The single leg is the most fundamental takedown in all of wrestling and there's a ton of good reason for it. First and foremost, it’s overall pretty easy to learn and it teaches a lot of good wrestling fundamentals. The second is that...

  John Smith really needs no introduction. At the moment, the best American freestyle wrestler to ever live, he has innovated and contributed decades of technique and excellence to the sport. He did this with three takedowns: the low single, the high crotch,...

Scoring a takedown isn’t really enough if you’re competing in wrestling or MMA. If you just spent a ton of energy to score a takedown to only have your opponent break free and get back to a standing position, then you just used...

  Fundamentals Are Foundational Regardless of the activity, Fundamentals will always be one of the most important aspects to your skill. This is especially true in grappling sports like Wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu. No matter HOW fancy or advanced a technique may seem, you...

  Wrestling is regarded as one of the most difficult sports in the NCAA. As an athlete very few will reach the top of the heap, but some rise above the rest. Only four people have won the Division 1 National Title four...

  Grapplers who are just starting off may view takedowns as simply singular moves. This is understandable, especially if you are just learning how to hit moves like the single leg or the double leg and you are overwhelmed by the giant moveset...