Base-Rebuild Ladder
Mat Manual companion guide to "Flat on Your Belly: Rebuilding a Base Under a Heavy Top Man." Print it. The article teaches the order: post an elbow, slide a knee to meet it, load the hip, build the far side into a base,…
| Art | Catch Wrestling |
|---|---|
| Family | Wrestling |
| Level | beginner |
| Format | playbook |
| Topics | groundwork, fundamentals, safety, training-plans |
Mat Manual companion guide to "Flat on Your Belly: Rebuilding a Base Under a Heavy Top Man." Print it. The article teaches the order: post an elbow, slide a knee to meet it, load the hip, build the far side into a base, and leave in the same breath. This book trains the ladder against pressure: the four steps as cards with checkpoints, a partner-pressure scale from cooperative to fully honest, the two-second hold test, drills timed on the rider's breakdown loop, and a failure log keyed to the step where the ladder broke, because the step is the diagnosis.
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BEFORE ANYTHING: THE RULES OF FLAT WORK IN THIS BOOK ☐ The ladder is run at the speed of loading. A step that has not held honest pressure is not finished, and the next step does not start. ☐ Nothing reaches back. Hands work in front of your shoulders and under your ribs. A hand sent behind you is a hand donated to the bent-arm family. ☐ The rider in these drills is allowed to win. A ladder that has only beaten cooperative weight is a list, and the log in Part 22 grades it that way. ☐ Pressure on a flat partner is drilling pressure: chest and hips, never a knee dropped on a spine, never weight fallen onto a posted elbow. Any force complaint stops the set. ☐ A completed base is a launch. Every drill in this book ends with an escape chosen and started, never with a rest in the rebuilt position. ☐ Symptoms in the neck, shoulder, or lower back are written in Part 24 the day they appear.
Part 1: The Ladder at a Glance
| Step | The move | What it buys |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Post an elbow beside your ribs, elbow under the shoulder line | A lever and a wedge |
| 2 | Slide the near knee up to meet the elbow, hip driving | A support under one hip |
| 3 | Load the hip on the posted side; far hand posts wide | One side owned |
| 4 | Build the far knee and hand home; rise to full base, already escaping | The whole bottom game, restarted |
Base-Rebuild Ladder
Mat Manual companion guide to "Flat on Your Belly: Rebuilding a Base Under a Heavy Top Man." Print it. The article teaches the order: post an elbow, slide a knee to meet it, load the hip, build the far side into a base, and leave in the same breath. This book trains the ladder against pressure: the four steps as cards with checkpoints, a partner-pressure scale from cooperative to fully honest, the two-second hold test, drills timed on the rider's breakdown loop, and a failure log keyed to the step where the ladder broke, because the step is the diagnosis.
What's Inside
- Part 1: The Ladder at a Glance
- Part 2: Step Card 1 — Post the Elbow
- Part 3: Step Card 2 — Slide the Knee (a Hip Movement)
- Part 4: Step Card 3 — Load the Hip (the Two-Second Hold)
- Part 5: Step Card 4 — Build the Base and Leave
- Part 6: The Partner-Pressure Scale
- …and 22 more sections
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