Terry Steiner: Advanced Freestyle: Attacks & Transitions

with Terry Steiner,
US National Women's Team Head Coach,
NCAA Champion and 3x All American (Iowa);
Distinguished member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

In freestyle wrestling, it's crucial for athletes to make progress and score turns quickly before the official calls the wrestlers back to their feet. U.S. National Women's Team's Terry Steiner shows multiple attacks in this video that work together in transition so that athletes can flow from one attack to the next and score a turn quickly.

Attack Basics

Coach Steiner begins with how to transition into several different types of turks off of a takedown, which are effective for both freestyle and folkstyle. He also covers numerous moves, including different types of leg laces, cross knee turns, and a toe trap gut wrench. Many of the moves are deceptive to the bottom wrestler because they don't feel threatening during a match.

Missed Attacks

If the wrestler misses an attack off the takedown, Coach Steiner provides a starting point that leads to all core attacks for the top wrestler. He gives multiple options that can be used together if one move doesn't work initially. Steiner also shows how to use the bottom wrestler's momentum against them, allowing the top wrestler to capitalize on their opponent's reactions.

Problem Solving

Coach Steiner demonstrates the biggest mistakes that are made while making an attack and how to correct them. He also shows how to make a correction quickly if something goes wrong on an attack without wasting valuable time. You'll see how to progress and score against various defenses that frequently make turns difficult.

The highest percentages of takedowns are leg attacks, and Steiner shows multiple ways to score on the lower body after a leg attack in this video. Having an effective system in place gives wrestlers a path to follow so they can progress and score quickly no matter what type of defense they face. This is a great video for freestyle wrestlers and coaches.

55 minutes. 2020.