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...

Throughout the course of your wrestling career, you will wrestle against all different types of wrestlers. At some point you will come across an opponent who has a really good sprawl and heavy hips. It will feel like anytime you try to shoot...

  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,...

  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...

  One of the more popular riding strategies in wrestling today is the leg ride. What used to be a system that catered towards long-legged grapplers has slowly been integrated into folkstyle programs across the United States. In fact, middle schools are beginning...

  Think about your game from top position. How effective are you at being able to break down your opponent after you’ve taken them down? As much emphasis as we place on being dominant from the top, it’s understandable if you feel overwhelmed...