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Hi everybody,
As of right now, I am reasonably convinced that leg takedowns are a bad idea in a self defense situation as an opponent could guillotine choke me,
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Only if you come in sloppy with your back/neck paralell to the ground...
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elbow me in the spine as I shoot in,
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Same as above.
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knee me as I shoot in (which could hit my groin if I shoot in far enough by the time the knee connects),
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You shouldn't shoot in from a distance. Shoot from the clinch.
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sprawl on top of me,
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If he sprawls, that's your opening to execute any one of lots of second moves from the single leg. The second moves are better than the original single leg attack, typically. The "sprawl" is not the ultimate defense. If you learn more about wrestling, you'll find the sprawl works well, but you can use it against your opponent, too.
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or simply dig my eyes out as I tuck my head next to his waist.
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Very hard for him to do when you are stealing his balance and smashing him to the ground.
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Leg takedowns also seem to use more energy than upper body takedowns as far as I know.
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I sweated and breathed just as hard in Judo class as I did in Wrestling.
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However, there were two questions the leg takedown brought up:
1. Is a super-low leg takedown involving grabbing the opponent at his foot and not his leg or waist possible?
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Yes. Very.
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2. Since its possible to shoot in quickly on an opponent, is it possible for an aggressor to shoot in and try to grab/strike the groin?
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Sure, but he's likely to get kneed in the face - because you shouldn't shoot in from a distance in a contest/fight wherein boxing is allowed.
I'd suggest you develop your wrestling skills further before writing them off as "useless."
Another big benefit of a single leg is that you have control of his leg after he hits the ground, and that makes it much easier to move to cross-sides.