The flying scissor takedown that broke Yamashita's ankle.

[Thrawn33]

It's different when you are at a high level competition where essentially everything is on the line for you. You will fight it at all costs and injuries will happen.
Just like trying to stop an ippon and using your arm to break it in every wrong way you were told not to.

Agreed, I watched an elite level tournement and saw people doing everything I was told not to do to avoid a throw for score: Posting on arms, twisting on heads ect.

Much respect to the high level guys, but I got a family to take care of. I need my limbs and spine intact, I'll just trust my ukemi and take the ippon for a loss if I get caught in a throw.

 

[FLMikeATT]

I've seen this a lot in no-gi competition- seems like the idea is take them down right into a heel hook or achilles lock.
Is that the deal?
Anyone got instructional vids, not super "OH DAMN" highlight reels?

Check youtube for Imanari. He has a vid where he shows the flying scissor directly into reverse heel hook.

 

[Vaga]

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[ijustwannasurf]

hells yes!
thanks fellas

 

[Gabicho]

I do use this on competitions (when it's not banned). In sparring... i do a "soft" version, where you go with both legs below the knee, so that the other guy gets locked up but i don't actually do the "scissor" movement, because the risk of injury is just not worth it. Also, i only use it with guys who know what's going on. Doing it on someone who is unfamiliar with it, or has bad ukemi, is just asking for trouble.

 

[ijustwannasurf]

Im only a blue belt in BJJ, so no bracket I'll be entering soon will allow scissors takedowns, but in that sambo video above, that achilles lock look more a single leg counter than anything. Looks promising

 

[Cardio King]

Maybe if he wasn't so fat he wouldn't have broken it.