Principles on the Feet: Balancing, Moving, and Sparring
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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.
Drills to improve these principles (must register):
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- In/Out Penetration (step in and back out without losing position)
- Circle Sprawl (constant motion sprawling while circling away from your opponent)
- Wall Sit (up against a wall, knees at right angle)
- Wall penetration (penetrate by exploding into a *padded* wall.)
- Shot/Sprawl drill (in video)
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Shot/Sprawl Drill: (Protected Content)
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