John Smith Technique- Stance and Motion

John Smith teaches the Motion Philosophy

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[jaytonbye]

@7DavidKim Look @ the Russians, head position is the most important aspect of wrestling on your feet.

4 lines of defense:

head, hands, sprawl, hips

[mrmax7670]

i think that there are no absoult rules to it, each persons own wrestling style dictates there def. I teach that your tactical advantage comes from a lower stance than your opponet, and to control there attact arm i.e. wrist or elbow control, then the basics of sprawl wizzer crossface, unless the shot is some how pass that point, then go to your def counter rolls crotch locks and funks. However some wrestlers reley on that for off to much, old saying goes a good off is the best def so shoot 1st

[richardvleal]

@125riptide your hands are a crucial part of your defense.. that's why he mentions sprawl and hips after head and hands.. lowering your level and stopping/tying up with your hands/head stops their offense, hence why it is the first line of defense as well as your offense. It's equally important to be able to defend once someone bypasses your head and hands, but that is the beauty to wrestling.. It's part of the battle... your post high-c to a fireman might work on those who don't...

[ChickityChoice]

@BF1 My team uses it for offense as well. Our strategy is to aggressively use our foreheads to get you out of position. Some of my 5 year-olds headbutt each other so hard, but they are used to it at this point.

[BF1]

@jaytonbye Yea strange it's not explained better in wrestling camps but your statement is very accurate. It's the first thing I talk about when talking defense.

[RushIsMyLifeFool]

@125riptide, thats not always true, i get a grip on the outside of my opponents armm(tricep) and head snap him while i change elevation, so when his head snaps back up i have a leg nd i shoot a high crotch, usually to a fireman throw. 

[125riptide]

@7DavidKim if you try to use your hands as your first line of defense your opponent can easily post your arms which exposes your legs. if he is taking a shot there is no way he could snap your head because (1) all his momentum is going forward toward your legs (2) if your blocking properly your forehead is in his clavicle which makes it impossible for him to snap anyway being as there's no space.

[7DavidKim]

@125riptide The problem with exposing your head is the fact your opponent will rip on it and will not only weaken your stance, but will also throw off your...vision(for a lack of better word).

I would think using your hands as the first line of defense will lessen the chances of your opponent getting in and ruining your good stance and vision and be that much farther from getting in that shot.

[125riptide]

@7DavidKim your lines of defense are your head, hands, and hips, in that order. if you learn to block an opponents shot by blocking him with your head, you won't have to worry about him getting to your legs and you having to sprawl

[7DavidKim]

What I find rather odd is John Smith's stance in that his head is his first line. I have yet to see a coach to tell their wrestler to use their head as their first line of defense; however, I'm not doubting the skills of John Smith, but I'm just trying to grasp the advantages of his stance.