CATCH WRESTLING

About the Instructor

We are excited to announce Catch Wrestling has arrived at Safety Academy USA. We have teamed up with Coach Mike Miggs who has been training in the martial arts for over two decades. Coach Miggs has been involved in the art of catch as catch. Can wrestling since 2007 and has been a member of Snake pit USA since 2013. 

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Sign up for a Free introductory hour being held on Saturday February 26, 2022. At Safety Academy USA 100 Cummings Center Suite 212E Beverly Ma 01915

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Pre-registration is required at www.safetyacademyusa.com or by calling us at 978-993-3337.

Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of Catch Wrestling including some of the arts signature clinch work, takedowns, and submission base grappling

Students participating in this introductory hour must wear proper attire. This includes.

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T-Shirt

Shorts or Sweatpants

Stocking or bare feet. (Foot ware is not allowed on the training matts)

 

FULL CURRICULUM

Journeyman Level 1 Rank Requirements

STAND UP WRESTLING 1: MOVEMENT FROM NEUTRAL POSITION

1.) Stance and Movement:

a.) Proper Stance: Head, Butt, Elbows, Feet and Weight Distribution

b.) Proper Movement: Forward, Backwards and Side to Side

c.) Pivoting

STAND UP WRESTLING 2: TIE UP POSITION

1.) Establishing Wrist control and Collar tie

2.) Head position

STAND UP WRESTLING 3: CACC GRIP FIGHTING

1.) Grip Fighting and Grip Removal

STAND UP WRESTLING 4: TAKEDOWNS

Basic Takedowns from Collar and Wrist tie-ups:

1.) CACC Arm Drag to Run The Pipe

2.) Double Leg

STAND UP WRESTLING 5: TAKEDOWN COUNTERS:

1.) Sprawl

2.) Whizzer Kick-away

GROUND BASED WRESTLING 1: REFEREE

1.) Basic Referee Position:

a.) Bottom Referee position: Low defense position

b.) Coming to Base

c.) Top Referee position: Amateur Style
 

GROUND BASED WRESTLING 2: TRANSITIONS

1,) Sit Outs and Switches:

a.) Short sit out and Arm roll

b.) Referee Switch

GROUND BASED WRESTLING 3: ESCAPES

1.) Bottom Referee Escapes:

a.) Stand up from Low Defense

2.) Escaping Grappling Pins:

a.) Escaping Opponent in Side Control: Bridge and Punch

c.) Mounted Escape: Arm Trap Bridge and Roll

3.) Escapes from your Body Scissor:

a.)  Arm Drag

b.)  Kick-Off

c.)  Standing Up

GROUND BASED WRESTLING 4: BREAKDOWNS, TILTS, RIDES AND PINS

1.) Breakdown to Ride, Tilt and Pin

a.) Tight Waist Arm Chop/Crab/Half Nelson/Pin

b.) Quarter Nelson/Pin

*CATCH 9 POSITION DRILL*

GROUND BASED WRESTLING 5: SATURDAY NIGHT RIDE DOMINATION AND SUBMISSIONS CHAINS

1.) Saturday Night Ride Domination: Perfect Positioning/Posture

2.) Breaks, Passes and intro to Leg Attacks

a.) Leg Grind back step

b.) Bear Crawl to Half Boston Crab

3.) Saturday Night Ride leg lock attacks:

a.) Achilles Lock to Calf Crush

b.) Knee bar

4.) Mount Attacks:

a.) Top Wrist Lock

b.) Fist Choke

c)  Punch Choke

5.) Side Control Attacks:

a.) Top Wrist Lock

b.) Straight Arm Bar

c.) Double Wrist Lock

6.) Rear Mount or Crab Ride Attacks:

a.) Strangle Hold

b.) Gag

c.) Cross Face Crank