Danaher on Andy TDD: Hands down, scoop opp. up chest to chest underhook and use fence

[NBKondit**]

"What looks like clowning is actually a very interesting and unique way of defending takedowns for Anderson Silva. He cant use conventional wrestling tactics to stop takedowns. He keeps his hands low which enables him to scoop underneath his opponents arms and pull them to a chest to chest position. Then he walks backwards to the fence to successfully avoid takedowns."

Its what ppl on sherdog have been saying how Andersons TDD technique hasnt really improved since he was in a ring (its much harder for him to defend TDs in a ring he got taken down damn near every fight). Anderson fans didnt acknowledge this after the loss and looks like they were wrong again:icon_lol::icon_lol:

 

[PRIDEoftheUFC**]

Wat

 

[Uncommon Valor]

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[NBKondit**]

Put in the full quote in the OP. Thread title has a limit.......

 

[HunterSdVa29]

He did get easily taken down by lutter with the slowest, most telegraphed ankle picks in history... silva strikes from range so he actually avkids some takedowns through reflexes and footwork (maia, leites and okami fights). If a guy is talented and determined (and willing to take a hit on the way in), his tdd is almost nonexistent (sonnen, lutter, weidman and hendo fights).

 

[ravifreitas]

It's amazing how better Silva is in the octagon than he was in the ring. How he moves, how he use all the space he has in there. The complete opposite of Crocop, who was such a beast in a ring but didn't get it how to use his rincraft in a cage.

 

[gspdiaz209]

I think Anderson Silva is amazing for showing us how space can be utilized properly in the octagon, he showed striking style matchups, different distance and stance, set ups for strikes, eye glancing tricks, and most importantly how to kite a wrestler without being a wrestler. Anderson Silva is not a NCAA division 1 or olympic wrestler, but to be so dominant throughout the years, I think he deserves to be studied on the masterful techniques displayed, while on the other hand Chris Weidman has less to offer in terms of high level techniques.

 

[Minnja]

Hands down isn't clowning, yelling at the opponent and acting wobbled is.

 

[markg171]

I think Anderson Silva is amazing for showing us how space can be utilized properly in the octagon, he showed striking style matchups, different distance and stance, set ups for strikes, eye glancing tricks, and most importantly how to kite a wrestler without being a wrestler. Anderson Silva is not a NCAA division 1 or olympic wrestler, but to be so dominant throughout the years, I think he deserves to be studied on the masterful techniques displayed, while on the other hand Chris Weidman has less to offer in terms of high level techniques.

 

[aus101]

Hands down isn't clowning, yelling at the opponent and acting wobbled is.

Yeah, rolling your eyes and exaggeratedly letting your body go all loose and floppy like you just got rocked when clearly you didn't isn't TDD in any way shape or form. It's taunting.

 

[LoveKing**]

People have been pointing this out for awhile. It's true: look at a conventional freestyle wrestling stance: it's a lot closer to hands down than a boxing stance. It guarantees underhooks quite easily.

 

[NBKondit**]

People have been pointing this out for awhile. It's true: look at a conventional freestyle wrestling stance: it's a lot closer to hands down than a boxing stance. It guarantees underhooks quite easily.

For some reason certain fans choose to ignore it

 

[Gluhov]

thats exactly how he stuffed weidman in the 2nd round.

 

[jimmyw404]

For some reason certain fans choose to ignore it

I think most people on this forum knows that Silva drops his hands against wrestlers to bait them into striking and to defend the takedown.

But that's not what Silva was doing. He was messing around against a guy who could knock him out.

 

[LoveKing**]

I think most people on this forum knows that Silva drops his hands against wrestlers to bait them into striking and to defend the takedown.

But that's not what Silva was doing. He was messing around against a guy who could knock him out.

The point is that, if you can easily outstrike a guy, putting your hands down keeps you safer than keeping your hands up.

Most sherdoggers/casuals fail to realize this and think "OMG HANDS DOWN WOW CAN YOU BELIEVE HE'D DO THAT WOW OMG" not realizing it's a thought out strategy, not a show-off move.