Fireman's Carry
- Wrestling
- Takedowns
- intermediate
- Collar / arm tie
- 3 steps
Drop under a tie, load the opponent across your shoulders and roll them to the mat. Also known as the Kata guruma or the Fireman. Here is the exact breakdown from the DARCE app: 3 steps, the details that make it work, and the mistakes to avoid.
When to use it
Use the fireman’s carry when the opponent leans into you on a collar tie or pushes forward with their weight. Pull their arm across your chest as you drop, so they cannot post. It works well against a taller opponent, because their hips sit high enough for you to drop under.
Step by step
- 01
Control a tie
Secure a wrist and collar tie to set up the level change.
- 02
Drop and load
Pull their arm forward, drop to a knee and shoot the other arm between their legs so their weight loads across your shoulders.
- 03
Drive through & finish
Turn the corner, drive your weight through them and come up in top position.
Key details
- Pull the arm across so they cannot post and stop the entry.
- Drop your level under their hips before lifting.
- Turn your head and roll them across your shoulders, not straight back.
Common mistakes
- Loading them too high on the back instead of the shoulders.
- Keeping the hips too high to get under them.
- Letting go of the arm and giving them a base.
Common counters
Opponents sprawl their hips back, pull the trapped arm free, or post a hand on the mat. A high entry gets flattened. Drop your hips below theirs before you roll them.
How to drill it
Your partner holds a collar tie and you hold their wrist: drop under, load them across your shoulders and roll them to their back. Do three sets of five on each side, slowly at first.
Related techniques
- Ankle PickWrestlingSnap the opponent onto a leg, then change levels and pick the ankle to put them down.
- Duck UnderWrestlingChange levels and slip your head under the opponent’s arm to take their back.
- High CrotchWrestlingA penetrating attack to the inner thigh with the head up on the outside, tight to their hip, lifting one leg to finish.
- Hip TossWrestlingTurn in, load the opponent over your hip and throw them to the mat.
- Knee PickWrestlingSteer the opponent past you and pick the knee to drop them straight to the mat.
- Outside TripWrestlingOff-balance the opponent and reap their leg from the outside to trip them onto their back.
Train it with the AI coach