If you want to know how to execute any
hold properly you've come to the right man.
And I do mean any hold.I've forgotten more holds
than most so called great wrestlers known today
.Have you seen Marty Jannetty lately?That has-been
has'nt been the same since I taught him a wrestling
lesson this summer and took away his precious
Midwest Territorial heavyweight belt.
Maybe I should offer him a job cleaning my house
or something.That's about his speed.
Enough kidding around.You're
reading this because you want to learn,so pay
attention. What I'm going to teach you
about today is a move I call the shoulder-toss
takedown.It should be fairly simple for any wrestler
who has been around a while,but you'd be surprised at
how many wrestlers there are out there who just don't
have a clue;They should pay me to teach them how to
wrestle The shoulder-toss takedown is
something that can really take a guy by surprise and
it can be a great defensive move. If an
opponent thinks he has you in a bad way.he'll more
than likely come charging at you.If you're as quick
as I am,you can step slightly to the side,keep your
center of gravity low,and reach across his body.Then
you have to reach around the far side of his neck and
hook your hand around his shoulder.Then in one fluid
motion,you lift the man high off his feet and hurl
his body into the mat,with you coming down on top of
him. If you've seen me excecute this
move,you'll know it tooks kind of like a
choke-slam,but better. Another key to
executing this move perfectly-and I always execute it
perfectly-is the footwork.You must move your feet the
way pitcher does when he winds up to fire a
fastball.Use your feet to drive your body forward and
make the most of your momentum.If you don't have your
legs churning and moving forward,your opponent can
easily reverse the move and land on top of you.Trust
me,you don't want that to happen. I'll
tell you this;The Shoulder-Toss Takedown can be a
great move.Too bad there aren't many guys out there
who are smart enough or talented enough to get it
done right Know Your Holds
The Shoulder-Toss Takedown By Al
Snow Wrestling Superstars Winter95