Rule #1( ...ish, there are many rules #1): Your hips are never inactive while grappling. NEVER. If you're not applying your hips to some relevant effort, you're sitting and waiting to be beaten.
In my experience, this is a fundamental thing many guys who get a lot of experience racked up with matches on the internet, but who've never studied jiujitsu or wrestling, pick up. I think it's because their instinct is to defend and attack with their arms (and so is the instinct of most of their opponents).
All of your power comes from the hips and the giant muscles around those joints (your glutes, hamstrings, and hip flexors represent almost half of the total skeletal/leverage-generating muscle mass of your body).
I like this idea of skillsharing so thanks Sturdy.
My own one I have learnt - when shooting forward on someone for a takedown, keep your back straight as much as possible and land as close to the opponents feet as possible. Hope that makes sense.
This thread is a record of all the little nuggets of wisdom I pick up as I learn more about wrestling.
When you are on your back with someone on top of you and you are trying to flip him off you, first trap his arm and leg on the side you want to flip him, to stop him posting. Hook your foot over his leg or foot and hold onto his arm.
Choke/headlock: Get the crook of your elbow lined up with his throat.
IndyWarrior (39)
10/24/2015 5:25 PMRule #1( ...ish, there are many rules #1): Your hips are never inactive while grappling. NEVER. If you're not applying your hips to some relevant effort, you're sitting and waiting to be beaten.
In my experience, this is a fundamental thing many guys who get a lot of experience racked up with matches on the internet, but who've never studied jiujitsu or wrestling, pick up. I think it's because their instinct is to defend and attack with their arms (and so is the instinct of most of their opponents).
All of your power comes from the hips and the giant muscles around those joints (your glutes, hamstrings, and hip flexors represent almost half of the total skeletal/leverage-generating muscle mass of your body).
Your hips are always always always working.
Just Dan (7)
10/25/2015 10:58 AM(In reply to this)
Great tip, thanks.
FitScot (38)
1/17/2015 9:02 AMI like this idea of skillsharing so thanks Sturdy.
My own one I have learnt - when shooting forward on someone for a takedown, keep your back straight as much as possible and land as close to the opponents feet as possible. Hope that makes sense.
Sturdy (31)
12/11/2011 3:50 PMThis thread is a record of all the little nuggets of wisdom I pick up as I learn more about wrestling.