STAYING ON YOUR FEET
Defense & Counters
Sprawls, front headlocks and the re-attacks that turn a stopped shot into an attack of your own.
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Defense & Counters
Beginner
Sprawling and Front Headlock Defense
Defending the legs starts before the shot arrives. Hips back, hands active, and a front headlock waiting for whoever gets their head too low.
Defense & Counters
Advanced
Re-Attacks: Turning a Stuffed Shot Into a Score
A stopped attack is not a failed attack. The wrestlers who score most are the ones who already know what the second and third moves are.
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Wrestling, explained the way it is taught in a good practice room.
A sequence that introduces skills in the order they depend on each other. Move to the next stage when the current one holds up in live wrestling, not when the calendar says so.