FCI Staff Writer Sacramento 
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June 7, 2023,
Jiu-Jitsu trainers get ready.
There is a wave of young female wrestlers coming your way.
Girl’s freestyle wrestling at the junior and high school level is surging across the United States.
As reported by the industry insiders at teamusa.org, “An Olympic sport for nearly two decades, women’s wrestling has charted explosive growth. The National Wrestling Coaches Association estimates that more than 28,000 high school women wrestled in 2021, compared with just 804 in 1994—an increase of more than 3,300 percent.”
See what we mean. Talk about becoming popular.
Across the country media outlets are taking notice.
At the Modesto Bee they share, “In 2018-19, high school participation in the sport declined for the first time in 30 years but girls wrestling increased by 27%, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. There were 21,124 girls who wrestled last year compared to 16,562 during the 2017-18 year. In California, there were almost 1,000 new girl wrestlers in 2019 while the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section has doubled its participation from 2016 (540) to this year (1,095).”
The news gets even better.
As reported on July 26, 2019 by intermatwrestle.com, “In separate actions this week, the NCAA Division II and Division III Management Councils each recommended that their divisions add women’s wrestling (along with acrobatics/tumbling) to their list of emerging sports for women.”
It sounds exciting.
That is primarily at the collegiate level.
There’s more.
The theintelligencer.net educates, “The fastest-growing sport in the nation has reached the Ohio Valley. It was recently announced that Steubenville High School will field a girls’ wrestling team for the 2020-21 school year. The team will be led by Big Red boys’ coach Mike Blackburn and Tommie Goff, an Akron Copley graduate who led the junior high program last season at Harding Middle School.”
Here’s another.
On May 29, 2020, the team at mcall.com shared, “Executive Education Academy Charter School is joining the fray. Its board this week approved a girls wrestling program for the 2020-21 season.”
And another one.
On May 27, 2020, the group at yorkdispatch.com expressed, “An historic step was taken Tuesday night by an historic Pennsylvania wrestling program. Easton Area School Board unanimously approved the start of a girls’ wrestling program starting in the 2020-21 season during its virtual meeting. Easton is the second Pennsylvania public high school to approve a girls’ wrestling program. J.P. McCaskey in Lancaster was the first in mid-March.”
We are certain the girls are getting exceptional training at the junior and high school level.
If they choose to go to the next level, Jiu-Jitsu training can absolutely help.
Let’s walk over to the bookstore.
How To Jiu Jitsu For Beginners: Your Step-By-Step Guide To Jiu Jitsu For Beginners Paperback – July 8, 2014
By HowExpert Press (Author)
““How To Do Jiu Jitsu For Beginners” is oriented toward teaching basic jiu-jitsu techniques for self-defense. The book shows the user how to control stand up aspects of a fight as well as ground aspects. Over 200 photos are combined with step-by-step instructions to illustrate effective application of jiu-jitsu moves. The accompanying text offers further insight in the various techniques and principles of jiu-jitsu.
From a standing perspective, the e-book will explain how to keep the distance in a fight as well as what type of takedowns an attacker may employ. The text outlines these takedowns in detail and show ways to avoid or counter these techniques. Users are instructed on how to perform these vary same takedowns, so that the defender can become the attacker should the need arise.
On the ground, the text and photos outline how to control an attacker who wants to harm the defender. Defense for stopping punches, how to control an attacker, and how to reverse positions, are all covered in the text. “How To Do Jiu-Jitsu For Beginners” also details how to attack on the ground, first from the back and then from top position. Finally, the text for ground work shows how to stand up quickly and effectively to get away from an opponent on the ground or to face a standing opponent.
The jiu-jitsu text is broken down into the 7 distinct sections below:
- Takedowns, takedown defense, and movement – this will relay movement, some basic takedowns, and how to defend against them.
- Standing in guard – this will detail basic defense against an opponent who pushes or knocks you to the ground yet stays standing.
- Escapes – this will show how to move from a submissive position to a dominant position on the ground by using basic escapes.
- Sweeps – similar to the Escapes section, this will detail how to move from a submissive position to a dominant position using basic sweeps.
- Attacks from guard – closed guard is one of the greatest defensive and offensive positions for a person on their back. This section will offer a few key attacks and chains for defending off your back.
- Attacks from mount – this will show you how to control and attack from the top mount once you have achieved it.
- Putting it together – this section will show you how to chain some of these movements together.
To stress the importance of cross training, a brief section discussing stand up striking and some basic boxing principles is included. This is designed to help the user understand that every form of martial arts has some merit, and that cross training will benefit a person’s self-defense ability. After finishing this text, and with proper practice, a person will understand and be able to apply the some basic skills of jiu-jitsu for self-defense.
Author the Expert
Nathan DeMetz is a 32-year-old fitness enthusiast and martial arts practitioner from Indiana. He has been weight lifting for 10 years and practicing martial arts for almost 3. In 2010, Nathan started his martial arts journey with private boxing lessons from a local instructor before moving on to Muay Thai and jiu-jitsu. He is a white belt in jiu-jitsu and has near 3 years of combined kickboxing experience. Nathan always looks to improve his skills through research, one-on-one conversation, and practical application. Nathan competed in small-scale local competitions though he is not a competitive athlete in general. He simply enjoys the thrill of learning and practicing new forms of martial arts as well as the rush he gets from weight lifting. Personal bests in weight training include a 500 lb squat, 345 lb bench, and a 530 deadlift at a bodyweight between 185 lbs to 213 lbs.”
Sounds exceptional.
Are you a female freestyle wrestler new to the game?
If you want to surge ahead of the pack, begin your Jiu-Jitsu training.
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NOTE: Very important, whenever you are engaging in a new exercise or sport for the first time, please consult with your physician first.
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