Issue 096
December 2012
Advanced lifts and tilts to trick out your shooting skills
Pete Irving
Professional fighter
Pete Irving is a professional welterweight fighter and Fighters Only’s resident fight expert.
Takedown finishes can be separated into three distinct categories. First, there are lifts, which is picking the opponent clear off the mat and throwing them to their back. There’s tilts, where you elevate one leg and take the balance over the supporting leg. And finally trips, which involve hooking the leg with your own leg and driving the opponent down by applying your body weight. Here we’ll look at all of them from the single-leg.
RUNNING THE PIPE: TILT
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1 Pete (left) has tied up with Joel at the collar and wrist
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2 Pete clears Joel’s arm over his head as he level changes, releasing the collar and reaching behind the leg. (Note the level change all comes from the legs, not the waist.)
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3 Pete picks the single and looks into Joel’s ribs, keeping his neck safe from the guillotine.
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4 Pete starts to pivot away from the leg he has picked.
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5 Pete has pivoted 45 degrees and takes the ankle.
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6 Pete pulls the ankle between his legs and drives his shoulder down whilst keeping his head up.
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7 Pete retains control of the leg once Joel hits the mat.
OUTSIDE FINISH: TILT
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1 Pete and Joel tie up.
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2 Pete level changes and clears the tie-up, stepping in with a center penetration step.
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3 Pete picks the single.
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4 Same again from the reverse angle.
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5 Pete steps over the leg to the outside, underhooking the lower leg with both arms.
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6 Same again from the reverse angle.
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7 Pete underhooks Joel’s arm.
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8 Same again from the reverse angle.
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9 Pete circles toward Joel.
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10 Same again from the reverse angle.
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11 Pete props Joel’s support leg with his instep against Joel’s ankle.
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12 Same again from the reverse angle.
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13 Pete twists Joel back to the mat as he elevates his ankle to take the balance.
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14 Same again from the reverse angle.
BACK-LEG FINISH: TILT
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1 Pete and Joel tie up.
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2 Pete level changes and clears the tie-up, stepping in with a center penetration step.
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3 Pete picks the single.
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4 Pete keeps Joel’s leg pinched between his legs and reaches out
beyond Joel’s supporting leg.
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5 Pete grips his hands together and drives forward with his shoulder.
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6 Pete squeezes Joel’s legs together to maintain control on the mat.
HIGH CROTCH: LIFT
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1 Pete and Joel tie up.
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2 Pete level changes and clears the tie-up, stepping in with a center penetration step.
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3 Pete picks the single.
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4 Pete change his grip, going higher up under the hips with a mata leao grip and starts looking up to the sky.
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5 Pete hips in, getting under Joel’s center, lifting him high.
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6 Pete turns Joel to the mat.
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7 Pete controls Joel’s legs as he hits the mat.
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8 Same again from the reverse angle.
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