QuestionHey Coach, im having trouble shoting. i know how to shoot, but i dont drop my level and i dont know what drill to fix this, do you know any? also im in a local wrestling club to gain skill in every position.
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'First-Step' Advantage
Hey Marvin,
Thanks for the question. Remember that to master any move, along with the "how", you must also know "why" to execute the move as well. Being in position to "shoot" is critical. Usually the "why" to shoot is that your opponent has not lowered his level as you step into the "first-step" advantage - meaning that you are coming at him like a jet trying to land quickly onto an air-craft carrier. Here is a sequence to remember - when you are ready to shoot, step out with your lead leg & toe - as your toe hits the mat, quickly bring your back foot up, almost close enough to touch your lead foot's heel ( like your shoe-laces being tied together with a small bunji-string. View the lead toe's touch as if you stepped onto a land-mine. You want to move quickly forward, obviously away from the explosion, which gives you an extreme sense of urgency to shoot quickly with your next lunge-style step, which literally places your outstretched arms, well - past your opponent's sprawl(double-leg) which is just a hair too late- because of your 'first-step' advantage (with the 1-2 & lunge footwork. The slick part of this tactic is that you can shoot either direction (single-leg)without changing your stagger-stance (lead-foot). What changes is: whatever leg you plan to attack, as you start the lunge part of the footwork, rotate your opposite hand of the lead foot and thrust it behind the heel of the leg being attacked and think of it as your landing gear for your, rapidly-landing jet on the flight deck. Then as your opponent reacts with a sprawl, he sprawls into your waiting arm which circles behind the leg, like a tail-hook, emergency landing. You can alter your attack by thrusting a fake hand to your lead leg side, and when your opponent pulls the leg away, rotate the same-side (lead -foot)hand to the opposite leg, land your jet quickly, and finish the go-behind takedown with your tail-hook arm circling with power, much like a left power hook. As you become proficient with this footwork and rotation of the palms to the mat, so will your balance and your ability to misdirect (start one direction - then go the other)at will, making you impossible to react to - simply because you can adjust to the slightest 'over or under' reaction on the way into your opponent with your purposeful, first-step advantage. Also remember to practice this in slow motion. By the time you can perform it with extreme balance, you will have gained balance, power, and most, importantly , speed at low-levels. One other point - from the ankle-level to the knee, your priority is balance. From the knee to the navel, your focus is on power ( as in blast-double leg). From the navel to the head, your priority is keeping your poise, as in upper-body defense and knowing where your feet are landing against a foot-sweep artist that may have you hopping around like a gunfighter shootin' at your feet. Hopefully , you have the picture - just remember to always move forward, and down. The "low-man" should always win the scramble with the 'first-step' advantage. For energy to pursue and perfect this unstoppable technique and tactic, check out my sites on natural energy and super-hydration (http://healthessentials.yourbodyiswater.org) and http://opp.sunrider.com/healthessentials)
Keep me informed of your progress. Keep the faith!
Yours in the Quest for Gold,
Coach Rae-Rae
