August 21, 2022,
You have to start somewhere.
As a Newer Female Grappler, we’re glad you started here.
So many women are. Girls too. Starting to wrestle that is.
As reported by ESPN, “87 girls from 55 high schools found their way to the mats for North Carolina's first official high school girls' wrestling invitational contest.
The state is one of many experiencing a boom in female wrestlers. For years, girls around the country were folded into boys' programs. But since 2001, the number of girls in high school wrestling has soared from 3,405 to nearly 17,000, buoyed by the introduction of women to Olympic wrestling in 2004 and the rise of MMA.”
The numbers keep surging.
That is the larger picture. You are the direct one. So let’s focus on you.
Learning the basics of wrestling starts with pinning and the headlock.
Both of those submissions will require that you have strong upper body strength.
Staying with the basic, pushups or the bench press machine at the gym, will help you to build stronger upper body strength.
The arms come into play as well. Curls and pulldowns will help in that regard.
In terms of the headlock, it is pretty straight forward. You are circling the opponent's head with an arm, especially from the side. Lock it in.
Here is where many in our female submission wrestling game make a mistake.
Once you secure that headlock, it is important to not only take your opponent down to the mats but also gently fall upon them and use your body for added pressure. The combination of tightening around their head and your body pressing them down to the mats, will make them tap out.
Remember. Headlock and body pressure, both.
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Pinning and smothering should go together.
Once you have them in a pinning position, while a cross body pin is fine, using your body to upper pin across the face and shoulders for a smother is better.
This is just the starting place.
Our team at FCI Women’s Wrestling Magazine writes in depth articles about fully competitive female submission wrestling matches and one of the things they notice about newer wrestlers is their game is very limited until they fully embrace MMA techniques.
You will need to embrace submission wrestling as well.
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Time to get started with understanding the concepts.
Let’s walk over to the book and video store for this DVD.
Submission Grappling Vol-1
Bob Anderson (Actor), Val Mijailovic (Director)
“In this excellent Submission Grappling series, legendary USA wrestler and National Coach Bob Anderson shows you the most efficient techniques used in grappling to defeat your opponent.
With proven experience and current technical knowledge of the evolution of the sport, Coach Anderson introduces you to many never-shown-before grappling and Wrestling elements of combat.
Covering and analyzing in detail the aspects of takedowns and throws, sweeps and counters, and reversals from the most common grappling situations, this series is one of the best if you are interested in any system or grappling method.
If you are a submission grappler, a Judo or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter, a Wrestler or MMA fighter…this series is for you!
Bob Anderson has coached such National and Olympic wrestling champions as Rulon Gardner, Dan Henderson, Heath Sims, and Randy Couture. He also coached the World Cup Team, 28 Gold Medalists in the Olympic Festivals and the Junior World Team.
He was one of the first ten coaches to become Gold Coach Certified, the highest certification in USAwrestling. He also was World Champion Freestyle, National Champion Free Style and Greco Roman, Olympic Trials Champion, and Division 1 NCAA All American. Bob also founded the Junior Elite Training Systems dedicated to making good wrestlers and better citizens. He coached his Junior Elite students to 12 National Team Championships.”
Very impressive.
As a Newer Female Grappler, understand the concepts first.
Here is a visiting writer with some additional suggestions and another point of view.
Grappling: An Introduction to Submission Grappling
Grappling, in martial arts, refers to any method of fighting that involves gripping your opponent as opposed to striking your opponent. For instance, wrestling involves grappling techniques while Muay Thai typically does not (unless you consider the clinch used in that sport).
Submission grappling focuses mainly on ground fighting. Submission grappling involves not only grappling but the use of submission holds including joint locks and chokes. Joint locks may include various armlocks and leglocks. For instance, an arm bar submission involves hyperextending the elbow joint. Chokes are usually "blood chokes" involving the constricting of the carotid arteries in the neck restricting blood flow to the brain and leading to unconsciousness. Submission grappling can be gi or no-gi. In gi grappling, competitors may grab their own and their opponent's gi to gain an advantage. In no-gi grappling, a shirt and shorts are the common uniform.
