Jake Stevenson: Top Riding, Leg Riding & the Chop

The Chop

Coach Stevenson begins this presentation with a demonstration of how he coaches his wrestlers to use hip pressure to stay in good position and how they practice using hip pressure to make the chop breakdown more effective. 

Stevenson demonstrates teaching wrestlers to ride and turn their opponents using the near wrist ride. Several turns and pinning combinations are shown from the near wrist ride, as well as several tips to keep your opponent flat on their stomach.

• Learn how to break your opponent down using the chop.
• Learn how to use the near wrist ride to set up a turk or a side headlock.
• Learn several turns from the controlled wrist position.
• Learn several tips to get the opponent’s arm across their back.

Leg Riding

Coach Stevenson also demonstrates how to ride and turn your opponent with the legs in. Stevenson begins by showing his favorite way to get legs in, then explains how he teaches his wrestlers to break their opponent down before trying to turn them. 

The power half and turk are shown with variations to account for the bottom man’s defense to both turns. 

Finally, several tips are shown that will help the top man stay out of stalemates and potentially dangerous situations.

• Learn an easy way to get the legs in on your opponent.
• Learn how to turn your opponent with the legs in.
• Learn how to stay in good position and how to prevent reversals and referee stoppages from the legs in position.

Coach Stevenson does an excellent job of presenting high-level top instruction and technique coaching. This would make an excellent addition to any coach’s library!

54 minutes.  2023.