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Personally I think it vastly depends on skill level. At the lower levels of wrestling, honestly, the willingness to properly commit to a takedown without hesitating can outweigh a lot of technical detail. I’ve seen plenty of people come in with very little wrestling knowledge and immediately be awkward to deal with simply because they don’t overthink it. They simply drop to the legs, drive through, and keep going.

Once you start hitting people who are actually decent wrestlers though, that obviously needs caveating with timing, setups, positioning and a lot more nuance.

If you’re spending entire rounds stuck in neck and wrist ties, I’d look less at finding a “better takedown” and more at how you’re creating the opening. Clear the ties, move their feet, make them react and attack from there. Everything starts with handfighting and trying to gain the inside space.

You also don’t need loads of takedowns. A couple of reliable entries, plus the ability to chain from one attack into the next, will take you a long way.

TLDR: at first, commit. Later, learn when and how to commit.

Don’t let them control your neck and wrist. You should be advancing your control and trying to create opportunities. Easier said than done I know, but like everything else it’s a skill you will sharpen over time

This definitely has a lot of variables to it. Other than what the other guys said, I would work on my dirty boxing, clinch work and knees. I used my knees and shins to break grips whenever someone had a hold on my gloves. I used dirty boxing if someone had a better clinch game and I couldn't break their collar tie. I would always try to bring their hand gripping my wrist below my hips. I made the mistake of trying to break it above the hips and absolutely got destroyed with a foot sweep!