oh and powertwist.
to highjack this thread, what are your favorite takedowns?
I like powertwists and russians to singles.
when im feeling lazy, let them fight an arm drag, catch their ankle with your foot and let them fall back.
not so lazy, do a double leg. if it fails go immediately to a whizzer and do an uchi-mada. If that doesnt work (and its not mma), immediately drop to my back and use that butterfly hook to sweep them onto their back. Don’t know the name of that one. its a sacrifice throw.
what im trying to work on now is a no-gi drop seoinage. anybody know the mechanics to this one, or do i need to start another thread?
wtf’s a power twist?
[quote]t3h_Squirr3l wrote:
What’s the matter, Fighting Tiger; you just like our excuse-making friend here too ? Do you like to make excuses as to why you never made it in sports or in life at what you wanted ? Did that hit home too much for you ? You’re sad, following me around like your stupid little reply suggests and analyzing everything I write.
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No, I dont see how you can make that assumption at all. I AM doing what I want in life. I dont make excuses. I hold myself accountable for my actions and my failures. If you think you have the smallest fucking right to make any judgement about who I am or what Iv done, then you need to reconsider your own achievements.
I wouldnt say Iv been following you around…Iv seen two of your posts on this board but all youve done is criticize others. You have nothing posted that shows what youve accomplished, but youre really good at telling others that theyre not hardcore enough, dont want it enough, dont know what theyre doing, that theyre being a pussy, etc.
It did hit home. It hit home because you remind me of the fucking skinny guy who walks around the gym telling everyone how much he can do on every imaginable lift, but never touches a fucking weight. The guy who talks shit at work about how much he works out, but in reality, looks like complete shit.
Throw some pictures up, lets see how much shit talking you afford yourself. Until then, get the fuck off of other people’s backs with your unwanted criticism and dont you ever fucking think you can judge me like that.
Until then, youre just a lame fucking troll who likes to think he knows everything.
You sound like the fat kid who bitches at other people because he feels bad about himself.
[quote]aikigreg wrote:
If my kids are late, it’s 10 mins on the mat with me. If they miss practice, it’s 20. Going live with their coach is both a teaching tool, hardcore conditioning, and a reminder to do their best.[/quote]
Wow, if we missed practice we were off the team. =/
[quote]BJJRaver wrote:
when im feeling lazy, let them fight an arm drag, catch their ankle with your foot and let them fall back.
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Somehow I don’t see that working against a good wrestler if you’re “feeling lazy” about it.
My favorites were always a double leg, single leg and arm drag.
But reversals were my favorite, they’re such a huge motivation killer against a lot of people. Our whole team did Stand-ups and every other team knew that was our “thing.” So every once in a while when a kid was a little tired and I was on bottom, I always loved the stand-switch.
It’s so funny to just watch them fall on their face and make a funny sound, heh.
[quote]JokerFMJ wrote:
BJJRaver wrote:
when im feeling lazy, let them fight an arm drag, catch their ankle with your foot and let them fall back.
Somehow I don’t see that working against a good wrestler if you’re “feeling lazy” about it.
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its surprisingly effective. and takes little effort.
I like the ankle pick. It’s very diverse and can be hit from a variety of different positions pretty effectively.
I think these things very depending on your coach. The power twist is a throw where you:
grip 1) an underhook and wrap over the head, lock the hands, put head into their neck, centerstep, and throw with the hips
grip 2)pretty much the same thing its just the grip is around the body and your facin perpendicular to then, centerstep and throw
I liked the ankle pick too, especially if they were slowly trying to snap my head to the mat and their feet were right in front of me.
I was always to slow to be good with shots, somethin I should work on if I go back.
[quote]CaliforniaLaw wrote:
Typical politics. There’s nothing you can do about it.
During h.s. football, I was required to rotate in with some scrub for noseguard. Of course, the defensive coach disagreed and no one on the team thought the decision made sense. but there were political decisions at play.
you can’t do anything about it. look at it this way: in a few years you you’ll be doing much bigger and better things.
i laugh out loud thinking about what a loser my head coach is. at 29 i am more successful than he is at double my age. to think: at one point he controlled a small part of my destiny.
some will say politics is everything. to some extent, that’s true. but if you’re talented and hard-working, you can make your own destiny and politics will matter much less.[/quote]
Agree with CL on this one. Had a similar experience with HS football, only I was a junior lineman smoking half of my fat slob coach’s starting senior sweethearts in nearly every scrimmage.
I never said a word about not having a spot; I had the insanely naive idea that my actions would speak for me. I had the defensive coordinator once grab me by the jersey after a scrimmage where I had flattened the starting corner back and drag me over to the head coach and say, “coach, we need to give this guy a (starting) position!” Coach Lardass waved it off; never heard another word about it, never got jack.
Like the OP, I had no sense of entitlement even though I was 1st string JV the year before; I knew a varsity position had to be earned and I did that and then some only to come up zero sum.
To answer your question KA,
Things are as fucking ridiculous as you think, however, this is true for much of life in the big city. I wish I could say that this sort of thing ends in high school; expect just as much of it later on in life in the form of office politics and such.
As far as my aforementioned situation, although I don’t obsess over it, at 33 I’m still scratching my head as to what the hell that was about. My best advice is just to accept (as maddening as it is) that there will be no-win situations like this in life that you have no control over. In fact, I’ve found that trying to keep these to a minimum via hard work and careful planning has taken up most of my adult life!
Hope I haven’t painted too grim of a picture for the future. The truth is, life gets tougher in some ways after school (hs and college), but the good times are made that much sweeter.
[quote]Taquito wrote:
I think these things very depending on your coach. The power twist is a throw where you:
grip 1) an underhook and wrap over the head, lock the hands, put head into their neck, centerstep, and throw with the hips
grip 2)pretty much the same thing its just the grip is around the body and your facin perpendicular to then, centerstep and throw
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similar to a lateral drop?
[quote]Taquito wrote:
I think these things very depending on your coach. The power twist is a throw where you:
grip 1) an underhook and wrap over the head, lock the hands, put head into their neck, centerstep, and throw with the hips
grip 2)pretty much the same thing its just the grip is around the body and your facin perpendicular to then, centerstep and throw
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Is this another name for a hip throw?
I think. Could be wrong though.
So whats everybody’s opinions on going back to wrestling after a serious injury. In the first 6ish weeks of the season I chipped two teeth, got a minor concussion, strained a calf, and got wrist tendonitis.
That stuff I was ok with. Then I dislocated my elbow. I’ll be ready in time for next season, but I’m not sure if I want to go back.
I’ve seen some pretty bad injuries in wrestling and some of them permanent. I really know the kind of stuff that can happen, because I really messed up one of my teamates.
What do you guys think on the risks vs. benefits?
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
You have a losing record and you are complaining because the coach is giving someone else a shot?
WTF?[/quote]
POW!
Be loyal to your coaches. There are reasons for why we do the things we do.
Spend the time off to get into better shape while not having to worry about making weight.
I haven’t read all the responses…BUT, in my opinion, what your coach did is bullshit. My favorite part about wrestling was that it had the fairest system for who played and who didn’t. No arbitrary, bullshit coaches decisions, wrestle offs were the great equalizer and fairest determining factor of any sport out there. You want to get the top spot, win it.