Timing Drill by Terry Brands at the OTC

May 25th, 2008 HS Wrestling Posted in Wrestling Technique / Moves, Wrestling Videos, Wrestling Workouts No Comments »

Join World champion Terry Brands for a Timing drill at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Stephen Abas Capoeira Dance Fighting Workout

May 7th, 2008 HS Wrestling Posted in Wrestling Videos, Wrestling Workouts No Comments »

Wrestling legend Stephen Abas explains about using Capoeira as an alternative wrestling workout.  Capoeira is a dance fighting technique that can be used as an alternative cardio workout.

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Principles on the Feet: Balancing, Moving, and Sparring

February 16th, 2008 HS Wrestling Posted in Wrestling Technique / Moves, Wrestling Workouts No Comments »

The first in a series of basic wrestling principles; principles from the feet.

  • Keep shoulders, knees, and toes in line (vertically) in both a square and staggered stance
  • Perfect your penetration step
  • Elevation change - ducks and high crotch
  • Sprawl with feet back and hips in
    • Weight should be applied to your opponent with your hips
  • Keep position while circling and don’t go to extremes
    • Don’t over expose yourself while moving

The second portion of this post details the drills you can use to become more experienced with the basics of wrestling on your feet.


Training Tips for Pre-Season and In-season workouts

February 5th, 2008 HS Wrestling Posted in Wrestling Videos, Wrestling Workouts No Comments »

video Training Tips for Pre-Season and In-season workoutsBob Lemieux, the strength coach for Kent State, runs over pre-season training techniques in the first video. The second video covers in-season training and how training during the wrestling season is different from pre-season workouts. Both sets of workouts are designed to emulate situations in wrestling that require similar muscle groups.

 
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