Takedown Counters

They start it, you finish it: counters to shots, throws and standing holds.

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Side Headlock Self-Defense

Yildirim Wrestling System · Instagram Reel

The Takedown Counters section opens with a street classic. Yildirim Wrestling System — the German vice-champion's outfit behind the Grips card's collar-grip defence — answers the side headlock, the most common standing hold there is. The headlock feels like control, but for the defender who knows the counter it is a handle: frame, hips in, and the man applying it is the one who goes down. Their attack, your finish — the founding idea of this shelf.

BEGINNER · SELF-DEFENSE · HEADLOCK · COUNTER

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