Arm Drag Takedown

Reset your position and chain into a different takedown like a high crotch or single leg. Coach Brian emphasizes that the arm drag works best as a setup for multiple techniques rather than relying on it as your only first move.

You need to break the glass by driving forward so your chest gets in front of your hips and you maintain momentum. If your foot stops you on the mat, it actually pushes you backward and causes you to lose balance, according to Coach Brian.

The finish is all hips, not arms—just like any trip. Once your leg comes through, you drive with your hips to complete the takedown. Coach Brian stresses that relying on arm pressure instead of hip drive weakens the technique.

Block his leg with your hand to prevent him from extending, then immediately wrap around and capture the leg so he can't escape. Coach Brian notes that once you block, you must quickly secure the grip before your opponent can stretch out and create space.

The Arm Drag Takedown family covers takedowns initiated by an arm drag — a technique where the attacker grabs the opponent's arm at the wrist or tricep and pulls it across the body, creating an angle behind the opponent. The arm drag redirects the opponent's arm and rotates their body, exposing their back or side and creating a clear path to attack from an advantageous angle.

Arm drags have been fundamental wrestling and grappling techniques for centuries, with refined modern versions developed in both American wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Marcelo Garcia's systematic use of the arm drag in no-gi competition during the 2000s elevated it to one of the most studied techniques in modern grappling.

IJF: разрешён — Legal takedown technique; IBJJF: разрешён — Legal at all belt levels, scored as takedown (2 points); UWW: разрешён — Legal in both freestyle and Greco-Roman; 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 3/10. Moderate — arm drag creates angle for safe takedown entry

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: Inside single (shooting to the inside of the lead leg, head inside position); Outside single (attacking from the outside of the lead leg); High crotch (securing the thigh above the knee with head in the hip); Low single (attacking the ankle from outside range without deep penet…).

Arm drags are one of the most commonly used setups in NCAA wrestling. Marcelo Garcia used arm drags from seated guard to win multiple ADCC titles (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009).

Основные ошибки, на которые стоит обратить внимание: Pulling the arm without stepping to the outside — you need both the drag and the angle step / Dragging too slowly, giving the opponent time to pull back and re-square / Gripping only the wrist without the tricep control — the arm slips out / Successfully completing the drag but freezing without following up with a takedown.

Arm Drag Takedown также известен как Āmu Doraggu Teikudaun, Arm Drag, Drag, Arm Pull.