Personally, I’d say falling safely is most important but sprawling’s definitely important too so I’ll allow it. ;)

What are your thoughts on the idea of lifting your knee, when the opponent comes for a double leg take down, so you hit his face with your knee?

First, I love that you're encouraging non-grapplers to respect and address grappling techniques accordingly. Second, I would argue the hips and the sprawl are the last line of defense for a takedown (to be fair, I think you're assuming the hands, elbows, etc. have been bypassed). Lastly, the next step is to remember that someone who knows that they're doing will keep stepping up and turning with you (this gets them out from under your body weight and allows them to use the head/shoulder and arm in a push/pull motion). It gets more complicated at this point, but the concepts are the same: strip the hands with low blocks or framing on the elbows or wrists. If all else fails, get those shoelaces to the mat haha.

I don't do Rohai, but I also use Kusanku Dai as a reference for sprawling, and I also see Naihanchi Sandan and Passai as incorporating split/single-side sprawls.

in shitoryu style rohai and (chatan yara) kushanku, there is no sprawl movement. can you help me think of any shitoryu (itosu) or shotokan katas with wrestling application, that is not like a thai clinch? also, in seipai, could you say the second and third move is a takedown/body lock?

Basis 🤘

you need to be more focused on stuffing the head aswell, wide legs and pushing your hips back and making them heavy is a good start but search youtube for down blocking to stop the shot in the first place and head stuffing to make sure you dont get run down

If you want another kata for sprawl/take down defense on the naha-te side, Saifa has it. At least through the bunkai I have been taught.

Look at any 45 or large steps back (kiba or long back stance L type). Goju seiuchin kata some schools have this movement. Chinto as well at least as i practice it. Im thinking the deep low kiba with the down "punches". Also good thoughts. Dont worry about heat from the karate world as anyone telling you you arent right in this doesnt want to live in reality because this happens. It doesnt take a rocket surgeon to tackle someone and we need to be aware that when the blitz of swinging doesnt work people will try and tackle to ground and pound. Keep thinking and keep up the good work.

oss. we have many spraws in kata ... like kanku dai or kanku sho

just info from a bjj guy the hip shouldn't be pushing forward cause you giving your body to them you wanna make sure to away have one arm under and another to control the hand from locking their arm on you, sparring is a great defense but it isn't simple to do if you can't move your hip away from a experience wrestler that do it for a living ,once you throw your hip they know how to counter it just how we striker would when striking. angle is key you didnt have your hip in the right spot it hard to explain it on writing but as someone who train mma this isn't good enough to stop a grappler. ideally you wanna have both arm under but if they swing you could be knock out for not keeping your hand up so usually when training for mma one arm for the wizzard in the other to hand fight, this is something your could hear John Jone telling bo nickel a great wreatler and grappler when they was playing around bo thought he had Jone but Jone was saying we can work on your hand fighting cause grappling in a mma or street fighter isn't the same as trying one martial art it take time to adapt too and learn but hand fighting for position is key to not getting take down and being able to counter too with knee and also to turn them so they don't have you against a wall.

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Judoka Herr. Yeah that’s actually good Judoka too. Like blocking a big throw with your hips! Maybe you want to look into it. Judo hip check.