First, a little background:

John Smith was one of America's greatest wrestlers.  Three Time National Champ for Oklahoma State, followed by two Olympic Freestyle Gold Medals.

John's style was unique.  Not fancy but unique. 

He would attack the low ankle using a short list of set-ups, get to the same position, and finish multiple ways.

In his honor, some still call this shot the Smith Single.

Everyone in the world knew exactly what he was going to do. 

The Germans, the Japanese, even le Ruskies…

nobody could stop it – even though the best coaches in the world tried.

How incredible to be able to go out there, tell your opponent exactly what you're going to do…and do it anyway.

John shared a lot of great information with me, including his family background, training regimen and incredibly strong mindset.  I'll have to share some of that with you another time, but there's one question I asked him, that I want to talk about today:

I asked him:  “How did you develop your world famous single leg so that you could hit it on anyone?"

His answer:

I spent hours upon hours doing nothing but hitting that one shot.  Changing levels, getting in on the shot, perfect position.  I'd spend hours a day doing nothing but that move.  Setting up, getting in.  Setting up, getting in.  Having partners try to keep me from getting in on the shot, knowing it was coming, and me working to get in anyway.

Then I practiced getting in, and finishing from every imaginable scenario.  Whatever the guy could do to counter,  he'd throw at me.

“How much time did you spend on it?"

I spent several hours every day…for years.  Probably from the time I was about 8, until I won the gold medal.  Every day.

At an early age, John Smith discovered the secret to success in wrestling – and life:

Keep repeatedly drilling those things that lead to success….until you are better at it than anyone.

John Smith followed this process, and it led him to multiple Olympic Gold medals.

You can follow the same process, and as a result, find more success than you’ve ever had in your life!

First though, you will have to be strong enough to shut down the self-described ex-spurts that deceive you by telling you to learn a different move every week, and have you spinning in a circle to find the magic moves that make you a champion.

John Smith didn’t do that – he won world titles by learning one system and scoring with one shot.

Want to learn the process that led John Smith to Olympic Gold?

Most wrestlers across this land, will be in the ‘not ready‘ zone, content for life to take them where it will, as opposed to them taking control.

Here’s how you can take control of your takedown destiny

In a few short weeks, our accelerated takedown mastery camp takes place.

Athletes who come to this camp will learn our devastating hand-fight system, which leads to domination on your feet…

and being THE ONE in control.

This camp features accelerated technique –  high level stuff – so be ready to train at a champion’s level.

Even better….

At this camp you will learn how to internalize wrestling technique faster by fusing your mind with your body.

Want to make the connection…mind to body…so you can quickly incorporate new technique like you’ve been drilling it for months?

Break bad habits fast and adapt to new ones quickly?

If so, now’s your chance.

Last email ticked off a lot of people.

Hey – you have the formula to controlling the universe and you're just gonna keep it to yourself? Gimme wanna!

Stuff like that.

So okay, I give. Here's how you control your opponents thoughts…

by using human nature against him.

Yes really!

Very simply, humans are wired to react a certain way in certain situations. For instance…

See a mountain lion bounding toward you, snarling and baring its teeth while approaching at lightning speed?

Well, you're going to naturally react in a self preserving survivalist way…

And push your buddy to the ground so you can escape.

I mean…

You know…

Run really fast and stuff.

Survival instincts are built into all of us.

In wrestling, we use those same instincts to avoid attack…

as do our opponents.

And because humans are wired to react in such a way, we can accurately control how our opponent is going to react…and think…in specific situations, through our actions.

Amazing that very few wrestlers actually use this to their advantage.

Perhaps you've lost matches you should've won because you didn't possess this important skill. I know how frustrating that can be.

Because those who do, have posted incredible results.

And you can too.

I've witnessed it first hand with wrestlers who train here…

possessing the ability to use human nature against their opponent…

thus jumping many levels and consistently beating athletes that others thought undefeatable.

Starting September 18, you too can start mastering jedi mind control.

PS:  Luke took three movies to learn this but you can do it a lot quicker

Very famous line from one of my all time favorites, Star Wars.

Obi Wan tries to convince Luke that the force is all around him and willing to help, but Luke doesn't believe him.

It took him 3 movies (making billions of dollars each of course) to convince him until, by the third one, he was doing this stuff In his sleep…

• Controlling thought
• Moving objects around like they were on a string (which they were of course)
• Generally owning the universe

How cool it must've been to be a boy named Luke in the 80's.

