High School Wrestling Moves - Positioning

Top and Bottom Positioningtheir hip into their opponent's stomach. In effect,
While some wrestlers focus more on movesthis causes the attacker to simply pop their
from the standing positions, others prefer tohelpless opponent onto the mat, landing on top of
spend more of their time on learning how tothem with all their weight.
execute moves from the bottom. However, aHere's another top position wrestling move called
superior wrestler incorporates a strongthe duck-under. This move works well because it's
combination both into their arsenal of high schoola surprise attack that opponents are less able to
wrestling moves. Here is a selection of high schoolpredict. When the opponent reaches out one of
wrestling moves for both the top and bottomthe arms, the attacker pushes their opponent's
position to increase the chances of taking theelbow towards the ceiling, and ducks under it.
opponent down to the mat.From this position at their opponent's back, they
At the Top of their Gamecan lift their opponent easily into the air, and trip
These high school wrestling moves are for whenthem over their own outstretched leg to fall to
the wrestler is in the top position. They aim format for a takedown.
moving beyond the basic single and double-legBottom's Up
takedowns, which are somewhat predictable, andWrestlers also must have a series of high school
therefore easier to defend against.wrestling moves to use from the bottom position
Many wrestlers like to execute the fireman'sincluding the standup and the switch. For the
carry, which begins in a similar manner to thestandup or escape move, the bottom wrestler
double-leg takedown. However, instead of aiminggrabs their opponent's hand by the wrist and
for the opponent's legs, the attacker reachesrotates it. From this position, they stand up and
under their opponent's arms to grab onto onepeel the wrist away from their stomach. When
arm while thrusting the other arm between theirperformed quickly, the top wrestler is unable to
legs.neutralize the move by grabbing onto the bottom
Next, the attacker lifts the opponent over theirwrestler's ankle.
shoulder and throws them down towards the matThe switch is an even more effective move
on their backside. Be careful when attempting thefrom the bottom position because when
fireman's grab, since it must be performed fromsuccessfully executed it earns the wrestler two
the knees, or else it can illegally endanger thepoints for a takedown. To begin, the bottom
opponent.wrestler whips one leg under the other. This
Next, try the headlock hip-toss, which is a crucialenables the wrestler to reach for their opponent's
move for wrestlers in the heavyweight class. Toleg with their back hand, and pull themselves
begin, the attacker grabs the head and arm ofaround to gain leverage and control of the match,
their opponent. At the same time, they rotateforcing their opponent down to the mat.