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WINNDN© WRESTUN© MOVES Mark Mysnyk Barry Davis Brooks Simpson Boston Pubiifc library L Winning Wrestling Moves Mark Mysnyk, MD Barry Davis Head Coach, University of Wisconsin Brooks Simpson Coach, Parkview High School, Springfield, Missouri Human Kinetics LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-Publication Data Mysnyk, Mark. Winning wrestling moves/Mark Mysnyk, Barry Davis, Brooks Simpson. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN: 0-87322-482-5 1. Wrestling. I. Davis, Barry, 1967- II. Simpson, Brooks. III. Title. GVI195.M96 1994 796.8'12--dc20 93-42161 CIP ISBN: 0-87322-482-5 Copyright© 1994by MarkMysnyk All rightsreserved. Exceptforuse inareview,thereproductionorutilizationofthis workinanyformor byanyelectronic, mechanical, orothermeans, now known orhereafterinvented, including xerography, photocopying, and recording, and in any information storage and retrieval system, is forbidden without thewritten permission ofthepublisher. 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Box 105-231,Auckland 1 (09) 523 3462 e-mail: [email protected] Contents Foreword \ jj Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Using This Book xi Chapter 1 Basic Skills Stance and Movement 1 Penetration Step 1 Lifting 2 Hip Heist 2 Back Arch 3 Backstep 4 Coming to a Base 4 Chapter2 Takedowns Double-Leg Takedown 5 Finishes From Down on the Mat 6 Standing Finishes 9 Finishes With Opponent's FeetOffthe Mat 10 Counters to Double Legs 12 High Single-Leg Takedown 14 Finishes When His Leg Is Between Yours 15 Finishes When His Leg Is to the Outside ofYours 21 Finishes When His Leg Is on the Mat 24 Low Single Leg 26 Set-Ups for High and Low Single Legs 27 Set-Ups FromTie-Ups 27 Set-Ups From Fake Shots 29 Snatch Single Leg 30 Set-Ups for the SnatchSingle Leg 30 Counters to Singles 32 Counters Before or as He Shoots 32 Counters to the High Single Leg on the Feet With His Head to the Inside 33 Counters to the High Single Leg on the Feet With His Head to theOutside 37 Counters to High Single Leg Down on the Mat With His Head to the Inside 38 IV Winning Wrestling Moves Counters Down on the Mat With His Head to the Outside 41 Counters to Low Single Leg 42 Counters to a Low Single Leg When He Is Behind You 44 High Crotch/Head-to-the-Outside Single 46 Tie-Ups and Set-Ups 47 Finishes as a Continuation of the Penetration Step 48 Finishes IfYou Get Stuck on the Mat With Both Knees Down 49 Finishes When He Is Sprawling Back 52 Finishes With Your Head to the Outside, on Your Feet 53 Finishes When You Are Down on the Mat and He Is Around Your Waist 54 Counters to High Crotch/Head-to-the-Outside Single 56 Underhook Offense 57 Finishes to the Underhook 58 Over-Underhook 60 Finishes With the Over-Underhook 60 Basic Seat Belt 69 Finishes With the Seat Belt From Your Feet 70 Finishes With the Seat Belt From Downon the Mat 71 Counters to the Seat Belt 73 Duckunders 74 Fireman's Carry 76 Near-Arm Far-Leg 81 Set-Ups for the Fireman's Carry orNear-Arm-Far-Leg 81 Arm Drags 82 Ankle and Knee Picks 84 Bear Hugs 86 Counters to the Bear Hug 87 ShortOffense 89 ShortOffense From an Arm and Collar Tie-Up 90 ShortOffense From an Underhook Control 92 ShortOffense From a Double Overhook 94 FrontHeadlock Down on the Mat 95 Finishes From Down on the Mat 96 Counter to the Front Headlock Downon the Mat 99 Front Headlock From the Feet 100 Two-on-One 101 Two-on-One Finishes 102 Counters to the Two-on-One 106 Headlock 106 Finishes From the Feet When Locked Around His Arm and Head 107 Mat Finishes to a Headlock 108 Contents Alternate es to tin- Headlock If You Don't Get Your Hips Through 109 Counters to the Headlock Ill Shoulder Throws Ill Chapter3 Escapes and Reversals Stand-Ups 113 Finishes to the Stand-Up Once You Are on Your Feet 117 Counters to theStand-Up Finishes 19 1 Sit-Outs 123 Counters to theSit-Out 127 Hip Heist 129 Switches 130 Counters to Switches 132 Rolls 133 Granbys 137 Counters to theGranby 138 Chapter4 Breakdowns, Rides, and Pinning Combinations Breakdowns and Rides 139 Pinning Combinations 144 Nelson Series 144 Finishing the HalfNelson 145 Counter to a Half Nelson 146 Three-Quarter Nelson 147 Arm Bars 147 Getting into Arm Bars 148 Turns Using the Arm Bars 149 Arm on His Back 152 Finishes With His Arm on His Back 153 Near-Wrist Control 156 Cradles 158 Counters to Cradles 163 Legs 164 Breakdowns With Legs 166 Pinning Combinations Using Legs 166 Counters to Legs Before He Gets the Legs In 175 Counters After He Has the Legs In 175 Counters When You Are Sitting Between His Legs 178 Chapter 5 Freestyle Turns Freestyle Turns as Counters to Takedowns 181 Freestyle Turns From Down on the Mat 184 Index 191 About the Authors 195 VI Winning Wrestling Moves Foreword When Mark Mysnyk asked me to write the foreword to Wrestling Fundamentals and Techniques back in 1982, 1 would never have imagined that a dozen yean later I'd be writing another foreword for Mark. But now he's come out with a book that's even better than his original work. Not only have Mark and his co- authors Barry Davis and Brooks Simpson updated the book with more than 200 new moves, they also have added detail and clarification to the old moves, using all new photographs throughout. Mark turned to the University of Iowa's wrestling program for input on the book. To make sure that this was a complete and technically correct resource, heenlisted the help of two former Hawkeye stars, Barry Davis and Brooks Simpson. Barry was a three-time National Collegiate Champion and Olympic medalist, and after assistant coaching at Iowa is now the head coach at the University ofWisconsin. Brooks achieved All-America status at Iowa, and is now applying his coaching skills at the high school level. No matterhow good a wrestler or coach you are, you need to be funda- mentally sound and to stay current. That's what I've always tried to do to stay one notch ahead of the competition. Whether you're a wrestler or a coach, Winning WrestlingMoves can give you the advantage you need to come out on top! Dan Gable Olympicand World Champion Wrestler Former Olympic Coach UniversityofIowa Wrestling Coach and Coach of12 NCAA Championship Teams vii VIII Winning Wrestling Moves