Strength and conditioning is a big part of wrestling training. In comparison to pretty much every other combat sport or martial art, wrestling for sure puts the most emphasis on this aspect of training.  When your goal is to physically move around, manipulate...

While every wrestling match starts with the two competitors separated, forcing them to work from space. This means that you are going to need to learn to work from the outside with things like shoots, because the wrestler that is better at working...

In wrestling, while technique should and will always come first, however being strong doesn’t hurt. In a lot of ways, technique is just an efficient use of strength. This means that if you and an opponent are just as technically sound as one...

Everyone loves to see a good solid throw in wrestling. Takedowns are also great but they are a bit more common, especially in freestyle. However a good solid throw, especially ones that get your opponent in the air for a good amount of...

When it comes to wrestling, there are a ton of small details that go into every technique that are all pretty much invisible to untrained people just spectating. Where its head position on the subtle differences of placement when it comes to ties,...

The front head lock is a fundamental wrestling position that offers a lot to wrestlers. It is also a fairly easy position to find yourself in. A common way to get into the front headlock position is off of a good sprawl. You’re...

The ability to ride legs is one of the more underrated aspects of wrestling. Being a position, instead of a takedown makes it inherently less interesting. However if you’re watching this you probably don’t and shouldn’t really care about what the crowd thinks. ...

Takedowns like the double leg and the single leg are probably the most popular and most notable techniques in wrestling. We probably have the UFC to thank for that. It’s also pretty easy to see why since a solid double leg landing is...

The single leg is a unique technique because of a few different reasons. One of those reasons being that the single leg has so many variations to it. You have high and low singles, head inside and head outside singles and all of...

The single leg is the most fundamental takedown in all of wrestling and there's a ton of good reason for it. First and foremost, it’s overall pretty easy to learn and it teaches a lot of good wrestling fundamentals. The second is that...

Being able to break your opponents methods of control is a key ability to have if you want to make it in pretty much any combat sport. In wrestling the methods of control are much more obvious. Things like collar ties and underhooks...

Having your opponent on your back is one of the worst positions that someone can find themselves in. It doesn’t really matter what sport, whether it’s wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or in MMA. Best case scenario is that you’re being controlled and losing out...

While training defense might not be as fun or as sexy as training offense, it’s absolutely vital if you want to get anywhere, in pretty much any combat sport and wrestling is no exception. The ability to make sure that you're still safe...

Being able to defend against whatever your opponent throws at you is a skill that a lot of combat sport athletes want. Whether you’re a wrestler, a boxer or an MMA fighter, you want to make sure that all your offense can land...

Cain Velasquez is a legendary MMA fighter and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion, who started his combat sports career through amateur wrestling where he reached the pinnacle of collegiate wrestling, the NCAA, representing Arizona State University. 

CJ Brucki is a former representative of Central Michigan University in the amateur collegiate wrestling circuit, which included two attempts at NCAA Division I gold.

David McFadden is an amateur wrestler and 3x All-American NCAA athlete, who represented Virginia Tech in the US collegiate wrestling circuit. Outside the folkstyle ruleset, McFadden competed extensively in freestyle.

The ability to counter your opponent is one that pretty much every combat sports athlete aspires to have. Being able to not only defend against your opponent’s attacks but also turn them into offense is a great way to make your opponent stop...

If you’re a combat sports athlete, no matter what discipline you train in, whether it be Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, MMA or whatever, you’ve probably dreamt about being the strongest or the best in your sport. This dream probably came after watching someone...

The single leg is one of the first takedowns that you probably learned in wrestling. If you're a coach it’s also probably at least one of the first one that you teach to your athletes. That’s because it teaches a lot of things...