Developing a good offense is vital if you want to succeed in wrestling. Some of the first takedowns a wrestler usually learns are different types of shots like a single leg or a double leg and these are great options to get...

  Wrestling from the bottom means that you are stuck to the whims of your opponent. They have the advantage in terms of leverage, pressure, and directional force. No matter if you were taken down, reversed, or placed in the position after the...

  The ultimate goal of a wrestling match is to pin your opponent and there are a lot of different ways you can do it. One of the most effective ways to pin a guy is with a cradle. Because of how effective...

  In wrestling, shooting single legs, double legs, and high crotches are the primary offensive moves most wrestlers use to get takedowns. These shots are obviously very effective and can be seen at all levels of wrestling. In fact, shooting is one of...

  With summer winding down, the start of college wrestling season is right around the corner. Last year’s NCAA finals gave us some amazing wrestling matches with top seeded guys winning titles along with a couple underdogs showing up big time and surprising...

  The World Championships take place this coming September in Kazakhstan starting on the 14th. Representing the United States at 57kg will be the young phenom Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla./Titan Mercury WC/Cowboy RTC) who beat out seasoned veteran Thomas Gilman (Iowa City,...

  Getting caught in a leg riding situation can be rather demoralizing. Hooked onto you like a vicious backpack, a strong leg rider can manipulate your body into various back exposures or pinning combinations with ease. Escaping the legs is not impossible, but...

  Last year during the off season, the college wrestling world saw big change ups in head coaches to some major programs across the country. Some of the changes were due to retirement and others were due to firings. Regardless of how the...

  If you know how to leg ride, you have a considerable advantage over your opponent. What used to be a position reserved for long-limbed wrestlers has exploded into a dominant ride that stretches anyone out for a more systematic pin. However, like...

Riding legs is a great position to be in when wrestling in the top position. It puts a lot of pressure on the guy on the bottom because all of the top guys weight is riding directly on them. When it comes to...

  Adding turns to your wrestling game is important because different turns work better on different opponents and from different positions. In this video Hudson Taylor shows a very unique turn called a wheelbarrow turn which uses the opponent’s legs and hips to...

  Top position is your chance to finish the match in as little or as much time as you prefer. Some wrestlers prefer to go immediately for the pin while others like to “cook” their opponent by scoring points with tilts and back...

  There’s nothing worse than being in bottom position. While you’ll probably see thousands of videos or articles proclaiming that bottom position is easy or the perfect bait for your opponent, those are well-meaning but disingenuous. It’s a physically taxing place to be,...

  Front headlocks are a great skill to have in wrestling. If you get good at them, you can score a lot of points and you can avoid being caught in messy scrambles that sometimes come when you shoot in on the legs....

  There are a lot of different sports out there for people to get involved in. Many of them have are fun and have some great benefits to them, but wrestling is different than most sports for many reasons. These differences help to...

  Greco-Roman wrestling has one objective: score against your opponent without using their legs. As a result, you’ll often see two competitors using various ties and set-ups to get the other person off-balance. Often considered the “red headed stepchild” between freestyle and folkstyle...

  Cradles are one of the fundamental wrestling pinning techniques. You see them work at all levels of competition from middle school all the way to the NCAA finals. Because of how effective they are, every wrestler who wants to get better at...

  Being able to escape from the bottom position in wrestling is vital if you want to succeed out on the mat. Not only are you trying to get that one point for an escape, but being stuck underneath an opponent for a...

The double leg takedown is a staple among wrestling fans and athletes. The ability to just blast through your opponent and trap both their legs is not only a physical spectacle but a strategic advantage. Knowing how to defend the double is also...

  A cradle is a great way to pin your opponent that works even at the high levels of wrestling. There are basically two types of cradles, a farside cradle or a nearside cradle. Both are highly effective and have many different setups...