Watch as Coach discusses, and wrestlers demonstrate hand fighting. Coach does not want his wrestlers to come in reaching and uses the terms level, check, fake. Execute a collar tie with the head on the same side circling and pushing but never backing up. If the opponent uses an over tie, you elevate the elbow and take a shot. If you are blocked, reset and use a collar tie on the opposite side.
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