Ask Cael: another 21 day camp question

Story Published Thursday, February 26th, 2009

question: Hi thanks for answering my other question. Some more about your 21 day camp, what is your 10 fundamentals of wrestling. Also do you attend the camp regularly I attend a ————camp and he attended once. What do you feel like your campers learn most. I’m trying to get to the advanced level will this camp help me get to that goal?

the fundamental positions that we spend a lot of time on are 1) stance and motion (most kids move their feet wrong) 2-getting to the tie up effecticely 3) controlling tand moving our opponent from the tie up 4) hard and multiple set ups from the tie up to leg attacks 5) efficient leg attacks and quick finshes 6) baseline defense 7) pressure back on bottom to sit out/ stand up and pressure back to knee slide to stand up 8)breakdowns and turns (9 mental toughness and other excellent technique like the ankle pick, half nelson pinning roll, etc. I amd my staff will attend the camp regularly. I have nothing else planned during the 21 day camp. you see more of me then you want. this camp will absolutely take you up a notch or two and closer to your goal.

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