On this page were going to cover some of what you'll hear the coaches yelling out to the kids during matches and teaching them at practices. If I tried to list them all this website would be extremely long, so were just going to cover a couple of the basics of Folkstyle Wrestling.
FOLKSTYLE Wrestling
The ShotWhen you hear the coach yelling shoot shoot SHOOT !! or TAKE THE SHOT, what they are looking for is your wrestler to, drop the level of their body and step into their opponent while grabbing one or both of the opponents legs. Once your wrestler has the leg or legs he/she basically uses those legs to remove the opponent from his/her feet, there by obtaining a take down.
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the baseI have labeled this picture as the base. It represents the bottom wrestler and what position is optimal for either escape from his/her opponent or what is called a reversal, in which your wrestler goes from the bottom position to the top or dominate position. A wrestlers base is when a wrestler is able to be in a position where both legs are under the hips and he/she has the ability to maneuver using their arms and or legs.
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NeutralThis picture represents the "neutral" position. The neutral position is just that, a position where neither wrestler is in a position of dominance. Both wrestlers start on their feet and have the ability to either defend or attack their opponent.
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Other words you'll hear flying around
I'm just going to list a few, they are much harder to explain but I'll add a couple of video's for some moves all clubs teach. In wrestling the names of moves might change depending on the area of the country you are in.
What you'll commonly hear is: The Half (Half Nelson), The Butcher,The Cradle, Cross Face, Gut wrench amongst a hundred others.
THE HALF NELSON- this is the one of the first moves we teach our wrestlers it's a staple and a go to for our little ones especially.
What you'll commonly hear is: The Half (Half Nelson), The Butcher,The Cradle, Cross Face, Gut wrench amongst a hundred others.
THE HALF NELSON- this is the one of the first moves we teach our wrestlers it's a staple and a go to for our little ones especially.
THE CROSSFACE- this is another basic move that most wrestlers will learn right away.
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