I wasn’t the first Randy to earn All-American honors at my college.  I was the 2nd.

The first Randy was Randy Fee, and he was a senior my freshman year.   He was also in my weight class, which is partly why I red-shirted my first year.  

And because I red-shirted….

Randy felt free to take me under his wing and teach me.

I became his partner and did my part to help him – pushing him, supporting him and being the best training partner he could have in the room.

Result of our partnership:  By the end of the year, Randy had earned All-American honors – the first in our school’s history.

I learned a lot from Randy, but one particular move stood the most:   his single leg takedown.

He taught me one set-up.  Exact and precise method for locking hands.  One core finish.

He didn’t show me “one hundred ways to hit a single leg”
Or, the fanciest, coolest way to hit a single leg.

• One method.
• One process.
• One SYSTEM.

Precise, detailed – and simple.

Wrestling doesn’t have to be complicated.  Sometimes we make it complicated, but it doesn’t have to be.  

Sometimes we think we have to learn the latest designer move fresh off ye olde Yew Tewbe.

Unnecessary,  and worse – a distraction for what really wins against quality opponents.

The system of wrestling I teach is not fancy.

It is far from designer.

It just works, because it is rooted in this simple philosophy:  Position is Key

And, if you apply the principles of that philosophy, to every position on the mat…

YOU can simplify YOUR wrestling life, as well.

Thank you, First Randy, for teaching me my first really effective shot – one that became my go-to throughout college – and led me to earn my own all-American spot on the podium.

Randy