After competing at the highest levels of wrestling, submission grappling, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu nationally and internationally (1997-2004), I turned my efforts to coaching. Like many athletes, I could perform techniques better than I could explain them. Teaching and coaching for the last 20 years has given me a deeper understanding of why techniques work and what underlying principles support each technique. This understanding is especially beneficial for those attending Maryland wrestling camps where I share my insights.
A few of these key concepts are:
- Is the position top, bottom, perpendicular, or parallel?
- Is my head in one of the 6 central boxes of control? "Head in the Box" Training Rashguards (tm)
- What 8 key attributes do I possess, and how can I work on gaining the others?
- Are you a transition hand fighter?
- Keys to winning scrambles
Competing against World Champions, sometimes winning and sometimes losing, led me to ask deeper questions about my understanding of basic positions. My goal is to share this information with the world, one wrestler at a time, especially through the impactful experience of wrestling camps in Maryland.