Wrestling is a popular sport that requires agility, determination and proper technique execution. The goal… More
Summary: Learn the bridging stretch, basic moves, starting positions, stances, and professional wrestling techniques in this free instructional competitive youth wrestling video.
Matthew Moyles is a teacher and coach in the Minisink Valley Central School District. He began wrestling in the seventh grade. From the moment he stepped out onto the practice mat, he...read more
"We’re going to go over a basic stretch called bridging. What we’re going to have here is our two wrestlers, Josh and Richard, are going to get in what is called a front bridge. Go ahead fellows. They pivot on their head removing their hands from the mat and stretching out their neck muscles. The importance of this is to roll around on your head trying to get your ears to touch the mat to stretch out those neck muscles. To further stretch out those neck muscles, you can flip over and go into a back bridge. Go ahead fellows. Once again, the importance is to trying to get your nose to touch the mat or as closes to mat as you can stretching out those neck muscles."