Inside Tie Series

I feel Matt Azevedo is an overlooked and often ignored coach. He was a great competitor at the national and international level, but often his achievements are overshadowed by the bigger names in the sport.

That being said this is a great DVD, he teaches high percentage moves that have shown to be effective time and time again at a world class level.

The inside tie is a great position you can hit a lot of different takedowns from, and Matt does a great job in explaining the intricacies of the inside tie in a simple way you can put into practice immediately. He is straight to the point in his teaching, without skimping on the details that will show you how to make this position work.

Great DVD and great coach.

Simplicity!

However this style of attack may not be for the heavy footed wrestler.

This is one my favorite DVDs. He goes into a lot of detail on everything. He first shows how to get to the inside control, which is fairly uncommon, showing I think four or five entries to the position from typical handfighting. He then shows how to set up about six different takedowns from the inside tie. For each takedown, he shows multiple set-ups, how to combo the set-ups, and common mistakes for each. Extremely comprehensive.

Coach Azevedo creates an informative DVD about the inside tie. His instructions are clear, concise, and detailed. As a high school coach, I find the drills at the end of the DVD the most useful. However, the entire presentation is 5 stars all the way. This is a worthy investment.