Hey everyone! 6 months new to wrestling but it has changed the way I grapple. I no longer am a bottom man in BJJ (I’m sure there’s a joke somewhere in there). Wrestling has allowed me to stay on top of opponents consistently. For anyone that reads this and has more experience than me (pry all of you), I’ve had double shoulder surgeries and am over the 40 year old mark. My question is, what type of takedowns, if any, are safer for shoulders? I’ve been having a lot of success with elbow peels to outside step high c and Russian ties but wondering if there is anything I’m missing.

I have two kids who just started their first year of wrestling—my 5-yo son and 9-yo daughter. It's been almost 20 years since I last laced up my wrestling shoes, so I wanted to brush up on the fundamentals so I could help coach them. I came across Jacob on TikTok, which ultimately brought me here. I have to say, watching these tutorials has me fired up! I’m so excited to pass this knowledge down to my kids. Thank you for creating this awesome platform. It’s not only helping my kids improve but also giving me more opportunities to spend quality time with them and build a stronger bond—memories I know we’ll all cherish forever. 💪🏻

I am an assistant coach for my local Junior High school (7th to 9th grade) wrestling team. Here to get videos and content to coaching in the room.

I'm just an mma coach who sees the need for a top tier mat club here in Southern Oregon. Looking to learn everything I possibly can and more importantly, teach it. Beyond blessed to have this as a resource. Keep up the great work JJ! Would love to see a series on wrestling for mma! Also, to help introduce brand new kids, a beginners 4 to 6 years plus series what to teach the new Littles starting day 1 freestyle or folk.