Winning Wrestling Moves

by Mark Mysnyk, Barry Davis, Brooks Simpson

With more than 700 detailed photographs illustrating moves and countermoves, this book shows how to handle any opponent in virtually any situation. Winning Wrestling Moves provides high school and college wrestlers and their coaches with all the fundamentals and latest refinements in wrestling techniques. Never before have so many wrestling moves been described and illustrated in one volume. Three former All-Americans from the University of Iowa—Mark Mysnyk, Barry Davis, and Brooks Simpson—team up to share the techniques that made them - Proper stance, movement, penetration, and lifting technique
- Breakdowns, rides, and pins
- 200 takedowns featuring variations based on the opponent's reaction
- Escapes and reversals
- Valuable counter techniques
- Freestyle turns for freestyle and scholastic wrestling Winning Wrestling Moves is a generously illustrated guide that shows wrestlers at the high school and college levels how to come out on top in every match.

Genres: Martial Arts, Sports

208 pages, Paperback

First published March 30, 1994

Reviews

[Danny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most books that focus on techniques have short comings because video is just a superior medium. But this is a book that's worth getting. So much of wrestling knowledge is just passed down word of mouth. The instructional landscape that exists in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu simply doesn't exist in wrestling culture because the majority of wrestling is learned in practice, seminars.

This book provides breadth, although it doesn't have the depth to completely master a technique (but no book would ever provide that).

Keep in mind that this book was written in 1994. So what's popular in the modern wrestling game might not be reflected here.

[Blake · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book at the beginning of freshman year. This book expanded my knowledge of wrestling by teaching me many more moves as well as wrestling terms. The book was not like a normal novel, it had a multiple pictures per move that were steps. Below the picture(s) was an explanation of each step.

[Francis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very comprehensive book on wrestling. It covers all of the most effective moves of wrestling in a sequential pictorial format.

Some may find this presentation confusing, but I find it extremely useful when combined with visualization.

It's like a puzzle in a way. Your mind must visualize the sequence and order it and fix it properly. Read the book with the intend of solving a puzzle. This will greatly improve your techniques on the mat for your brain will be more thoroughly accustomed with the moves.

[Joshua Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

SMACK! As the ref hits the floor and everyone cheers for you, knowing that you have won the match. You have wrestled hard and tuff and it paid off. But before you can get to somewhere like that you need to know the basics, this book will help you learn all the moves you need. My rating for this book would be a 5/5 it tells you how to correctly do the moves as well as pictures. This book is a very good book. The only thing I would change about this book is it should be just a little bit more descriptive. But other than that this book is a very good book for learning the moves you need to win.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent!

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a wrestler through junior high and high school, this book captures all the critical moves. Wish I had it back then....

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best wrestling technique books out there. Comprehensive and solid.