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In the art of UFC double legs, compared to wrestling double legs

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I always thought when you double leg someone you want to keep your hand below or at the knees, if you are higher up on the leg, it makes it easier for them to pull their legs back, but in the art of UFC double legs, as you can see this belongs in this biggest discussion group on sherdog, lots of time you see the guys have their hands above the knees....I don't comprehend. Help, sherdoggers who actively or passively or imaginitively participate in the art of UFC.

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They aren't wrestling on a mat under a set of wrestling rules when they step in the Octagon.

Different sports...

 
You gotta stay a little higher or you might get knee'd in the face.
 
That looks like an easy way to get guillotined
 
IMO in wrestling your double legs need to be sharper, because thats the only discipline you're competing at.

In MMA the doubles come from transitions from or followed by striiking setups/combos. Not so sharp, but still works because your opponents don't have that strong only wrestling leverage, as they also got other disciplines to worry about.

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Different stances in wrestling and MMA.

We are seeing more power/blast doubles in MMA where they shoot in a little higher. Probably because we stand more upright in MMA and it is easier to just plow through someone standing up that tall and drive them straight backwards.

That power double is much easier to defend and sprawl on from a wrestling stance because in a wrestling stance you are already low.

So in wrestling you see more low shots and then they turn the corner/angle to get the guy down.

You can still do both in both sports. It is just more common to see the blast double in MMA and the low shot in wrestling.
 
Most double legs in freestyle wrestling are from the knees and the head is higher because you don't need to worry about guillotines. Plus, your opponent obviously knows you're shooting as that's what you're there for. The GIF that TS supplied showed a nice drop-double feint, to clinch feint, back down to a driving, low double that he commits to.

In MMA, your head has to be lower or much higher to avoid the choke. Plus your opponent isn't JUST expecting the TD, so naturally they aren't constantly in a lateral feet position with their head low ready to sprawl.

What's strange is that you never see too many angle leg taps in MMA these days, where you drive in for a double, switch your direction 45 degrees and tap the knee for a power double. It's usually just power doubles to get them straight backwards to the fence and get the TD from there.

The best wrestler who replicates amateur wrestling techniques, especially with their chain wrestling, is Frankie. He is phenomenal at grabbing a single, and if he doesn't get the snatch TD, he immediately goes for a high double leg, and if he doesn't get that, he switches 45 degrees and drives for a power double. If he doesn't get that, you're usually on the fence by that point and then you have to defend his snatch double. It's no wonder he gets everyone down with relative ease.
 
It’s completely different in mma. You gotta watch your neck and the main goal when getting a td is getting an angle on it and not landing in guard. Almost every td I’ve got, I’ve landed in side control just from drilling this over and over.

This is what the goal is

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Only @dawrassler can answer..

Oops, cant remember the actual name to tag him.
 
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