This has to be one of the number 1 things that grapplers neglect and that's their takedowns!
Why is this?
Well 95% of schools have you start on your knees when it comes time to roll!
So there is never a chance to work on your takedowns, takedown defense, or mixing your BJJ in with the takedowns!
So you get your blue belt, or even worse, your purple belt and you decide you want to compete.
You sign up for one, train hard, and then when the first match begins...you get taken down like you were a child!
Sound familiar?
Then you decide you are going to take your BJJ school's wrestling class and work on your skills!
But you realize that some of the moves that are shown actually put you in vulnerable spots in BJJ!
The reason is because most times the person teaching is a great wrestler with a decorated resume...but he is still a beginner in BJJ...
So he hasn't put it all together yet!
It's very common for someone to go from white belt all the way to black belt and have almost no takedowns!