I've wrestled for four years, and have one more year to go before I graduate high school. I started in eighth grade, and pretty much messed around all the time. I didn't fully understand the basics of wrestling, such as how to move around in stance, how to apply pressure in a sprawl, or how to effectively drive through an opponent. Instead, I was trying to do funk stuff like standing granbies other non-orthodox stuff. In middle school, I can say I got away with doing all that crazy crap. Some of the kids I wrestled just didn't have enough experience to deal with all the funk I tried so I thought I was developing decently as a wrestler. Then came high school freshman year. I tried hard to focus on the fundamentals of wrestling, as it started to dawn on me that a good shot and sprawl are worth more than all the funk rolls and ankle diving scrambles I could do. But I did not focus on the details of the fundamentals enough, and I lost a lot more matches than in middle school. At my league finals I did not even place, and that came as a really big blow to me, considering in the previous year I had taken first place in the JV league finals. The following year (my sophomore year) I started to hone in on the details a lot more. I practiced my sprawl and whizzer cross-face (pancake trap, whatever you want to call it) to the point where I did not have to funk roll or elevate like last year. But I neglected to really improve my shot. Although I drilled it a lot in practice, I could not do a clean double leg for some reason. In most of my matches I simply grabbed my opponents leg with a mile of space between us, and then hip slided to climb around them. Yes, that got me quite a few takedowns, but I realized that stuff wasn't going to work on higher leveled kids. For the few varsity tournaments I wrestled in, I got my ass handed to me whenever I tried that type of shot. I ended the season placing 4th in my JV league finals. This year, my junior year, I think I finally made some decent improvements. I started the season two months late (due to studying for SATs), and was devastated at my first tournament with only a week of training. The 0-2 barbecue loss really pissed me off. At this point I realized that if I wanted to improve, I had to be extremely vigilant on the details of every technique I learned. During my training, I tried to perfect my stance -- head up, back straight, hands blocking the lead leg, with short choppy footwork. I sprawled with my hips down, laces to the mat, and keeping all the pressure on my partner's head so he couldn't peak out. I made sure my spiral ride was applying as much pressure as possible and that my leg rides were tight, back arched, and elongating the opponent. I devoted a lot of time on and off the mat, watching youtube videos to improve my fundamentals. And I saw improvements. I was not getting taken down so easily anymore by maintaining a good stance. And my front headlock/ sprawl cross-face series was actually scoring me big points in matches. Yes, I still had problems with my shot, but I was better than before. As for the old funky crap I used to do, I did not completely discard it. The Granby is still one of my favorite moves on bottom, and I definitely still use hip-to-hip rolls and throws whenever I end up in the situation. But I've learned that fundamental wrestling really does win big matches, and VIGILANCE in perfecting details is what allows you to rely on your technique to win. I ended this season placing 7th in the Varsity league finals, which qualified me as an alternate for Sectionals. No, that's definitely not super impressive or anything, but then it's still an improvement form what I had done last year. In these four years, I've spent countless nights in deep frustration over losing matches. I've felt anger and jealousy and even despair when it seemed like I could not improve. Yeah, I wanted to quit a few times. But then I decided I loved wrestling too much to discard all that the time and effort I had spent on the mat. So for all of you who have read this far, I hope that you all stick with this sport. This was my story of wrestling so far, and I hope it makes y'all never quit and continue grinding!

Dude iv been wrestling for two years and man yr vidoes are really great for the young wrestlers going in to high school, i wish i known about the stuff u talked about before hand

I practice drilling the moves & I watch tutorials wit it so that way I can master it

I Become Good and Stronger, Powerful at Wrestling and got Leaner including Faster and Smarter too,

Wow, JROB cancelled - for keeps! Shocking and sad! I'm sure you know. Isaac, you're the one who made me aware of JROB through your videos. I have two grandsons just starting in the sport, and I was planning to send them there IF one or both really "catch fire" for wrestling. I sure hope and pray someone, or group, picks up the mantle and carries on. Today's boys NEED this!

I like the language analogy

Thank you very much I wish I was part of your team

Hey great vid

Hey I’m starting my wrestling practice Tom, any tips ? And thank you

have you made a video about what to do and what not to do right before a wrestling match??

I'm in 7th grade and this helped me a lot, thanks

Hey bro your amazing

True

Yup males sense. I wrestling since 2 years and sucked was the badest wrestler. I started internal kungfu and learned about posture balance biomechanics. When i now apply that to wrestling its another level. Its as u say. U response depending on enemy's attack or force

Nice

* explains it perfectly* "its hard to explain"

Could you do a video on wrestlers who started late? I started my freshman year and I really want to have a shot at college

I wish my ears were nice like yours lol my left is were the cauliflower is

More advice on how to be a dick in wrestling please

You need to peform it so you can explain it It is the only way. So we can learn