Stop The Shot With Efficient Downblocks! Let’s be real, no one likes being slammed or taken down. Not only does being slammed hurt, but it feels like it totally switches the momentum of the match out of your favor. If you get good at...

There is a fairly decent amount of sports coaches, competitors and analysts that say that defense is the most important aspect that an athlete or team can have. While that is certainly up for debate and probably will be up for debate for...

Wrestling is kind of back now. With multiple events having taken place, from Wrestling Underground and Flo cards that are a sort of wrestling equivalent to an MMA Pay Per View, and staples like Who’s Number One, Senior Nationals and Super 32 are...

Welcome to the “SlingShot”, a high powered takedown that will surprise your opponent and earn you big points in Freestyle or Folkystyle wrestling. The advantage of a Slingshot is that it is deceptive. Your opponent believes they are safe in an over under...

Ever hear someone say “you don’t mess with the classics”? A phrase for when people or large corporations try and take an established franchise and tweak it to fit their motive or product. There are many forms of art that should be left...

Wrestlers are like a fine wine—they get better with time.  The knowledge, experience, and countless hours of numerous repetitions that make a great wrestler can’t be achieved in a day. It is a gift that only father time is able to give. It...

Wrestling is a fluid and dynamic sport. Unlike many contact sports with a ball, the changes in wrestling happen instantaneously. In Lacrosse, Football and Basketball there are other players on the field and their actions and reactions will foreshadow what is happening. This...

  Space Mechanics sounds like a cool job in the new military branch Space Force right? You are not wrong but what we are really talking about is the union between two fluid ideas. Wrestling technique and Spatial awareness. The first part of...

  The Body Lock can be a difficult technique to deal with. Especially if your opponent is brutally strong! There are varying degrees of the body lock, and having your opponent lock their hands around you underneath both of your arms is one...