This instructional syllabus from Wrestling Illustrated is designed for teaching and learning wrestling skills and techniques. It is intended for teachers, students, wrestlers, and coaches, offering a progressive approach to mastering fundamentals. The syllabus covers 65 maneuvers and 38 sequences and drills, presented with step-by-step details keyed to illustrations. It emphasizes a skill development approach that combines holds and maneuvers, including take-downs, rides, pins, and reversals, along with warm-up and conditioning activities. Developed from practical experience in wrestling classes, this guide is suitable for both individual and class instruction, with 30 suggested lessons.
This manual serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding and applying wrestling techniques. It provides the foundational knowledge necessary for developing effective wrestling skills, with a progression designed for efficient learning. The content is structured to facilitate understanding, whether used by instructors in a classroom setting or by individuals seeking to learn independently. Its design ensures durability for repeated use, making it a reliable tool for anyone involved in wrestling education and practice.
Originally designed as a syllabus for teachers and students in the wrestling skills and techniques classes at Springfield College, the materials in this book have also been successfully used as a self-teaching manual by wrestlers and coaches throughout the country. The content and its arrangement is the result of many years of experience in developing an effective wrestling program. A students comment or action in class and discussion with other
instructors, coaches, and wrestlers have provided many of the ideas and techniques.
This guide presents the fundamentals of effective wrestling in a progression specifically designed for efficient learning. From the numberless holds, counters, and blocks that constitute skillful Wrestling, this book explains and illustrates in detail 65 maneuvers, arranging them in 38 sequences and drills.
The sequences teach the basic wrestling techniques through step-by-step instructions, with each step given in full detail and keyed to an accompanying illustration. In learning the various moves and holds, the wrestler uses them in combinations that progressively develop his skills in a sure and logical manner.
The basic positions and movements are practiced in the warm-up and conditioning activities, and are then followed by the sequences. The holds and maneuvers are also listed in summary according to the usual categories of take-downs, rides, pins, and reversals. An outline for 30 lessons suggests a scheme for individual or class instruction.
Originally designed as a syllabus for teachers and students in the wrestling skills and techniques classes at Springfield College, the materials in this book have also been successfully used as a self-teaching manual by wrestlers and coaches throughout the country. The content and its arrangement is the result of many years of experience in developing an effective wrestling program. A students comment or action in class and discussion with other
instructors, coaches, and wrestlers have provided many of the ideas and techniques.
This guide presents the fundamentals of effective wrestling in a progression specifically designed for efficient learning. From the numberless holds, counters, and blocks that constitute skillful Wrestling, this book explains and illustrates in detail 65 maneuvers, arranging them in 38 sequences and drills.
The sequences teach the basic wrestling techniques through step-by-step instructions, with each step given in full detail and keyed to an accompanying illustration. In learning the various moves and holds, the wrestler uses them in combinations that progressively develop his skills in a sure and logical manner.
The basic positions and movements are practiced in the warm-up and conditioning activities, and are then followed by the sequences. The holds and maneuvers are also listed in summary according to the usual categories of take-downs, rides, pins, and reversals. An outline for 30 lessons suggests a scheme for individual or class instruction.
