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Cross Wrist to Turk

Cross Wrist to Turk

February 26, 2019 • By Human Kinetics

By: Bill Welker

Originally Published in: The Wrestling Drill Book

Provided by: Human Kinetics

Setup

The wrestlers start in the referee's position with W1 in a basic two-on-one arm ride on W2's left arm.

Action

W1 drives W2's belly to the mat, executing a crossface with his left arm while still controlling W2's left wrist with his right hand (a). Next, W1 quickly releases W2's wrist just before reaching for W2's near leg (b). At the same time, W1 keeps body pressure on W2 by driving off his feet into W2. Continuing the drill, W1 picks up W2's near leg at the knee with his right hand while wrapping his right leg around W2's far leg (c). W1 finishes the maneuver by driving across W2, placing him on his back. He also lifts W2's head off the mat with his left hand and posts his right hand on the mat to maintain balance when completing the turk ride (d).

Coaching Points

Make sure that the offensive wrestler drives off his feet to keep the pressure on the defensive wrestler before lifting the defensive wrestler's near leg. The wrestlers will have to spend some time perfecting this drill under the supervision of the coaches. This drill will likely take more time than usual to perfect.

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