Most wrestlers are going to do everything possible to avoid being on the bottom with all the weight and gravity of their opponent holding them down. While being on the top can definitely be a dominant position, it is important to have an arsenal of attacks from every position. In this series, Logan Storley dives into creating the proper attitude from the bottom and provides numerous high level techniques to improve your position and rack up the points.
Begin by understanding the basics of bottom movements and really see how an understanding of this translates into swift technique. Master the ability to recover from being flat and become proficient in your stand up game with techniques such as stand up switch hip heist and flag out. Force your opponent to pick a side and have the technique in your repertoire to respond immediately.
While at the University of Minnesota, Logan masterfully incorporated the gopher roll into his game, using it specifically for elevation and quickly changing the pace of the match by getting to a dominant position. Dive into a series of crab ride defenses, addressing the legs and utilizing the shoulder roll to render your opponents attacking attempts useless.
Logan Storley is a 6 time high school State Champion in South Dakota, 4 time all American, successful wrestler at the University of Minnesota, and is currently the number 4 ranked Bellator Welterweight in the world. As he is always looking to develop new high level technique for his game, Logan took a deep look into the bottom position, one of the hardest to work from, to ensure there are no holes in his effectiveness. Pickup these masterclass techniques and make sure you have a plan of action from some of the most vulnerable spots, check out his instructional now!