GETTING OUT

Escapes & Reversals

Stand-ups, switches and sit-outs, plus the hand control that makes any of them work against a heavy rider.

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Stand-Ups and Escapes From Bottom

Getting out from the bottom is a hand-control problem first and a leg-strength problem second. The stand-up works on sequence, not on speed alone.

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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.

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