Yet I digress…

Did you know it is possible to control your opponents' thoughts and movements, like a Jedi master?

It is, and I'll show you how.

It's really quite simple.  See, the first step is…

well, you'll find out soon enough.

You betcha.

This is what happens when athletes are trained, not just shown a bunch of bright-shiny-object-like moves.

and kudos to his boys, too – they did exactly what I advised them to do following last week’s camp, which of course concluded with our final exam…

they got back on the mats and drilled what they learned.

My campers always get this message:  “reinforce what you learned by hitting the mats and drilling it as soon as possible.”

My final exams require you to speed drill the entire week’s technique at one time, in rapid-fire fashion…to test what you’ve learned.

They also allow me to test myself (ah, the true purpose of the final exam – SO self-centered of me). 

I get the chance to see if I trained you well enough to internalize technique and drill it with precision.

and if you can’t?

then I failed.

and I hate failure and avoid it like the plague.

Speaking of failure…

If you fail to excel in any of these areas:

• countering the opponent’s legs
• struggling when they ride the opposite side
• beating the spiral
• wrestling from the bottom position with confidence
• having the mindset that “I always get out”

or these areas from top:

• stopping the opponent’s first move no matter what it is
• turning athletes from the base, ground and even standing
• knowing exactly what to do when the opponent moves
• believing that you will turn your opponent…every time…no matter who he is

then be sure to look into the upcoming Mat Machine Camp, July 6-9.

All of these things will be covered…and drilled in the final exam (which you WILL pass…and so will I).

Read more about Mat Machine Camp here…and pass it on to your friends while there are still a few spots left.

Randy

I haven’t taught it in years and I might pack it back in the vault after this camp…so git’er while she’s hot.

Have you ever said or thought this?

My athlete constantly gets rolled, even when he’s got the opponent on his back.

If it seems like your youngster’s hips just aren’t quick enough to get him where he needs to be…they probably aren‘t.    

How about this one:

Everytime they get his leg (which is a lot), its like he is stuck in mud.  No reaction time at all.

Unless you’re at a tractor pull, he’s not stuck in real mud, even though it feels like it.

Both of these maladies are borne from the same problem…lack of hips fluidity.

Know where you get that fluidity? 

That’s right, from hip heist drills.

This is sad but true…

I know plenty of wrestlers who did hip heists when they were young…but they never developed fluid hips that allowed them to escape the ranks of average.

The undeniable truth that nobody wants to hear

Unless your athlete learns the entire hips series…that means every important step…

• where to put your hand (90% of all wrestlers miss this vital step)…
• going both directions…
• developing speed…
• executing the high leg…
• the granby and the motion after the granby (I just lost most people – except my trainees – with that one),
• and the other key essentials that go with it…

your wrestler may miss out on ever having good, great, and exceptional hips…and instead have to settle for average.

By the time he realizes it, years from now…it’ll be too late.

In truth, the key essentials of the series only take about an hour to introduce…followed by an exact and precise training regimen that accelerates your youngster’s learning curve, so by Day 3, he’s well on his way to developing great hips.

Does this ring a bell?

My young wrestler struggles to move from bottom.

It can be agonizing, watching your youngster get ground into the mat for entire periods…struggling to even come close to an escape…and come off the mat devastated because he lost a match he could've won…

and many parents across the wrestling world feel your pain.  The failure to create movement is one of the biggest reasons athletes struggle on the mat…and it represents Fatal Flaw #1.

It's why our hips series has been so popular through the years, and one of the most requested techniques throughout my three decade career of training athletes.  

And while you can learn a hip heist anywhere, many athletes do – and still struggle.  

Here's why.

If it were as simple as learning a hip heist, everyone would be doing it.  But the truth is, our Hips Series specifically trains athletes, step by step, to develop powerful hips movement…while soaking in every small yet important detail…meaning the difference between knowing a hip heist…and being able to execute it dynamically in a large variety of situations.  

Truth is, without the whole series, your athlete will only marginally improve…instead of by leaps and bounds.

The Truth:  Our powerful Hips series is front and center at next week's youth camps…every athlete in atttendance will have the entire powerful series down (with the exception of the highest level technique that even my top level guys struggle with at first – but they will have the “bones” of that one as well.).

In about one hour, the core skills of this series will be taught…and these skills will be reinforced throughout the next couple of days, so by the time he leaves on Friday, he's got these skills down.

Two more fatal errors directly tied to lack of a good hip heist will be discussed tomorrow…you will be surprised to discover all the position a hip heist helps you win from.