The Ultimate Takedown Series Volume 1: Gripping & Kuzushi by Travis Stevens
Travis Stevens is one of the world’s best judoka and teachers, and now you can benefit from his lifetime of study with this 8-volume series
Learn everything you need to succeed with Travis Stevens’ guide to understanding takedowns and scoring with safe and effective technique
Use Travis’s battle-tested grip fighting sequences and breaks to dominate the setups and stay safe while you work for your own throws and shots
Practice the art of kuzushi and use these off balancing principles to keep your opponents guessing
See all the most effective ways to train and think about takedowns with Travis’s advice on mentality and drills for rapid skill development
The Ultimate Takedown Series Volume 1: Gripping & Kuzushi by Travis Stevens
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Travis Stevens is one of the world’s best judoka and teachers, and now you can benefit from his lifetime of study with this 8-volume series
Learn everything you need to succeed with Travis Stevens’ guide to understanding takedowns and scoring with safe and effective technique
Use Travis’s battle-tested grip fighting sequences and breaks to dominate the setups and stay safe while you work for your own throws and shots
Practice the art of kuzushi and use these off balancing principles to keep your opponents guessing
See all the most effective ways to train and think about takedowns with Travis’s advice on mentality and drills for rapid skill development
Master The Standing Position For BJJ And Score With Confidence, Technique, & Strategy From Your Feet With Olympic Judo Medalist & BJJ Black Belt Travis Stevens’s Complete Blueprint To Takedowns For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu!
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What Will You Learn?
Across eight volumes, join Olympic medalist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Travis Stevens as he teaches how grapplers of any level can score takedowns and win on their feet with his Ultimate Takedown Series. See all the techniques, mindsets, and concepts that you’ll need to set up your takedowns and get to top position, even against talented BJJ practitioners.
Travis breaks down every area of takedown fighting that you will need to succeed, including gripping, footwork, kuzushi, and more. Across these 8-volumes, combine them together into one system for attacking safely in all the most effective ways for BJJ. With wrestling, judo, and jiu-jitsu concepts all mixed and explained, this course can be your guide to developing real skill on your feet.
Use Travis’s advice on gripping to totally dominate the setups and create your chances to get takedowns safely and reliably. Study each type of grip, how to use them, how to break bad grips off your gi, and more. Once you understand the individual grips, start combining them with Travis’s favorite and most effective grip fighting combinations that will give you real openings to start launching attacks.
Combine your grip fighting with kuzushi and footwork to move and flow like an experienced takedown artist. Use proper foot position, stance details, and important keys to the art of off balancing opponents (kuzushi), along with some of Travis’s favorite drills, for rapid skill development.
So, What Exactly Do You Get?
PART 1
MINDSET OF THE FIGHTER
THE JUDO PLAYER
THE WRESTLER
THE JIU JITSU PLAYER
HOW UNDERSTANDING THE MENTALITY OF SPORTS WILL HELP YOU NOT ONLY LEARN EACH SPORT BUT IT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO APPLY IT TO JIU JITSU
PART 2
UNDERSTANDING KUZUSHI
USING YOUR OWN ENERGY FOR POWER
4 CORNERS OF KOZUSHI
PULLING WITH THE WRIST
THE CURL
ROLLING THE WRIST
KENKA YOTSU STANCE - USING THE WATCH
USING YOUR SHOULDERS
RHYTHM TO KUZUSHI FOR EFFECTIVE THROWS AND TAKEDOWNS
PART 3
DRILLS TO PRACTICE KUZUSHI
DRINKING FROM THE CUP
AIYOTSU STANCE - STABBING TO PULLING THE SLEEVE
AIYOTSU STANCE - PULLING THE BACK LEG FORWARD USING THE COLLAR
AIYOTSU STANCE - PULLING THE BACK LEG FORWARD USING THE SLEEVE
PULLING THE SLEEVE AND COLLAR TOGETHER
SNAPPING THE COLLAR FORWARD KENKA YOTSU STANCE
SNAPPING THE COLLAR BACKWARD KENKA YOTSU STANCE
PRESSING THE OPENING - AIYOTSU STANCE
CIRCLE USING THE SLEEVE OFFENSIVE RVR STEAL THE SLEEVE
PRACTICE KUZUSHI FROM LEFT HAND POST
PULLS DOWN THE MAT
PART 4
SNAPPING THE GI
SNAPPING VS KUZUSHI
SNAPPING WITH THE HANDS
MOVING TO THE CENTER AND SNAPPING WITH THE RIGHT HAND
SNAPPING A CROSS GRIP - AIYOTSU STANCE
HANGING YOUR PARTNER WITH THE COLLAR
SNAPPING DOUBLE SLEEVES TO OFF BALANCE FORWARD
SNAPPING JUST THE WRIST TO GET A REACTION
SNAP AND LOCK KENKA YOTSU STANCE (OPPOSITE SIDE)
PART 5
FOOTWORK TO GREAT ANGLES OF OFF BALANCE
MAINTAIN FOOT POSITION WHEN MOVING
BASIC AIYOTSU STANCE (SAME SIDE) MOVEMENT
BASIC KENKA YOTSU STANC (OPPOSITE SIDE) MOVEMENT
KENKA YOTSU STANCE (OPPOSITE SIDE) COLLAR HAND ON TOP
KENKA YOTSU STANCE (OPPOSITE SIDE) - SWEEP THE FRONT LEG TO OPEN OPPONENT UP THEN MOVE BACKWARD
KENKA YOTSU STANCE (OPPOSITE SIDE) - SNAPPING THE GI MOVING TO THE CENTER TO PULL THEM FORWARD CREATING OFF BALANCE
KENKA YOTSU STANCE (OPPOSITE SIDE) - KOSOTO GARI FOOT TAP TO GET THEM TO STEP BACK OPENING UP THE OFF BALANCE SQUARE STANCE
AIYOTSU STANCE (SAME SIDE) - BREAKING DOWN THE POST CIRCLING TO THE BACK
AIYOTSU STANCE (SAME SIDE) - CIRCLE TO THE LEFT TO PULL YOUR PARTNERS SLEEVE GRIP BRINGING THEM TO A SQUARE STANCE
AIYOTSU STANCE (SAME SIDE) - PRESSURE THE SLEEVE DOWN TO SQUARE UP SO THE OPPONENT CAN'T MOVE THE LEAD LEG
AIYOTSU STANCE (SAME SIDE) - SWEEP INSIDE THE FRONT LEG TO MAKE THEM GO SQUARE THEN MOVE BACKWARD TO CREATE THE RIGHT ANGLE
PART 6
IMPORTANT GRIPS TO KNOW
A. PROPER SLEEVE GRIP
B. CATS PAW GRIP
C. TRICEP GRIP
D. C GRIP WRIST CONTROL
E. TWO ON ONE SLEEVE GRIP
F. RUSSIAN PULL BY
PART 7
GRIP BREAKING
GRIP BREAK CONCEPTS
AIYOTSU STANCE (SAME SIDE) - SLEEVE GRIP - THUMB UP BREAK