Title: Spiral Ride: Steps, Key Details & Mistakes | DARCE

Canonical: https://darce.app/techniques/wrestling/spiral-ride

> Spiral Ride. From the top, grab the far arm and near hip and drive in a corkscrew to flatten the opponent.

# Spiral Ride

- Wrestling
- Top & Pinning
- fundamental
- Referee’s position (top)
- 2 steps

From the top, grab the far arm and near hip and drive in a corkscrew to flatten the opponent. Also known as the Spiral breakdown. Here is the exact breakdown from the DARCE app: 2 steps, the details that make it work, and the mistakes to avoid.

## When to use it

Use the spiral ride from the top of referee’s position or once you have broken them down to all fours. Take the far arm and the near hip before you drive. It works when they try to build back to a base.

## Step by step

1. 01

   ### Referee’s position, on top

   Chest on their back, one arm around the waist, weight heavy.

2. 02

   ### Spiral and flatten

   Reach for the far arm and the near hip and drive forward in a corkscrew so they collapse onto their stomach.

## Key details

- Drive in a circle, not straight forward. That is the “spiral”.
- Take the far arm out so they cannot post.
- Keep your hips down and weight on their back.

## Common mistakes

- Driving straight ahead so they re-base.
- Coming up high and losing your weight.
- Not controlling an arm before driving.

## Common counters

Opponents post the far arm to rebuild their base, sit out from under you, or turn in toward your chest. Driving straight forward lets them re-base on their hands. Drive in a circle, keep the far arm and stay heavy on their back.

## How to drill it

Your partner starts on all fours and tries to build a base: spiral them flat, let them come back up and repeat. Do three rounds of one minute, finishing each round by chaining into the half nelson.

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- [Half Nelson Wrestling Thread an arm under the opponent’s arm to the back of the neck and turn them to their back.](https://darce.app/techniques/wrestling/half-nelson)
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