Wrestled 10 years traditional HS and college folkstyle and also greco roman and freestyle in tournaments. Placed top 3 in every tournament I wrestled outside of school, which were all mostly freestyle and greco roman. HS was top 3 in state. I was top 3 in state and the 3 could beat one another on any given day depending on our mood etc.
I was doing some MMA and use to help the instructors with the wrestling aspect. Mostly shooting and driving through the shot and sprawling getting that cross face and whizzer in.
Mostly same stuff AWN2004 said. I found many in MMA class not committing to their shot and driving through would lead to them getting in a guillotine choke.
Something not mentioned is I feel spinning exercises are important. I found it easy to take these guys back who had some MMA training and experience. They would shoot in with a crappy shot, I sprawl and whizzer the hell out of their arm, cross face them and spin behind them and have their back. I have been doing this for years though.
Spinning after the sprawl to get behind the other wrestler for your take down, but in MMA its a chance to sink in something from behind like a choke, or legs to set up a choke. Arm Bar is there also when they are on the ground on a knee and you have the whizzer in.
Yes yes Dragonfire!!!! Spin drills work wonders!!!! I haven't practiced any MMA, but I always imagined the front headlock into a shuck would be a great way to get a guys back.
When your student sprawls down, have him reach under his opponents head and grab the far arm. This will secure the "front headlock", then with as much force as he can, have him pull using his opponents arm through and it should lead to him being right behind his opposition to his back.
The basic crossface is something that so many guys try to "re-invent" the wheel with. Just take your forearm and use it to push the opposition's head away. I used to take the center of my inner forearm and do this. It would lead to me being able to reach across and secure the guy's opposite arm, then use it to "tripod" him. Nothing more than once it's secured, you spin towards him and his arm and head give your leverage to put him on his back.
Again, nothing but basic moves. I've seen too many wrestlers try to do stupid fancy stuff. I wasn't on the mat to impress the crowd, I was there to win wrestling matches. Keep it to the basics, and DRILL, DRILL, DRILL!!!!!
Like DF said, spinning drills are fantastic. Have your students pair off. One goes down in the refs positions (hands and knees), the other with his chest to the others guys back spins around then switches direction when the whistle is blown, also the spinner needs to practics pushing the head away each time he comes around to it. We would do these in 3 minute increments, 5 times each.
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What would be the best instructionals?And also are there any videos..clips...instructionals that cover singles and doubles for leftys?
