ASW10: Mark Strickland Talks Wrestling and MMA

04/14/16 • 34 min

Ever since starting AttackStyleWrestling.com I have has Martial Artists of all different disciplines signing up for advice on learning wrestling or teaching wrestling. Most are either instructors that wish to teach wrestling skills more effectively at their gyms and give their students a better experience or they are athletes from all backgrounds wanted to integrate wrestling skills into their existing skills and expand their combative arsenal. It has been exciting to see so many people of different backgrounds come to our site for information and instruction. But my biggest fear has always been that I would overload people new to our sport by dumping too much information on their lap. That’s why I have taken it upon myself to reach out to some of the best developmental wrestling coaches that have a background in MMA both as competitors and coaches. One of the first people I reached out to Coach Mark Strickland. I consider Coach Strickland to be one of the best developmental coaches in the country and he has been involved in MMA as a competitor and coach for nearly 10 years. Check out the recent podcast I hosted with Coach Mark Strickland and learn more about his past, how he has come to be one of the best wrestling coaches for youth and high school wrestlers in the nation as well as:

#1 Thing wrestlers bring to MMA Practice... What Instructors love about wrestlers
What comes easy for wrestlers crossing over to MMA and how athletes from other disciplines can pick this up quick
The most important thing to keep in mind when teaching wrestling to martial artists of other disciplines
The most important skill to work on when learning wrestling for MMA and how to progress from there.
Benefits to having MMA athletes train in your wrestling practice.
Who is the hardest for even the highest level wrestlers to take down?
How quick wrestling for MMA can be learned if you focus on the right skills and have a good instructor

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#1 Thing wrestlers bring to MMA Practice... What Instructors love about wrestlers
What comes easy for wrestlers crossing over to MMA and how athletes from other disciplines can pick this up quick
The most important thing to keep in mind when teaching wrestling to martial artists of other disciplines
The most important skill to work on when learning wrestling for MMA and how to progress from there.
Benefits to having MMA athletes train in your wrestling practice.
Who is the hardest for even the highest level wrestlers to take down?
How quick wrestling for MMA can be learned if you focus on the right skills and have a good instructor

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ASW09: U.S. Greco-Roman National Team Coach Matt Lindland breaks down how Greco enhances your overall wrestling skillset

Episode 9 of the Attack Style Wrestling Podcast will focus on tips and tricks with Greco-Roman wrestling with guest Matt Lindland, the U.S. Greco-Roman National Team coach. We'll find out how Lindland went from a high-level equestrian athlete to a wrestler and how he went over the hills and through the woods to find the coaching necessary to excel. A junior college champion at Clackamas Community College in Oregon, Lindland finished his college career at Nebraska. He tells the story of how he ended up choosing Greco-Roman over freestyle. Coach Daryl Weber and Lindland also talk about tips, tricks and drills from Greco-Roman techniques that can be easily utilized in helping young wrestlers become better in the folkstyle world. Learn more about Matt on his blog at CoachMattLindland.com The Attack Style Wrestling Podcast is brought to you by AttackStyleWrestling.com. SUBSCRIBE TO ATTACK STYLE WRESTLING PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | SoundCloud | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn.com by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

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ASW11: Charlie Brenneman on using wrestling in every aspect of sports and life

Continuing with the theme of wrestling and its relationship to mixed martial arts, we talk with Charlie Brenneman, a UFC veteran, former high school Spanish teacher and motivational speaker. On Episode 11 of the Attack Style Wrestling Podcast, Jason Bryant and Daryl Weber join Brenneman to share experiences and tactics that wrestling has taught that transfers to MMA, writing and entrepreneurship. Brenneman uses wrestling in nearly ever aspect of his life, but what were some of the traits wrestlers can employ to make a successful transition to MMA? We'll dive into that and more on this episode of the Attack Style Wrestling Podcast. Get more information on Charlie at Charlie-Brenneman.com. The Attack Style Wrestling Podcast is brought to you by AttackStyleWrestling.com. SUBSCRIBE TO ATTACK STYLE WRESTLING PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | SoundCloud | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn.com by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.