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...

  Learning how to turn your opponent is a must if you want to be successful in wrestling. Not only do you need to put your opponent on their back if you want to get a pin, but you can score a lot...

  Every wrestler should know how to shoot a double leg, but what good is it if you don’t know how to set it up? When you are wrestling on your feet, you have to figure out how to get around your opponents...

Just because you are able to secure the leg when you shoot a single leg doesn’t necessarily mean you are going to finish it. You see this happen all the time if you watch high level wrestling. One guy will shoot in on...

  Just like all areas of wrestling, pinning is a skill you have to develop. You have to learn different pinning combinations, then drill them and use them countless times in order to execute them correctly out on the mat. In each match,...

  Earning takedowns is one of the biggest aspects in the sport of wrestling. There are fundamental takedowns and setups that all wrestlers should know like a head snap to double leg or an underhook to high crotch. These types of simple takedowns...

  There are a lot of different takedowns you can hit out on the mat, but one of the most effective is a double leg. By attacking both legs, it is more difficult for your opponent to defend your shot which means you...

  One way to rack up a lot of points in a match is by turning your opponent. There are basically two types of turns. The first is a pinning combination where your goal is to turn your opponent to get the pin....

  A wrestler who is good a riding legs can be very dangerous from the top position. When they put the legs in, it creates a lot of pressure and it is extremely difficult to defend. There are a lot of different turns...

  Being a good top wrestler means being able to adapt to certain situations. Whether you can’t bump your opponent forward during a dozer, snub their arm out for a tilt, or even hit the half nelson, you need a back-up plan in...

Being able to turn your opponent is very important if you want to be successful in wrestling. Not only can you score a lot of points with turns, but the main goal of wrestling isn’t to just score points, it is to pin...

  There are a lot of different positions and tie ups you can use in wrestling to set up different takedowns like two on ones or underhooks. One position that happens in almost every single wrestling match is a collar tie. When one...

  It is always good to learn and drill new takedowns from different positions. One very common position that wrestlers get in all the time is a collar tie. There are a lot of different ways to clear a collar tie off, but...

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...

  There are three major positions in wrestling: on the feet, on the bottom, and on top. If you want to really excel in wrestling, it is very important that you become good in all three positions. It is very common for wrestlers...

If there’s one thing that I’ve stressed to my jiu-jitsu teammates and the athletes on my wrestling team, it’s the importance of getting inside control. Being able to penetrate your opponent’s defenses often requires you to work ties on their head or arms,...

There are many different pinning combinations you can learn in the sport of wrestling. When you take the time to learn and perfect one of them, you need to make sure that it will work at all levels of competition because there are...