn't let you have space, as you can't bring your leg back down for leverage, not can you move his head to the outside.

if you watch this in 2018...he sounds like Rick and Morty's Bird Person.

man i should've saw this earlier in the wrestling season! i would've used it

if that was the biggest beating silva has ever gotten, then Silva really is the best

No your wrong they work if you know how to pu your weight on his back as you reach for the leg after switching his head position

This was written in response to another guy who said he was more qualified to teach takedown defense because he was a college wrestler. The guy already deleted all his comments while mine are still up.

i think it is difficult to grab opponents leg after he grabbed and lift your leg up..

@TinkaManinka good thing you dont have to worry about lesnar tackling you, since hes retired

Seems like a lot to pull off if someone is driving into you with force and perhaps picking you up off the ground at the same time. You'd have to be lightning quick.

i learned these techniques in my shuai jiao practice. its a great technique

Hes got some top quality TDD man, maybe it can be exploited by one of the best wrestlers in the world, but that doesnt mean people who train wrestling can automatically take him down.

I remember that too

Nice !!!

Awesome

Directions are not descriptive enough got a steroid needle in my arm

what do u think of the 205 lb weight class in terms of his competition do u think there are a lot of really great fighters in that weight class say like what i think of the welterweight class or do u think that weight class is composed of scrubs like say middleweight

Honestly, even with all those years of wrestling you talk about having, in a wrestling match with him you probably wouldn't win. You think just because you see him getting taken down in the ufc that he's not qualified to teach takedown defense? In a pure wrestling match between you and Silva, I would still bet on Silva.

What if the person trying to use these techniques is very explosive as well? I think Anderson was using some pretty cool defensive wrestling when he fought Bonnar.

Wrestlers won't do as well either if they allow the upkicks from any position such as the upkick Silva knocked out Okami with in their first fight.

is that fiejao however you spell his name ko by henderson??

Where to buy this dvd i want it but cant find it in stock

I think he should of showed how its done when someone grabs a single leg and doesnt just stop but grabs it and keeps moving forward

matter of fact he did on both fights rd 4 of fight 1 and rd 2 of fight 2 , still think chael takes the 3rd , but gotta give the spider some credit.

I remember this technique from when he fought Nate Marquardt

and I remember when, after all that, he has still amounted to more in life than you have.

What does that have to do with td defence?

How easy is it to switch the opponent's head from inside to outside? I don't see it done often in wrestling

@vitaliy kuleshov do you know who this is talking

Yeah, it doesn't matter. he gave him a beating, doesn't matter if he didn't win, Silva will remember the beating.

No it isn't lol, it combines like 20 different types of TDD from different martial arts, while staying in a striking stance.

doesnt matter sonnen gave silva the biggest beating he has every gotten.

WHAT IF BROCK LESNAR TACKLES YOU? Someone with his size will pick you up and brake you in half in the air. No I'm really curious if this will work against heavier opponent?

Chael has had over 40 pro fights. only ONE, he had elevated levels. he obviously over did the therapy but obviously he wont do it again.

The rule of UFC support wrelting style. When you single leg takedown fail no counter in the ground you can punch in the face or hammer fist but not back to the head. If UFC allow soccer kick. Wreslter style he think again and again when he takedown fail he deserve counter attack by soccer kick or knee to the face.

I'm gonna master this cuz this wrestlers like going for my legs.

College wrestling doesn't automatically > Anderson's wrestling. College wrestling + Chael Sonnen's credentials > Anderson's wrestling. Look up Sonnen's wrestling credentials and you'll see why he dominated Silva in wrestling for 6 rounds. That's also why Chael Sonnen's wrestling credentials > Okami, Marquardt, D. Miller, Brian Stann and Michael Bisping's wrestling. College wrestling =/= what people imagine it actually does.

Anderson's wrestling? Onde?

cool

there's a more practical way to do this, and i wonder if it works the same while the guy is pushing at you

Anderson Silva said Chael Sonnen was bad for mma... I wonder what Dana White has to say about that.

berly good

You know what I would've done? Try to knee and elbow the fuck out of my opponents head or even push my palm against their face. My inner muay thai instinct kicks in

Thats true. I get sick of seeing panicked take down attempts and people seemingly falling to their knees as a defense. We need pride style rules on knees to the head if just in the turtle position.

@Gusto821 silva defend 4/7 chael sonnen takedown, 3/4 from henderson O-o

where is the double leg?

Why didn't Dan Hardy do this to GSP, if it's that simple?

As a wrestler i can see these techniques being effective but if the fighter who is shooting is explosive he may finish before you even get the chance to implement these moves.

tell that to JDS

@RsAnthrax Actually he did. Don't you remember that he double legged your wrestling God?

WORD.

My biggest weakness.......wrestling

Literally 100 better counters than the ones in this video lol.

He has a translator. That isn't his voice

i dont think those will work if you opponet keeps walkin towards you while he holding you leg

I remember when Sonnen did that too. Oh wait.... he didn't go for single leg take downs.

I was expecting to see a 20 second short grab.

I couldn't beat Silva in a fight, but I could last 5 rounds. Only because he'd spend the entire time slapping me in the face and mocking me. Who knows, he might spend so much time humiliating me, I might be able to get a pity vote from a judge.

Kool but wrestler dont have a hard time takeing a.silva down I know its harder than bbb it looks but he is my favorite fighter war a. Silva

Yeah..a man who posts his highlight video shamelessly is criticizing the best mma fighter in the world...

why do you have to go personal on chael, ain't nobody mentioning anderson's shotgun assault days , and kissing his opponents in the mouth on staredowns.....matter of fact he used this technique in both fights , rd 4 of fight 1 he took down chael like this... rd 2 of the 2nd fight too...

Damn, anyone else notice those pools of sweat?

i remember when chael sonnen beat silva. oh wait....he didnt

That thing is called sweat, you know what happens when you work out. You obviously have never worked out since you don't know what sweat is.

Look at all the sweat splattered on the mat, you could get a ringworm on that

Actually he took down chael in the first round with the technique he showed.

He couldn't do it against uncle chael the 🐐

Can't wait till he fights diaz

... SONNEN

I love Anderson Silva, but I feel like these defenses never work in a real fight.

Who cares? =S He won and if someone gets a double on anyone it's really hard not to land on your back.

seems good for a sport match, but why not apply a guillotine? i always do that when my friends try to tackle me goofing around and sparring, just wondering (im an enthusiast so dont rage on me plz)

U GOTTA ACT FAST TO PULL THESE OFF

Sonnen clicked the dislike button

thats false anything over a 1:1 is a elevated level because 1:1 is natural also a doctor with a phd has come out and said that would be the only reason he has low t is because he abused synthetics obviously im parafrasing

Well there not going to let you reposition there head that easy!

this is for southpaws. how about orthodox?

that's why people don't understand irony!

That is not a khabarelli throw, a real khabarelli is of of Judo's scariest throws, so it has been banned.

This is for the shit talkers on WRESTLING: WRESTLING is not only great in the olympics, but its widely used in mma. Just look at the line up when Weidman beat Silva, guess what all wrestlers won! The swith you see in this video WRESTLING... WRESTLERS create space, set up moves and if that doesn't work we take it. MMA is evolution, but if you throw the old Dinosaur in, WRESTLING it will surely change your game its proven and it's has been battle tested throughout time....