At high-level competition it is usually the better grip fighter that dominates and wins the day. A good player always controls the grip in most grappling systems before he even thinks about attempting a throw.
The grips being described in this book are nothing more than basic and, depending upon how far you wish to take the art of grappling, grip work can go to really high levels. This is a very basic grip, a neutral grip that you share with your opponent. When entering for a throw the grip will change accordingly. This is the basic stance and grip to take when looking for a throw. Grip around the opponent's right triceps with your left hand and around the back of his neck with the right. In the art of wrestling balance is everything. Never allow your feet to meet in the middle and don't over extend your stance.
It is important to maintain this stance if you want to stop yourself from being thrown. The wedge stance gives you balance and offers a base from which you can throw or defend. The head is up and in direct line with the spine.
The knees are flexed and your back is essentially upright and almost perpendicular to the floor. In this position your weight is directly over a point just behind the heel of your front foot. Presuming that you are working from a left lead stance (this can be reversed if you want to lead with your right) you should stand in a small 45-degree wedge stance, bent only slightly at the knees and relaxed, as illustrated. While fighting for a good grip the players usually work in a straddle-type stance, moving into the wedge position (left or right 45-degree stance) when setting up an attack. Because they do not have to defend their legs from attack there is a tendency to be more vertical. Because Greco-Roman wrestling disallows any throw below the waist the players tend to stand a little higher then they would if they were practising freestyle wrestling, judo or sombo which does allow throws to the legs.
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