
Wrestling
Lesson 31 – Pinch Headlock
Warm Up (10min)
- Line Drills
- Shadow Wrestling
- 3x1min, 1min stretch between rounds
Lesson (35min)
- Pinch Headlock with Elbow Trap
- Cross wrist, and same side elbow grab for a 2on1
- Step in chest to chest, pushing their elbow out,
- Elbow hand to under hook grabbing their shoulder,
- Under side foot forward, between their feet,
- Connect both hands for the Pinch Headlock
- S-grip is preferred but you can also use a Gable Grip
- Front elbow is in tight to their chest
- Pinch Headlock with Underhook
- Same as above but you can’t trap the elbow, so just take a standard Underhook
- Pinch Headlock – Cork Screw
- Set up the Pinch Headlock as above
- Pull your opponent backwards,
- Turn 180 to get your hips in, and sinch your grip
- Step back with your now lead foot, and Donkey kick hard with you now back leg
- Finish on top.
- Pinch Headlock – Hip Throw
- Same as above but step all the way through for a hip throw
- Finish with knee down, for better control
- Change of Direction Drag Down
- The change of direction is basically the same as in lessons 29 & 30,
- The only difference is we are going to keep the Pinch Headlock
- From either of the above takedowns, your opponent sits down and back
- Change direction turning back into them, pull down hard on the Pinch Headlock
- You can finish with one knee or two knees in
Live Rounds (25min)
- 1 x 3min Flow
- 5 x 3min Hard