Standard Snatch Double

Keep your head on the outside and in line with your spine—never curved. Your back should be straight with your butt out as you change levels. Balance JiuJitsu emphasizes that your head being down will make you go down because it's heavy, so maintaining proper spinal alignment is critical.

Step into a triangle zone toward the center without stepping too deep, keeping your toes matched up roughly in a straight line with your opponent's toes. Stay close enough to your partner that you have a point of contact—never step far back and then come forward, as your opponent will see the attack coming.

The level change comes from your legs, not your upper body. Drive forward and up into your opponent's body rather than just going down; your shoulders should pop up as you generate power from your legs to remove space between you and your opponent.

Bring the arm above mid-thigh with your palm facing down. Step on the outside of your opponent's leg while keeping your head in line with your spine as you drive the attack.

The Standard Snatch Double executes the fundamental quick-pull double leg where the attacker, from a short distance, drops the level slightly and snatches both of the opponent's legs simultaneously with a sharp pulling motion directed toward the attacker's own body. Rather than driving forward through the opponent, the snatch double pulls the opponent's legs out from under them, causing them to fall backward.

The snatch double has been used in wrestling competition as a quick-score technique, particularly in freestyle wrestling where reaction-based attacks are rewarded. Its speed and low commitment made it popular among MMA fighters seeking to minimise exposure time during the shot.

IJF: запрещён — Banned since 2010 leg grab prohibition — direct hansoku-make for touching opp…; IBJJF: разрешён — Legal at all belt levels, scored as takedown (2 points); UWW: ограничен — Legal in freestyle (2-4 points), banned in Greco-Roman (no attacks below waist); Unified MMA: разрешён — Legal takedown technique; ADCC: разрешён — Legal, scored 2-4 points in second half of match; FIAS Sport Sambo: разрешён — Legal — all takedowns permitted; FIAS Combat Sambo: разрешён — Legal; NCAA Folkstyle: разрешён — Legal, scored as takedown (2 points)

Оценка опасности 4/10. Moderate — double leg drives through opponent; moderate impact on landing

Стандартная цепочка подготовки: Establish Contact → Create Off-Balance → Execute the Takedown → Follow to Ground.

Стандартные контрприёмы: Sprawl — drop hips back and drive weight down to stuff the takedown attempt / Underhook — establish inside position to control distance and prevent the takedown entry / Post and Circle — post on the attacker's head and circle away to break their angle / Level Change Defence — recognize the shot early and react with appropriate hip defence.

Распространённые варианты: Blast double (high-impact forward drive through the opponent without ch…); Snatch double (pulling both legs together and driving laterally); Run-the-pipe double (running through the opponent in a linear drive); Low double (deep penetration step attacking below the knees).

Seen in freestyle wrestling competition at international level.

Основные ошибки, на которые стоит обратить внимание: Snatching too slowly — this technique depends on surprising the opponent with speed / Pulling the knees apart instead of together — together eliminates their base / Not following up with forward pressure after the pull — the opponent recovers quickly / Head dropping below their hips during the snatch, inviting a guillotine or snap-down.

Standard Snatch Double также известен как Sunatchi Daburu, Quick-Pull Double TD, Snatch-And-Go Double, Speed Double Leg.