Stance and Motion
Definition of Stance:
Chest over Thigh
Chest over Thigh
Essential Drill
- Stance in motion
- Downblock
- Crossblock
- Sprawl
- Knee Sprawl
- Shoot
- Snapdowns
- Knockouts
- Hand-mat relationship
Essential Drills
Solo drills
Partner drills
Combative games
What are the 2 ways to fake?
3 types of stances?
Different ways to shoot
Technique checklist
Important skills
Downblock, sprawl, jab step (fake), penetration step (shoot), change levels (hand and mat relationship)
Solo drills
- Stance
- Snaps
- Knockouts
- Downblocks
- Crossblocks
- Shoot
- Sprawl
- Combo's
Partner drills
Combative games
- Toe tag
- Knee tag
- Offense/Offense
- Offense/Defense
What are the 2 ways to fake?
- Foot fake
- Hand fake
3 types of stances?
- Staggered
- Square
- One knee
Different ways to shoot
- Inside step (knee over toe)
- Outside step
- Side step
- Split-step (swisher)
- Drop step
- Shoulder drop
Technique checklist
- Stances (staggered & square)
- Hand & mat relationship
- Jab step (fake)
- Protect lead leg
- Reach with backhand
- Change levels
- Defense first (thumb block)
- Stance check
- Chin, knee, toe alignment
- Bulldog your neck
- Shadow wrestle
- Downblock/Cross-block
- Sprawl drill from knees
- Sprawl circle up
- Knee sprawl
- Penetration step (knee over toe)
- Swisher
- Keep your lead leg
- Touch mat/Touch heads
- Headblock and redirect arm
- Position drills
- Move your hands, move your feet
- Sprawl left or right
- Footwork drills
Important skills
Downblock, sprawl, jab step (fake), penetration step (shoot), change levels (hand and mat relationship)
"The quickest way to improve in wrestling, is to work on your stance