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Last weekend was the War on the Shore, a big High School wrestling competition that takes place on the Eastern shore. We had two of our Teens Brazilian Jiu Jitsu students participate (as wrestlers of course). They were Joe Hall and Chris “Short Round” Tran. Coincidentally, last month, we were focusing heavily on takedowns and takedown . . . → Read More: Add this Counter Takedown into Your Game! One interesting observation I have had since we first started our Childrens Martial Arts program is how quickly kids are able to learn takedowns compared to adults (and are also very bad at learning other things). Any grappling coach will attest to the difficulty of teaching an adult a proper double leg takedown. Adults have a tendency . . . → Read More: Why Can’t Adults Learn Double Legs??? Here’s a really good article about Brent Metcalf who was NCAA D-1 Wrestling Champion last season. Pay particular attention to the first part (I’ve italicized and indented it to make it easier to read). There is also a match at the end of the post where he faces off against the returning NCAA Champion. You can clearly see . . . → Read More: Tireless Metcalf Thriving in Wrestling-Crazed Iowa |
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