Dave Schultz was probably one of the greatest technicians in the history of American wrestling. A native of Palo Alto, CA he went on to wrestle at the Univ. of Oklahoma after UCLA dropped their wrestling program. Anyway, Coach Zalesky told us about how Dave used to use his time after practice to drill. However, there was a degree of precision to his drilling. He didn't just randomly pick a move he felt he needed to work on.
If Dave got taken down with a double leg in practice by someone, he would grab that person and figure out a way to counter that exact double leg. He would drill the counter several times, and then would ask the person to go 'live' from that position until he was able to successfully defend that exact double leg. If he had a hard time finishing his single leg on someone, he would grab that same person, drill his finishes, and have them defend his single leg until he was able to successfully finish his single leg takedown.
This process allowed him to continue progressing and improving upon his weak points. At the same time it also gave him the confidence and ability to understand the potential attacks and counter attacks from each and every position.
Eliot Kelly
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