Wrestling Index page

Frank Benn's posts to Usenet's rec.martial-arts

• Best takedowns? -- Some High Percentage Takedowns and Follow-ups
• full nelson strategy? -- Use and Counters

Links to various grappling from around the WWW

• Link to Gama the Lion article from Black Belt
• Link to The Wrestler's Body book on Indian Grappling

Posts from Underground forum’s Q&A: Wrestling

Chip Cochran

• 7 Basic Skills #1: Stance
• 7 Basic Skills #2: Motion
• 7 Basic Skills #3: Changing Levels
• Folkstyle? Freestyle? Greco?
• The Basics of Sprawling
• What to do when opponent sprawls?
• Counter to an Underhook
• Takedowns for the lanky
• Getting hip throw
• Front Head-lock

noshame

• Basic 8 - Knee slide
• Basic 8 - Hip heist & cut back
• Basic 8 - Knee dip
• MMA Sprawl off a kick
• Shooting in MMA

nowaydo

• uses for Whizzer thread started by blackmonsta with great replies from nowaydo

Miscellaneous posts from Underground forum

• Indo-Pakistan Greco-Roman wrestling connection

Technique Links

Techniques from Les Gutches Wrestling, Oregon State University

NOTE: You may need to download the free version of RealPlayer 8 Basic in order to view videos of the techniques.

• Spiral Ride Counter
• Standup Variation
• Front Headlock Go Behind
• Kneepick
• Snap Down
• Single Leg From An Underhook
• Swing Single Variation
• Single Leg Finish: 1
• Single Leg Finish: 2
• Double Leg
• Stand Up Escape
• Counter-Offensive Reshot
• Front Headlock Shuck
• Front Headlock Shot

SPECIAL THANKS to Underground forum member beev for posting these links to Chris Horpel’s videos:

• ArmDrags
• Bottom Mat Positioning
• Defensive Sprawl
• Double Leg Takedown
• Duck Unders
• Firemans Carry
• Front Headlock (Advanced)
• Front Headlock (Overview)
• Front Headlocks (Basic)
• Half Nelson
• High Crotch Takedown
• Motion & Position
• Offensive Moves (Full Lesson)
• Roll Moves
• Scoring Moves
• Single Leg Takedown
• Stance
• Stance, Motion & Position
• Standups
• Switch Sitout Moves
• Takedowns (Full Lesson)
• Throws & Headlocks
• Tieups
• Top Mat (Control)
• Top Mat (Leg Ride)
• Top Mat (Full Lesson)
• Wrist Grab Spiral Ride

Techniques from www.themat.com

Technique Tips

• Reviewing the Basic Skills of Wrestling
• Take the Time to Learn Greco
• Working on the Whizzer
• Tom Brands Teaches Snap Downs & Go Behinds
• Tom Brands Sweep Single Techniques
• Greco-Roman Skills in Folkstyle - by Ike Ramaswamy
• Greco-Roman Training Tips - by Steve Fraser
• Lincoln McIlravy Arm Drags
• Snapdowns to Takedowns
• Countering the Counters
• Controlling the Edge
• Attacking With The Legs
• John Smith: How Low Can You Go?
• 1999 FILA Freestyle Technique Video Review

Technique Analysis

• Peek Out
• Turk
• Whizzer Counter
• Arm Spin
• Seatbelt Single
• Sweep to a Bodylock
• 2 on 1 Double
• Reach Around
• Farside Metzger
• 2 on 1 Duck Under
• Knee Pick
• Slide By
• Slide By (Opposite Angle)
• Reshot
• Front Headlock Firemans
• Single Ankle Block
• Duckunder Nearside
• Lateral Toss
• Hip-Heist
• Out For One
• Run The Pipe
• Arm Drag
• Russian Drag
• Open Position Duckunder
• Lateral Twist
• Spladal
• Fireman's Carry

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