Wrestling For Beginners

by Tom Jarman, Reid Hanley

At any level of wrestling competition, the basic fundamentals are essential to success in the sport. Wrestling for Beginners gives novice wrestlers those techniques that serve as the foundation for all wrestling instruction--conditioning, maneuvers, holds, takedowns, counters, strategy, and pinning combinations. This readable and effective manual includes hundreds of stop-action photographs emphasizing proper body positions, grips, postures, and movements. There are tips on diet and nutrition, building endurance, increasing flexibility and balance, as well as specific points for mastering each of the seven basic wrestling skills. Speciac appendixes include a listing of United States Wrestling Federation weight divisions and scoring procedures and a glossary of terms. Tom Jarman, former head wrestling coach at Northwestern University, previously coached at Taylor University for 13 years, where his teams won seven conference championships and posted a 128-22 dual meet record. A two-time AII-American champion, Jarman has coached ten national place winners and one national champion. Reid Hanley is a sports writer and the author of Who's Who in Track and Field . He is winner of the 1978 Illinois Press Association award for sports writers and the 1980 Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Newsman of the Year honor.

Genres: Martial Arts, Sports

244 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked up this book at a library sale because I wanted to get a better understanding of wrestling techniques. This book is filled with sequential photos that really give you a conceptual idea of how the techniques are executed. I say contextual due to the fact that it is hard to truly 'feel' a technique without actually doing it. Very informative and concise introduction. Helped me follow the Olympic bouts I watched better.

[Kian.ting · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don’t think I can remember everything I read especially the moves, it’s a good book well written and also good illustrations. It’s just hard trying to remember and comprehend the mechanics without actually doing them, the plus to reading this is that at least if the names of the moves were to be mentioned in class I would at least have some notion about it, and I suppose it would help me memorise.