The first thing any wrestler is taught on their first day of wrestling practice is a good wrestling stance. No one really feels comfortable or even looks comfortable in a stance when they first start, but the more time a person spends...

  In order to get better at wrestling, there are foundational skills that must be developed. To do this, you must spend time in practice working on and drilling specific things to help develop them; they do not develop by accident. Many of...

  To get better at wrestling, you have to drill movements over and over until they become second nature so when you are on the mat competing, you aren’t thinking what to do you are just reacting with good technique. Wrestling is unique...

  Drilling is a vitally important part of getting better at wrestling; practicing moves over and over with proper technique so in the moment, there is no thinking, there is only reaction. There is a great quote by Saulo Ribeiro that goes “If...

  Like all good things, there’s an ending written out for you. For some people, their wrestling careers ended in high school. For others, their careers extended through to the NCAA. A select few continue to compete at the highest level and await...

  Take a step forward. Now, take one step back. Take one step to the left, then one step to the right. What do you notice?  The routine above is not an old-school dance move, but rather to stress the importance of movement....

  Wrestling is a sport encompassing many variables for success. As much value as we place on athletes for skill and technique, sometimes it just boils down to old-fashioned speed and strength. Speed can be developed by sprints, laps around the facility, and...

Get Your Movement Mojo Back   Movement is a critical part of wrestling, as poor footwork can be the difference between being able to sprawl effectively or being taken down right from the start. But footwork alone is not the only factor to...

Ask any experienced grappler what the most important part of the body is for performance, and the vast majority will say the hips. It makes sense, as the hips are the prime directional indicators for any sport. From being able to hit ankle-breaking...