Koichi Gari Takedown Variation (Advanced)

Professor Lucas Lepri shows a variation of the Koichi Gari takedown. Lucas starts by grabbing the opponent’s collar with his right hand and uses his left hand to prevent his opponent from grabbing him. As he has the collar grip, Lucas pulls the opponent towards him by pulling on the collar as he takes a few steps back. When he sees that the opponents takes a step forward is when Lucas goes for the takedown. As the opponent steps forwards, Lucas pulls on the collar, takes a step forward and puts his left foot behind the opponent’s left foot while at the same time pushes his left shoulder against the opponent. At this point, he also puts his left arm around the opponent’s waist. He applies all these steps at the same time to get an effective takedown.