RISING ABOVE THE REST
STARTING POSITIONS
NUETRAL STAGGERD STANCE
As for ones neutral stance for the sport of wrestling a staggered stance is the most optimal stance for this sport.
To get in position in this stance. (SEE DEMONSTRATION ALSO)
1. Stand strait up and look up. This gets your head up and chest out as well as the proper arch in ones back.
2. Step back with one leg approximately 2 feet placing that foot at 5 o clock with the other foot as your orientation point. While maintaining your head up and chest out as well as the proper arch in ones back.
3. Bend your knees and transfer weight to the balls of your feet, putting hands in front, elbows in, your head up and chest out as well as the proper arch in ones back. This puts ones body in position.
-HEAD UP
-BACK STRAIT
-HIPS IN
-KNEES OFF THE MATT
-TOE PRESSURE
It is very important to maintain a low center of gravity (low hips) for speed and agility. When you begin to bend over instead of a proper arch it brings your hips up slightly and moves your balance from your balls to your heels which greatly diminishes ones speed and agility thus one is out of position. When the back is bent over instead of properly arched; The attempt at gaining a strong head position on your opponent while tying up or tied up is greatly diminished.
A good strong stance is key in defending any crap/slop ones opponent attempts.
Lead leg: is the leg that is in the front part of your stance as well as opponents leg.
Trail leg: is the leg that is at the back part of your stance as well as opponents leg.
Referee's position
This is the position of both wrestlers when they are in a legal top bottom position.
The bottom wrestler is considered to be in a defensive position.
The top wrestler is considered to be in an offensive position.
Bottom set up
1. Knees need to be behind the parallel lines touching matt
2. Palms of hands need to be in front of parallel lines touching matt.
3. Foot position is quit variable but they need to be touching the mat in some for or other.
The proffered placement of the feet would be in a position to where one’s hips can be as close to the matt as possible. The lower your base (hips) is the more stability one has to get control as well as not leaving ones hips being completely open for the opponent to get control of. The opponent seeks to break you down (flatten you out) to execute what ever move to gain pointage or pin.
4. Head needs to be up with ones eyes on the referee observing!!!!!!!!! This is important to be able to start at the exact moment one is suppose to. If one gives up a half second or even less it could be the difference of one escaping or getting broken down. Being able anticipate the whistle better than the opponent will give you some advantage as well.
While on bottom there are many moves to do but there are some simple fundamentals that one must be able to do. No one is more important than the other.
1. Get hand control
2. Keeping your head up
3. Create space -crowding the opponent with the intent to create space is creating space!
- When these fundamentals are mastered you are able to completely shut down the feeble attempt of your opponent.
(See demonstration on the above)
fundamentals:
1. basic principle or element: a basic and necessary component of something, especially an underlying rule or principle (often used in the plural)
2. basic: relating to or affecting the underlying principles or structure of something
EXAMPLE: We need to make fundamental changes in our business.
3. central: serving as an essential part of something.
Referee's position
This is the position of both wrestlers when they are in a legal top bottom position.
The bottom wrestler is considered to be in a defensive position.
The top wrestler is considered to be in an offensive position.
Top set up
1. Before you can cover your opponent you must first observe the referee giving you permission to do so.
2. If one is setting up on the left side of the opponent ones left knee is place next to the opponents left knee with just a small amount of space between the two.
3. Ones right foot is placed on the back side of the opponent with the ball of the foot engaged into the mat at the ready.
4. The head is placed on the center line (spine) of the upper back weather it is the chin or the ear. Be sure not to put your head to high on the back do to the opponents head coming back and splattering your nose.
5. ones left grasp as in pincher hand then covers the elbow. It has to be in a pincher fashion either way. over hand (palm facing down) under hand (palm facing up)
6. One then places the palm of his hand over the belly button of the opponent.
7. Head needs to be up with ones eyes on the referee observing and or listening for the fist part of the whistle!!!!!!!!! This is important to be able to start at the exact moment one is suppose to. If one gives up a half second or even less it could be the difference of one escaping or getting the break down. Being able anticipate the whistle better than the opponent will give you some advantage as well.
While on top there are many moves to do but there are some simple fundamentals one must be able to do.
1. Break the opponent down
2. Create positive pressure (see positive pressure bulletin)
3. Get hand control
(See demonstration on the above)
Fundamentals:
1. basic principle or element: a basic and necessary component of something, especially an underlying rule or principle (often used in the plural)
2. basic: relating to or affecting the underlying principles or structure of something.