May 1, 2023
We’ll be up front and say it is not our favorite move.
Or position.
The floor to standing, kneeling or sitting body scissors is used often, but in our video reviews, rarely gains a submission.
First of all, you as a newer female wrestler are lying flat on your back as you try and secure it.
The focus is often the scissor itself but in reality it is where you grab your opponent’s arms, as you are pulling them towards you, is where the real bone of contention or battle takes place.
What we have seen more effective is if you use both of your arms to try and secure an arm bar and scissor as opposed to grabbing both of your opponent’s arms.
Always remember, if your opponent breaks away from a sitting body scissor, all they have to do is move forward and they will be in a great position to submit you with a smother.
Let’s focus on wrist grabbing or gaining your own wrist strength first.
We like this video on YouTube and think it can be helpful to you in your wrist strengthening quest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEllpxnZf88
Here is another one that works very well too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAHej3jKi_w
Loved that.
As you strengthen your body, the duo at supersisterfitness.com can be very helpful. Why don’t we meet them?
They educate, “Hey there! We’re Liz & Sara, the founders of this community. As your sister squad, our goal is to supercharge your mind, body & spirit so you can live the life of your dreams! This is a transformational lifestyle community full of women just like you who are ready to shift their lives by shifting their health and relationship to their bodies.
We can’t wait to help you achieve your goals, and we’re here for you every step of the way.”
Sounds enticing. We loved their website. You might want to check them out.
Now that you are participating in that aspect of your wrist strengthening, let’s focus on arm strength.
Once you trap them in an arm bar, you will try and hang on for dear life as they attempt to pull away. In that tug of war, stronger arms will help you win that challenge.
Time to walk to the book store.
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Stronger Arms & Upper Body
By Joe Wuebben and Jim Stoppani
“Take your upper-body workout to the next level with Stronger Arms & Upper Body. Muscle & Fitness magazine's Joe Wuebben and Jim Stoppani, PhD, team up to provide the most effective exercises and programs for increasing strength, definition, power, and size. Targeting the development of shoulders, arms, upper back, chest, and abdominals, Stronger Arms & Upper Body features over 100 exercises for serious lifters, including specific instructions for mastering technique and advanced exercise variations to help lifters push past plateaus.
Along with 33 programs and ready-to-use workout plans, detailed anatomical illustrations, explanations and variations for equipment needs, and the latest in advanced training methods, Stronger Arms & Upper Body provides the comprehensive, hard-core instruction you need for the results you want.”
Sounds like a great plan.
Let’s look at one more.
Strong Arms: The All-In-One Program for Shaping Your Upper Body Kindle Edition
By Michael Volkmar (Author)
“Feeling your biceps scrawny and need some beef? Do your weak arms need some serious remediation? Then get your guns with the Strong Arms workout program. Developed by best-selling fitness author and strength and conditioning expert Mike Volkmar, Strong Arms is the comprehensive guide for developing strength and power in your upper body. These results-oriented workouts target all muscle groups from your upper body including chest, arms, and shoulders. Strong Arms is a great way to change up your routine and break through plateaus. Whether you train at home in your garage gym or at the local fitness club, your workouts will never be boring again, guaranteed!”
Strength and excitement. A great combination.
Which brings us back to our original subject.
We are not saying that you shouldn’t apply a body scissor from your back position but we think, more than not, it is not a good decision.
Typically the weaker wrestler is applying it because she doesn’t feel she has the skillsets to fight it out on her knees, struggling to get upper body control, with that dreaded but incredibly effective headlock.
Once you secure a tight headlock and you fall on top of your opponent, it creates more effective options for you including maneuvering them into an upper choke and body scissor combination with an elongated body. From our video research, those are far more effective.
Here, we’ve just spoke about half of the floor to body scissors attack. The other important element to this equation is to strengthen your legs,
Mightily.
In particular your thighs.
Let’s walk to another bookstore.
Strong Legs: The All-In-One Program for Shaping Your Lower Body - Over 200 Workouts Paperback – October 29, 2019
By Michael Volkmar (Author)
“Strong Legs is the ultimate guide for anyone seeking to revolutionize their training. Designed to work for both experienced and novice exercisers, it provides an in-depth guide to lower body workouts and provides exercise regimens that will give you the strength you’ve always desired. Covering all the basics, Strong Legs includes detailed workout progressions providing moderate to advanced exercises for those seeking to strengthen and tone their lower body.
With over 200 workouts, Strong Legs contains everything you need to know to fine tune your regimen for the ultimate in lower body fitness. With tips on everything from muscle anatomy to the best workout equipment to buy, this is the book for anyone hoping to build the body they’ve always dreamed of.
Weak legs are epidemic due to our sedentary lifestyles. The result: knee pain, back pain, hip pain, injuries, postural problems, balance issues. The remedy? The Strong Legs workout program. Developed by best-selling fitness author and strength and conditioning expert Mike Volkmar, Strong Legs is the comprehensive guide for developing strength and power in your posterior.
These results-oriented workouts target all muscle groups from your lower body including legs and glutes. Strong Legs is a great way to change up your routine and break through plateaus. Whether you train at home in your garage gym or at the local fitness club, your workouts will never be boring again, guaranteed!
The Strong Series offers effective strategies for exercising specific muscle groups and increasing overall fitness. Utilizing practical techniques and advanced modern workout methods, each book in the Strong Series is an invaluable resource for those on the path to greater fitness.”
Okay, there you have it.
If you are going to insist on applying the floor to kneeling or standing body scissor on your competition, at least have the wrist, arm and leg strength to make it happen successfully. Why?
Because your opponent most likely will.
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NOTE: Very important, whenever you are engaging in a new exercise or sport for the first time, please consult with your physician first.
