Originally Posted by bbbb
"a wing chun teacher(I should go back and see him!) once said to
me that a grappler tried to shoot him in a confined area once(Locker room) and he told the class that ..."He can have one leg...but not both".. and so he gave him one leg and spread the other to maintain ?some control? thererfore allowing him to not go down and be able to apply hand attacks and win..."
I am not buying this. Give a wrestler one leg and down you go unless you have practiced defending the single leg. If you want to avoid takedowns, as we all do, you must train against people who are very good at takedowns. Wrestlers, judo players, etc. are very good at takedowns, so get with somebody, learn the takedown, learn the counter, then practice. It is actually a lot of fun, and there are so many techniques and details to enhance your takedown defense. Enjoy!
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