Snap Down

Transition · Standing

Snap the head down toward the mat, step around and wrap it into a front headlock.

How to do it

  1. Take a collar tie on the back of their neck, your hand cupping the base of the skull.
  2. Wait for them to lean or push into you, or push first and let them push back.
  3. Snap the head down sharply as they lean in, stepping back and dropping your weight at the same time, until their hands, ideally the elbows, hit the mat.
  4. Sprawl the hips back as their hands touch the mat and put your weight on their head, so your hips stay away from their hands.
  5. Circle to the side and lock a front headlock: one arm under the chin, the other hand on their elbow.

Key details

  • Snap when they push forward: you add your pull to their own pressure.
  • Snap from the base of the skull and step back as you do, dropping your weight: the whole body pulls, so their weight lands on the hands, ideally the elbows.
  • Put your weight on their head right after the snap, so they cannot lift the head back up.
  • Close the front headlock the moment they land: chin strap on the head, the other hand on the elbow.
  • Do not telegraph it: mix the snap in with other ties and attacks.
  • If he resists the straight pull, go side to side: from an inside tie wipe his head to one side, bringing his elbow under his own head, then to the other as he comes back up, until the crown of his head drops under your armpit.

Common mistakes

  • Snapping a stable opponent. — Their base is under them and nothing moves. — Push first, and snap when they push back.
  • Staying in front of the head after the snap. — They recover the posture and shoot a double leg on you. — Circle to the side right after the snap.
  • Snapping with the arms only. — Too weak to move a bigger person. — Drop your weight and step back as you snap.
  • Snapping him into your own legs. — Your legs stay in front of him: he lands on them, recovers or shoots. — Snap back and circle, taking your front leg back as you snap so his head goes to the mat, not into your knees.

How to drill it

Push-pull snap down to front headlock, 10 each side; then 1 minute of hand fighting where snaps score.

What comes next

  • Double Leg Takedown
  • Sprawl

Where it comes from

  • Ankle Pick
  • Inside Trip
  • Koshi Guruma
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