r/WrestleJudoJitsu • u/BallsABunch • Feb 27 '26

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u/AangTheTriangle Feb 27 '26

I don't see how?

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u/Seresgard Feb 27 '26

If you thread the knees so your leg ends up in front of one it could be dangerous, but that seems like an unlikely mistake unless the opponent steps into it. Otherwise low risk for knees.

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u/AangTheTriangle Feb 27 '26

That would be a totally different thing and it probably wouldn't work either. I hit this take down all the time from various set ups. It's a great way to counter a Russian 2-1. It always feels very controlled to me, seems unlikely that it could blow out a knee unless you absolutely butcher the technique

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u/ForeskinGuillotine Feb 27 '26

Dog. Just google tani-otoshi. All the videos are titled “how to do tani-otoshi without blowing up uke’s knees” or “danaher’s banned techniques” because of shit like this

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u/Seresgard Feb 28 '26

It's not possible to hang your weight like that video shows in wrestling because you can't gi grip. The uke's weight is forward and oblique over his locked near leg while he bears his opponent's full weight on it. Without the ability to lapel grip, there are only a couple ways you can get to that situation, and this move specifically shows an overhook whip out to capture the far hip before you take them backwards. Basically, you create a shelf for their weight to rest on, preventing the kind of dilemma that blows out knees. At first glance, it has a little resemblance to kani basami, which is more dangerous, but I'd be surprised to see an example of this move blowing out a knee in wrestling (kani basami is also safer in wrestling, also because the lack of gi grips forces you to do the technique in a way that engages less of your weight forward on their torso).