What is the defense to stop a takedown called?

What is the defense to stop a takedown called?

• A. Ground scramble
• B. Sprawl
• C. Clinch drag
• D. Takedown reversal

Answer: (B)

Sprawl is the defense to stop a takedown. It works by dropping your hips and kicking your legs back while driving your upper body toward the mat, creating a lot of horizontal space and breaking the attacker’s grip and angle. With your hips away from their center and your frame across their shoulders or chest, their hips can’t drive in and drive you to the ground, so the takedown is effectively neutralized. This position also puts you in a good stance to immediately counter, scramble back to your feet, or transition to top control after you’ve stymied the attempt. The other options describe actions that come into play after the takedown has begun or are used to control the opponent in a clinch or on the ground, not the immediate defense to stop the takedown.

Sprawl is the defense to stop a takedown. It works by dropping your hips and kicking your legs back while driving your upper body toward the mat, creating a lot of horizontal space and breaking the attacker’s grip and angle. With your hips away from their center and your frame across their shoulders or chest, their hips can’t drive in and drive you to the ground, so the takedown is effectively neutralized. This position also puts you in a good stance to immediately counter, scramble back to your feet, or transition to top control after you’ve stymied the attempt. The other options describe actions that come into play after the takedown has begun or are used to control the opponent in a clinch or on the ground, not the immediate defense to stop the takedown.