Take away your opponent's strength with the inside tie.

Matt Azevedo demonstrates a simple, yet versatile, set-up that every wrestler needs for his arsenal. The inside tie will open up your opponent, allowing you to score on either side of his body in many different ways.

Starting with the basic position, Coach Azevedo teaches you the six key points to controlling your opponent with the inside tie. He also demonstrates many ways to get into the inside tie including circling, using fakes, from a collar tie, through wrist control and more.

Once the basic position is establish, Avezedo shows you how to use the inside tie to attack your opponent with six takedown techniques:

• Single Leg Attacks
• "Barrel Roll"
• High Crotch Attacks
• Fireman's Carry
• Double Leg Attacks
• Front Headlock

Azevedo shows three different variations of each attack. What makes the inside tie so valuable is that it never changes, but the attack is different every time. That keeps your opponent guessing, which keeps him off balance and easier to score on.

You will also see the drills that Avezedo uses to train the inside tie. These drills focus on footwork and fakes, putting the combinations together and getting comfortable wrestling out of the inside tie position and using your attack hand.

The inside tie is easy to learn and is effective on any level - for any style of wrestler!

2010.

The Russian Tie series is an excellent move that wrestlers at any level or weight class can use to score points. The Russian Tie presents two benefits for wrestlers: First the opponent is constantly on defense thus cannot stall from this position. Second, it is a control position that allows your wrestler to move his opponent into position to score. Hall begins by discussing the important keys to a successful Russian Tie, covering grip, stance, movement, head position and footwork. From there he covers six different set-ups that can be used to hit eight different takedown techniques, which Hall also discusses. The takedown techniques covered include the single, double, snap down, firemans, and hip toss, which he used successfully to win the World Championships. Hall also presents a variation of this successful set-up, the Reverse Russian Tie, complete with five different takedown techniques that can be hit from this position. Hall closes with two key defense to stopping the Russian Tie. This is an excellent change of position tie-up that allows your wrestler to save his strength while moving his opponent into position to score.

48 minutes. 2002.

Terry Brands was often one of the sparkplugs that started the Hawkeyes off at every meet. His "in-your-face" style of wrestling resulted in 48 career falls - sixth best in the Hawkeye's storied history. Now you can learn some of the secrets of his favorite pinning move - the bar arm series. Terry examines the bar arm series from the beginning, taking you through a number of options with the spiral breakdown that will put your wrestler in good position to work for the fall. From there he offers a number of tilts and turns off the bar arm using a chicken wing, half nelson, and using the legs. Brands clearly explains each move, going through it from different angles to ensure you see the entire move done properly. An excellent tape that will give your wrestler an opportunity to score bonus team points each time he steps on the mat!

43 minutes. 2001. ISBN 1-56404-753-9.

Keep your opponent guessing with this arsenal of over 20 set-ups from Jeff Swenson! Swenson led Augsburg to a record-10 NCAA Division III national championships - one of only three NCAA schools to have won 10 or more wrestling national titles. While building his squad into a national wrestling powerhouse, Swenson taught his wrestlers to always be on the attack.

In this instructional wrestling DVD, Swenson gives you numerous options to get to your single-leg attack no matter what your opponent tries to counter with.

>Discover three critical areas in the set-up:

• Low contact set-ups
• Semi-contact set-ups
• Contact set-ups

You will get 10 set-up techniques from the Augsburg Inside Hook, which has become a staple in the program's success on the feet. Swenson shows each set-up from multiple angles to give you a true feel for how to teach the technique.

These set-ups will put your wrestlers in good position to get deep penetration and to score consistently.

46 minutes. 2009.

Hall of Fame Coach Jeff Swenson provides you with an in-depth look at one of his program's staples - the Augsburg High Crotch Series, which is an inside step high crotch.

Coach Swenson breaks down the move from proper stance, through set-up (focusing on an inside hook), how to get deep penetration all the way through to taking your opponent to the mat. Along the way he covers what to do if your opponent tries to tie up your hands, tries to block you with an underhook, how to score from a crack down position and more.

Swenson demonstrates seven different finishes for the high crotch, as well as three set-ups. He includes drills to help reinforce the technique. This is an excellent series that will get more points for your wrestlers.

51 minutes. 2009.