What the hands do before anyone scores

Sit with the still for a minute before you ask what happens next. Two foreheads, a collar, somebody's wrist already leaving. That is the bout. The score, when it comes, is a receipt.

A wrestler who wants a low attack often takes an inside tie only so they can throw it away. A wrestler who wants to throw keeps the forehead heavy and the elbow tight. You can miss the first point and still know which of those people you were watching, if you stayed with the hands.

Folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-Roman pay for different endings. They share this opening. The college room adds headgear and a price for riding. Senior freestyle makes a throw to the back expensive. Greco removes the shot and leaves the hands with the whole argument. The tie-up does not care which room you are in. It only asks who is comfortable.

If you are teaching a beginner, do not start with a finish. Start here. Who wanted the grip. Who was already looking for the exit. The rest of the film desk on this site is the same habit, applied to a wrist, a line, a stall.