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Alex Enriquez: Wrestling Takedown Defense

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Wrestling Takedown Defense For Grappling

By Alex Enriquez

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Alex Enriquez brings stance and sprawl fundamentals together with defenses to specific wrestling attacks. The course addresses singles and doubles from space as well as situations where the opponent already holds an elevated leg. Ankle picks, fireman’s carry and dogfight positions are also included, followed by material on head and hip position, overhooks and clearing underhooks. This is a focused option for grapplers whose problems begin on the feet.

Is this for you?

• You struggle with wrestling shots or with recovering once an opponent has secured your leg.
• You want takedown defense that also addresses upper-body ties and their removal.

Also consider

John Danaher: Pin Escapes and Turtle Escapes — For recovery after a takedown has ended in mount, side control or another established pin.

Coverage and limits

• Stance, motion, sprawl and defensive principles, with stance-and-motion and head-blocking drills.
• Single- and double-leg defense, elevated-leg situations, ankle picks, low singles, fireman’s carry and dogfight cases.
• Head and hip positioning, whizzer/overhook use, front-headlock throw defense and clearing single or double underhooks.

Limits

• The curriculum is wrestling defense for grappling. Gi-specific collar-and-sleeve fighting and competition guard-pull strategy are outside its advertised scope.

Go to this course: Wrestling Takedown Defense For Grappling

Related guides and principles

These related references are not a claim about what the course teaches or evidence of practical mastery.

Connection Principles

Base

Posture

Grips

Distance Control

Defensive Concepts

Center of Gravity

Competition Mindset

Competition Game Plans

Power Ride: Craig Jones’s Pinning System

John Danaher: Pin Escapes and Turtle Escapes — Alternative when the standing exchange has already ended in an established pin.

Review related technique cards

• Standing Position (Position)

• Combat Base (Position)

• Clinch (Position)

• Standing Rear Clinch (Position)

• Overhook Control (Position)

• Body Lock (Position)

• Turtle (Position)

• Closed Guard (Position)

• Standing Guard (Position)

• Butterfly Guard (Position)

• Sprawl (Transition)

• Sprawl Defense (Transition)

• Guard Pull (Transition)

• Single Leg Entry (Transition)

• Double Leg Finish (Transition)

• Whizzer (Transition)

• Technical Stand-up (Transition)

• Snap Down to Front Headlock (Transition)

Sources Expand for evidence and notes

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Wrestling Takedown Defense For Grappling by Alex Enriquez — official listing; checked 2026-09-19. Verified Alex Enriquez as instructor and the published stance, leg-attack and tie-clearing topics. The page explicitly embeds a free sample; video content has not been reviewed. On 2026-09-19 UTC, verified the introductory player in the product banner and the course cover image. Muted inline autoplay was verified on https://bjjgraph.org by observing advancing video time. The introduction content was not reviewed.

Pin Escapes & Turtle Escapes: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher — official listing; checked 2026-09-16. Verified the alternative course organizes recovery from mount, side pins and other grounded positions.