The Penetration Step
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The penetration step is a fundamental tool that allows you to explode towards your opponent, gain control of the center of gravity and ultimately take him down. It's important to acknowledge that for your penetration steptoe work, he first need an opening in your opponent's defense. If your opponent has a proper stance and his rating to meet your attack, it would be like shooting against the wall. So for your penetration step to be effective, you'll have to either find an opening in your opponent's defense, force him to create that opening or shoot in an angle. This opening has to be seamlessly followed by the penetration step, which implies kitchen enough guard and therefore requires timing. Good timing means delivering a technique at just the right moment. In order to be effective, we'll cover how to create these openings in another section and for now will concentrate and how to perform the penetration step. A penetration step has to be executed in one fluid motion, but we'll break it down in steps that will help you understand the mechanics of this movement Proper stands. We'll start from a square stances we learned in the three lines of defense video level change. Adopting a low and staggered stance allows you to aim at his center of gravity and generate more power when exploding. Note. This stance is similar to a sprinter starting position. It's worth mentioning that some grapplers choose the staggered stands as their default stance, while others prefer to switch between stances. Step. This is the step for learning purposes. Will split it in two movements. Movement number one. Push yourself forward with your back leg. Lift your front leg and step with it. The power to penetrate comes from your back leg. Your back leg will launch you forward. You will end up with your front leg at a 45 degree angle. Your back leg is now extended in almost done transferring momentum to the front leg movement number to push your hips forward while bringing your front need down. Let the motion carry your whole body. A penetration step should be like a strike explosive and precise. The penetration step is complete and you have access to your opponent's center of gravity. Now you can take a second step to security control and execute the take down of your choice, even though this is all done in one movement will break down this transitional position. Before taking the second step, make sure your hips are extended and your body is tilted toward your opponent. Otherwise you'll end on the bottom. Use your back leg of support. Keep your back and neck straight Now you could take the second step slightly, turning your body. We're ready to go for a takedown. In this section will learn how to perform an effective double leg. Take down from standing, so stand up hook your opponent's legs is deepest possible close to his center of gravity. Take another step toward his leg. Extend your hips and lift him using your legs and push with your head to rotate him to the ground. There are many takedown techniques and variations that you can work from. A penetration step will continue covering them in the next videos. It supported to mention you have the option to first change level and then go to the next steps like we learned or integrate the level change to the step. It's also important to acknowledge you don't necessarily have to go all the way to the floor with you need to perform a penetration step. This depends on a number of factors, like how much space there is, which surface you're working on or what kind of take down you'll attempt the same principles apply. Even though the penetration step is a great tool, you still need to be cautious. After all, taking someone down doesn't mean anything if you're giving choked out in the process, the key to safer takedowns, lies and keeping your back and your next straight while shooting and your air tight to your opponent so you can't grip his hands together. Your opponent will have a hard time controlling you with a headlock if you have a strong posture. If he is system grabbing your neck, he risk overextending himself and will end up making the take down easier for you if your opponent has your neck. But you have cleared the opposite leg. You're usually safe if at any moment your neck is at risk. You can always aboard and continue with the attack from your guard. Remember some sweeps. He's the same principles of a takedown where the goal is to get under your opponent center of gravity