Issue 118

August 2014

Greg Jackson is the most sought-after trainer in MMA. Each issue he and acclaimed coaching partner Mike Winkeljohn mix up your martial arts skills

1 Greg (left) and Mike are in an over-under clinch, with each having their left hand under their opponent’s same-side arm and the other over the arm and touching the elbow. 

2 Greg cross-steps to have enough power to hike the left-arm underhook up, shifting his opponent’s bodyweight to the side. 

3 Capitalizing on the leverage, Greg throws a left knee to the gut and pulls with his underhook, breaking down his posture.

4 Having stepped his left foot between Mike’s stance, Greg uses the change in posture and secures his grip behind Mike’s back and pulls Mike’s hips in.

5 Greg moves his right leg behind the legs of Mike and using it to block Mike’s left leg, puts him in position to execute a lateral drop trip.  

NOTE: 

This takedown is shown from this perspective in order to clearly show the change in grips and hand positions.