Leg Riding

Wrestling_Prodigy · 12-20-2008, 06:47 PM

Can you guys give me as much advice as possible about leg riding? I'm not so great at top position and I want to make that up with good leg riding.

A link to videos that teach leg riding would be beyond helpful too! I searched for some but couldn't find any.

Spider · 12-20-2008, 07:09 PM

Check your private messages.

mpaul · 12-21-2008, 08:45 AM

I never understood how leg riding helps you score points...

Spider · 12-21-2008, 09:55 AM

Just riding of any kind never scores points in high school (you can get a point for riding time in college), and in fact is stalling if you are not trying to turn your opponent to his back. A cross body ride (leg ride), however, is a good way to control your opponent, and there are many ways to turn him to his back from it.

Ground&Pound · 12-21-2008, 11:13 AM

From my experience, the key to legs is developing the right feel and balance, which takes practice.

Just keep practicing and practicing. Don't try it in a match until your ready.

Also, be sure to punish your opponent's head (legally of course) with power halves and crossfaces if he gets to a sit out position.

Be like a human backpack. Stay tight and don't let your side hips touch the mat.

Eventually, you'll have to loosen up and come out to the side a bit to turn him with the power half. At this point you can even switch to leg scissors.

This shows a good strong power half, keeping the head on the mat. Also, notice the right hip is not on the mat.

Leg scissors. The most pain inflicting legal move in wrestling. I'm sure a pin occurred shortly after this pic was snapped.

Spider · 12-21-2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Ground&Pound

Eventually, you'll have to loosen up and come out to the side a bit to turn him with the power half. At this point you can even switch to leg scissors.

This is true if you give up the leg ride and just take the half, but whenever you are in a crossbody ride, your hip must be fused to his hip with no space in between.

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Originally Posted by Ground&Pound

Leg scissors. The most pain inflicting legal move in wrestling.

I disagree, and if I get you in a guillotine, so will you.
Besides, it's illegal to just squeeze the crap out of him with a scissors.

Ground&Pound · 12-21-2008, 12:09 PM

I'm sure we could argue semantics all day.

Although, I think we agree that staying tight at the hips is the essential.

(You really wouldn't want to put in a guillotine would you? I thought we were friends?)

M Richardson · 12-21-2008, 12:50 PM

A Saturday Night Ride can rate right up there - except the pin usually comes too quickly to allow inflicting TRUE pain. . From my experience with wrestlers starting to use legs, G&P's most important comment was don't use it in a match until you are really good at it in practice. We lose a lot of matches, usually by pin, to guys screwing up while trying to leg-ride.

Spider · 12-21-2008, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M Richardson

A Saturday Night Ride can rate right up there - except the pin usually comes too quickly to allow inflicting TRUE pain. . From my experience with wrestlers starting to use legs, G&P's most important comment was don't use it in a match until you are really good at it in practice. We lose a lot of matches, usually by pin, to guys screwing up while trying to leg-ride.

I agree. The biggest problem for rookies is falling off to the near side. If you keep your elevation, keep your hip locked tight to his hip, and try to keep your body parallel to the mat, you won't get in too much trouble.

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Originally Posted by Ground&Pound

You really wouldn't want to put in a guillotine would you? I thought we were friends?

All's fair in love and war and wrestling - but I'd ease up a little

.

Wrestling_Prodigy · 12-21-2008, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M Richardson

We lose a lot of matches, usually by pin, to guys screwing up while trying to leg-ride.

Yea that is what happened to me today. I won my first match and then went on to the second match. I was up, score was 3-2. I put legs in, got high and he punished me for it, got pinned. Very disappointing. The kid I lost to went on to get second place while I didn't place. And he wasn't better than me I could of won the match and at the LEAST second place.

This loss makes me want to stay away from leg rides.

I just need to practice it more before I do it in a match.

Oh well I got a meet tomorrow. I'll just have to learn from my mistakes and do better next time.

12-20-2008, 06:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wrestling_Prodigy Round of 12 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 461	Leg Riding Can you guys give me as much advice as possible about leg riding? I'm not so great at top position and I want to make that up with good leg riding. A link to videos that teach leg riding would be beyond helpful too! I searched for some but couldn't find any. __________________ "Every artist was first an amateur." "You miss 100% of shots you don't take." <>My training Log<>

12-20-2008, 07:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Spider Ancient Arachnid Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 4,254	Re: Leg Riding Check your private messages. __________________ "Love never dies." The Beatles

12-21-2008, 08:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
mpaul Redshirt Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 41	Re: Leg Riding I never understood how leg riding helps you score points...

12-21-2008, 09:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Spider Ancient Arachnid Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 4,254	Re: Leg Riding Just riding of any kind never scores points in high school (you can get a point for riding time in college), and in fact is stalling if you are not trying to turn your opponent to his back. A cross body ride (leg ride), however, is a good way to control your opponent, and there are many ways to turn him to his back from it. __________________ "Love never dies." The Beatles

12-21-2008, 11:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ground&Pound Olympic Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: WPIAL, PA Posts: 2,619	Re: Leg Riding From my experience, the key to legs is developing the right feel and balance, which takes practice. Just keep practicing and practicing. Don't try it in a match until your ready. Also, be sure to punish your opponent's head (legally of course) with power halves and crossfaces if he gets to a sit out position. Be like a human backpack. Stay tight and don't let your side hips touch the mat. Eventually, you'll have to loosen up and come out to the side a bit to turn him with the power half. At this point you can even switch to leg scissors. This shows a good strong power half, keeping the head on the mat. Also, notice the right hip is not on the mat. Leg scissors. The most pain inflicting legal move in wrestling. I'm sure a pin occurred shortly after this pic was snapped. __________________

12-21-2008, 12:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ground&Pound Olympic Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: WPIAL, PA Posts: 2,619	Re: Leg Riding I'm sure we could argue semantics all day. Although, I think we agree that staying tight at the hips is the essential. (You really wouldn't want to put in a guillotine would you? I thought we were friends?) __________________

12-21-2008, 12:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
M Richardson greyhound rescuer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,793	Re: Leg Riding A Saturday Night Ride can rate right up there - except the pin usually comes too quickly to allow inflicting TRUE pain. . From my experience with wrestlers starting to use legs, G&P's most important comment was don't use it in a match until you are really good at it in practice. We lose a lot of matches, usually by pin, to guys screwing up while trying to leg-ride. __________________

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