Video: Wrestling Reversals: The Switch by DICK'S. Not affiliated with MatRecap; their version may differ from this drill.
Technique recap
The switch is a classic bottom reversal: sit through, reach back over the opponent's arm, and heist your hips to come on top.
3 key details
- Clear the waist hand with a hip heist.
- Reach over and inside their thigh.
- Drive the hips away to load their weight.
Your 10-minute home drill
- 2:00Bottom base
- 2:00Sit-through motion
- 3:00Reach and hip heist
- 2:00Full switch reps
- 1:00Shoulder stretch
Safety
Don't overextend the reaching arm against resistance.
Instructor disclaimer
Follow your instructor's version. Schools and styles teach this technique differently. This page is general education, not a substitute for qualified instruction.
