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Takedowns & Attacks
Doubles, singles and high crotches: entries, penetration, and the finishes that turn a good shot into points.
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Takedowns & Attacks
Beginner
The Double Leg: Penetration, Drive, and Finish
The double leg is the first attack most wrestlers learn and the one most often finished badly. Distance, head position, and drive decide the outcome.
Takedowns & Attacks
Beginner
The Single Leg and Its Finishes
A single leg gives you control of one limb and several ways to finish. The hard part is keeping the leg where you first trapped it.
Takedowns & Attacks
Intermediate
The High Crotch
The high crotch attacks from the inside and sets up lifts, corner finishes, and a clean switch to the double when the opponent defends.
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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.