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“Repetition is the mother to success” is just another cliché to all you pencil neck geeks out there.  But to surly cauliflower ear’d, muscle headed grapplers it’s the key to their martial future.

In order to be a good grappler, your body needs to be in tune with your reflexes.  One of the tools to keep this aspect in order is doing drills.  Drilling helps build up the muscle memory needed to slap on a submission, sweep, takedown or throw.  When fatigue sets in or if you’re just not feeling on your game, your body will react before you’re conscious of its movements, IF your muscle memory is tight.  The problem is finding the time to get repetitions in.  When most people go to the gym and the sparring begins, aspirations of  calm, disciplined drilling goes out the window.  If your coach doesn’t take the time to address drilling, it’s your responsibility to do so in order to sharpen your grappling ability.  If you can find a partner to drill with, you should utilize open mat time to work on the various holes in your game, but there are some worth while drills that you can do on your own with the right equipment.

Here is one drill that you can do without a partner, to help improve your takedowns.

Steps

1.  Pull cords up and towards yourself
2.  Your back leg steps in
3.  Bring your other leg to your leg that stepped in making an X

Your arm goes under the cord, continue pulling the cord and keep it griped between your for arm and bicep, bend your knees a little bit, drop your hips and twist into the throw.  Your Feet should be shoulder width apart when your finished.