FILA (The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles) now sponsors submission grappling as one of its wrestling styles. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is probably the most popular form of submission grappling. The International Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu sponsors many contests including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championships. NAGA (The North American Grappling Association) sponsors many grappling and BJJ tournaments as well. The ADCC (The Abu Dhabi Combat Club) sponsors The World Submission Fighting Championships allowing grapplers from any grappling discipline to compete against one another in one the most celebrated grappling competitions in the world.
I come from a high school wrestling background. When I began to learn about submission grappling I found it very interesting. One the first forms of submission grappling I learned about was Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I found some similarities between wrestling and BJJ and many differences. Wrestling and BJJ both involve grappling, proper positioning and leverage.
In wrestling, the ultimate goal is to "pin" your opponent by pressing his shoulders to the mat. However, in BJJ it can actually be advantageous to be on your back and there is no penalty for it. Both sports have a hold referred to as an armbar. In wrestling, an armbar involves using your opponent's arm as a lever to force him to his back. But, an armbar in BJJ is something entirely different. In BJJ, an armbar hyperextends the arm at the elbow joint.
In wrestling, one has takedowns, escapes, reversals, and pinning combinations. In BJJ, one has takedowns, sweeps, passes, and submissions. Thus, the terminology is somewhat different. The goal in submission grappling (e.g. BJJ) is to get your opponent to "tap" (i.e. give up).
Many forms of grappling and submission grappling exist.
Some forms of grappling include:
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ)
- Judo
- Wrestling
- Sambo (a.k.a. Sombo)
- Catch-as-catch-can wrestling (i.e. Catch wrestling)
- Aikido
- Japanese Jujutsu
BJJ, Sambo, and catch wrestling all involve the use of submissions. BJJ seems to employ more armlocks and chokes. On the other hand, Sambo and catch wrestling appear to employ more leglocks. Sambo and catch wrestling practitioners seem to have a penchant for manipulating their opponent's ankle joints via Achilles locks, toe holds, and heel hooks.
Professional wrestling actually descended from catch wrestling. Professional wrestling actually used to be "real" and not just scripted entertainment. Grapplers like Martin "Farmer" Burns, Frank Gotch, Karl Gotch, Ed "The Strangler" Lewis, Billy Robinson, Lou Thesz, and Judo Gene LeBell were the real deal and experts at submissions. On a humorous note, in a Bugs Bunny Cartoon called Bunny Hugged, Bugs defeats a wrestler called The Crusher.
Some modern day grapplers that carry on the catch wrestling tradition:
- Erik Paulson
- Josh Barnett
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- Tony Cecchine
- Matt Furey
Wrestling and judo both involve gripping and clinching to throw or take down an opponent. In addition, wrestling involves much grappling on the ground.
Aikido and Japanese jujutsu seem to employ a variety of wrist locks and arm locks.
Mixed martial arts competitions (e.g. UFC, PRIDE, Shooto, Pancrase) employ many submission grappling techniques. For instance, former UFC Lightweight Champion B.J. Penn has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
You can see grappling techniques employed in various movies and television shows including Air Force One, Under Siege 2, Fist of Legend, The Protector, The Rebel, Sherlock Holmes, Iron Man 2, Boondock Saints 2, Bobby Z and Walker Texas Ranger to name a few.
Grappling is mentioned in two ancient works of literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh and Beowulf.
Some people argue that grappling arts are good for self-defense.
Many grappling and submission grappling techniques can be found in videos and articles online.
Tharin Schwinefus is a former high school conference wrestling champion and state qualifier. He maintains a passion and interest in all things related to the sport of wrestling. He is also passionate about the grappling arts and submission grappling. If you would like to read more information regarding grappling and wrestling then please visit http://essentialgrappler.webs.com/ and http://essentialwrestler.webs.com.
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