Wrestling to improve grappling

[danfaggella]

I'm helping ot run the club wrestling team at my college for one main reason:

Its an opportunity to do more grappling-related activity and get me in good shape.

SO, now I focus on deciding what techniques and aspects of wrestling do I focus on to better my grappling?

-The obvious benefit is that my takedowns will get better.
-I've been thinking about working on throwing legs, because it will help me with those crazy one hook eddie bravo submissions that double as pinning combinations, and also I would generally get better at getting my hooks in.
-I've also been thinking on working on using pinning combinations imvolving the hammer lock, because it doubles as submission

Any other thoughts?

thanks

[Clooneytkd]

maybe work on your angles for shots and takedowns. countering weight when getting taken down and reversing. also i found that practicing switches helps alot even when your on your knees in a bjj match. you have a belt to hold on to.

[jubaji]

If you are actually wrestling you can't pick and choose what you are going to work on or not. You are wrestling or you are not. Do anything half-assed and you'll get just that out of it.

[danfaggella]

I am wrestling, but I'm deciding to focus specifically on technique I can also aply to grappling/bjj.

[jubaji]

Another point tragically missed.

[J-Luck]

Originally Posted by danfaggella

I am wrestling, but I'm deciding to focus specifically on technique I can also aply to grappling/bjj.

Do what is trained, whethere it is practical or not for bjj, and when you get back to the bjj mat, you will see the improvements.

This I believe is Jubaji's point, and a good one at that.

[Bjjexpertise@be]

Just wrestle, don't try to pick and choose as that'll only hinder your performance. One thing that you should ask someone to show you is the Syracuse after being sprawled on. That move will get you out of sticky situations.

[Tim McFatridge]

Agreed...train everything and do not worry about picking and choosing. Wrestling is great and it has some really good throws and subs in it. Most everything you will learn can be directly added to your bjj. You will need to modify it to work for you.

[doubleouch]

Wrestling is grappling

[danfaggella]

Ugh, wrestling is technically a kind of grappling, but submission grappling and folkstyle wrestling are different in many ways as you know. I just figure I aught to work on techniques in my wrestling game that I can aply best to my submission grappling game, because the purpose of wrestling on this college club team (for me) is to suppliment my submission grappling.

[jubaji]

Well, I'm sure that training to become a poor wrestler will be a great benefit to you!

[J-Luck]

Originally Posted by danfaggella

Ugh, wrestling is technically a kind of grappling, but submission grappling and folkstyle wrestling are different in many ways as you know. I just figure I aught to work on techniques in my wrestling game that I can aply best to my submission grappling game, because the purpose of wrestling on this college club team (for me) is to suppliment my submission grappling.

First off, you're looking at it wrong. See, wrestling will automatically give you skills to improve your overall game, so learn all you can, even when it makes no sense. Even bellying out. Learn everything, then, later on when you're a more versed grappler decide what stays, and what goes.

What school do you go to, I go to CCRI in lincoln.

[J-Luck]

Also, you gonna hit up Borrelli MMA with Burril, Jorge Rivera, and Santos? The commercial looks pretty cool. And of course Tim is an awsome bjj instructor.

[danfaggella]

I go to URI, and yeah I plan to at least check out Borrelli MMA. I have to drive 45 mins out and 45 mins back to train at santos' a few times a week, so I think a place in West Kingston (right near URI) would be nice. I don't know how good this Borrelli guy is good or if the class schedule/class enphasis will be to my liking. However I plan to go there and check it.

Also, I don't really care all that much if my wrestling isn't fantastic, I'm basically there to supliment my grappling. This doesn't mean I wont be going for the pin or that I'll throw armbars in wrestling, but it does mean that I'll be working a bit harder on moves that fit best into submission grappling (thowing legs and using pins that may double as submissions, switches, takedowns that will also work out well in grappling [taking the back in the standing position], ect...)

[7r14ngL3Ch0k3]

Just do what the intructors tell you to do. To be honest, there's only a couple of areas youre gonna be working on. Youll work from the standing position(which includes all the techniques you want in your grappling game. Like your shots, tie ups, head clears, throws, headlocks,etc.), the four points position, top, and bottom. If you want to specifically work on your leg attacks(like doubles, singles) or anything else, do it after class or something... Dont try to "interupt" everyone else just so you can work on something that YOU want to do. Like Jubaji had said, though in a demeaning and way, just wrestle. But then again, there's no reason why you couldnt work extra on a certain techniques as long as you did everything they asked of you.