single leg takedowns (and a double leg variation)

We learned a few takedowns in Jude's class yesterday:

1st:

1) you are standing facing your opponent - grab her left lapel with your right hand and in circular fashion step back and to the right with your right leg, effectively pulling her from a squared front stance to a left leg forward stance

2) drop down onto your left knee, placing it just outside her right foot and loop your left arm around her leg, grabbing your own right lapel with your left hand; keep your head on the inside of her right thigh

3) let go of her left lapel with your right hand and get a grip on her right heel/ankle 

4) push back against her thigh with your head while simultaneously pulling forward on her ankle; she will fall and when she does, angle for side control 

2nd:

1) same as above

2) drop down onto your left knee, grab her right leg and stand back up, securing her right leg between yours; get a good palm to palm grip around her thigh with your head on the inside - instead of keeping your head against her inside thigh (which makes it easy for her to push your head down and extract her leg), get your grip higher on her leg and push your forehead or crown of your head against her floating rib which makes it much harder for her to push you away and escape.

3) step forward with your right leg and bring her right leg from between your legs to the outside of your left leg 

4) push forward with your head and body and pull up on her left leg to take her down

The 3rd is actually a double leg variation on the 2nd technique above:

1) same as above

2) same as above

3) take your head from the inside (her floating rib) to the outside (right side of your head pressing against her right lats); looking up to encourage posturing up

4) take your right arm from it's grip on her right leg to a good grasp around her waist (if you are strong you can grab her left leg instead)

5) step forward with your right leg to off balance your opponent, step your left leg in a better position (closer to your right) to get under (if you will) your opponent and then lift her up, swinging her legs to your right, and take her down

In all of the above techniques it is important to keep your back straight; bending at the hips - for better leverage and posture (and presumably back health and safety?).

In sparring later in the class I successfully used the sweep we learned in class on Wednesday - Yay!