Takedown Series : Single Leg Takedowns  As far as takedowns go
in MMA, most takedowns that work in traditional freestyle, folk
style, or even scholastic wrestle work in MMA and vice versa.
Excluding using the cage for takedowns, most fundamental
takedowns are chained off of Double Leg and Single Leg
takedowns.  One takedown that offers many opportunities to build
of off is most certainly the Single Leg. Options such as
switching to the double leg is very useful. Today we will cover
many basic finishes and types of Single Leg takedowns.  Low
Single Leg Takedown   Notice how Randy drops his front leg's
knee to the ground between Toney's legs. This is the called the
Penetration Step which is the basic shot in wrestling. As one
shoots and drops his lead knee, the trail leg (the other leg)
then proceeds to come up to a knee to provide a base to drive
off from. Randy also used the classic wrestling move, the
crackdown. The crackdown is a move to counter off of a sprawl by
"cutting the edge" and pinning the knee of