txfighter13
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If you go to a high level BJJ tournament (Worlds, Pan-ams) at the Black Belt level you will see very little emphasis on takedowns. You will see many wrestling attempts and many tries and judo throws, but the majority of time you will see on guy pull guard and the other guy try to pass. For this reason BJJ guys (myself included) like to start from the knees because it takes to straight to the heart of the action and you can get the most of out of your training. We do a lot of takedowns we just do most of them on Saturdays exploring wrestling takedowns and judo throws with and without a gi. I like training from the knees because it really emphasizes the ground game, and that is very difficult to master if you are always focusing on takedowns.