Power Back Takes by Dante Leon

• Power Back Takes focuses on giving you the drills and skills to put you on your opponent’s back, while taking athleticism out of the equation.
• Dante doesn’t just show you top-tier techniques like the Kimura Trap he shows how to effectively drill technique sequences in a way that has helped him become a No-Gi World Champ!
• Why go through the grind of takedowns when you can expose and the back from standing? Dante has an entire section dedicated to taking the back from the standing position.
• Brutal Back Attacks like the face crush, will give you the ability to end the fight.
• This 4-part series covers drills, back attacks, turtle tactics, and MORE!

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To say that you will simply learn back takes, would be a severe understatement. Power Back Takes goes deep on how to win MORE, by focusing on getting to the back! Dante Leon, 2019 No-Gi World Champion, has a unique approach to taking the back that he has been honing for his entire career.

Getting to the back of your opponent is one of the most high percentage ways to secure a finish. That said, defensive tactics to prevent back takes and submissions have come a long way. Dante flips the script by giving you comprehensive drills that develop the reactions needed to secure the back. Developing through drilling is one of the best used training methods for ALL Jiu-Jitsu practitioners. The Canadian powerhouse goes a step further and provides multiple situational drills to give you a well-rounded system to attack the back.

Power Back Takes also has a specific section dedicated to taking the back from standing positions. For many Jiu-Jitsu practitioners out there takedowns can be tricky. That said most Jiu-Jitsu folks out there have fairly decent back takes! Use this skill from the feet by creating advantageous scrambles and perform standing back takes. Body Lock your way to a back take from the start of your next match!

A good Turtle can be a back takes, Kryptonite. Defensive strategies have been developed to counter back takes for some time now, and they are only getting better. That said, Power Back Takes will keep you ahead of the curve regardless of defensive developments. In the turtle attacks section, Dante shows you how to penetrate your opponent’s defensive shell and create opportunities to take the back. He also shows his version of the crucifix that can lead you to the back or even the choke!

• Intro 


• Back take drill 1 


• Back take drill 2


• Back take drill 3 


• Back take drill 4 - Kimura trap


• Back attacks strangle 

• Back attack Face crush


• Back attack triangle


• Back attack triangle arm bar 


• Back attack kimura control to arm bar 

• Turtle to taking the back with hooks


• Turtle to taking the back without hooks


• Turtle front headlock to taking the back 


• Standing with body lock - posture broken 


• Standing with body lock - maintained posture 


• Standing with body lock - backwards

• Front head lock to crucifix strangle


• Crucifix to back take 


• Technical mount to back take 


• Back take from head and arm choke defense


• Half guard to back to back take 

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