Doing takedowns is risky when you, uh, don’t know how to do takedowns. Everyone starts somewhere, though, and learning a basic wrestling shot the right way can help put you on your way to a future without guard pulling.
In this video, Alec Baulding walks (or rather, shoots) us through a wrestling shot from scratch. If you’re not a takedown master now, be patient, learn basics like this, and soon you’ll be on your way to finally doing a takedown without hurting yourself.
