Switch
- Wrestling
- Escapes & Reversals
- intermediate
- Referee’s position (bottom)
- 3 steps
Reach back over the opponent’s arm and sit through to spin around to the top position. Also known as the Hip switch. 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 switch when the opponent rides with an arm around your waist. Reach back over that arm and trap it. It works best when they lean their weight onto you.
Step by step
- 01
Referee’s position, bottom
On all fours with them riding you.
- 02
Reach back & sit through
Reach back over their arm to control it, sit your hips through and away from them.
- 03
Come around to top
Pivot on the controlled arm and spin around their back to come up on top.
Key details
- Reach deep over their arm and trap it against your side.
- Sit your hips through to the mat, not just lean.
- Spin around the trapped arm to the back, then settle on top.
Common mistakes
- Reaching short so the arm slips free.
- Sitting without trapping the arm first.
- Spinning the wrong direction, back into their control.
Common counters
Opponents pull their arm free, switch back on you as you come around, or follow your hips and stay behind. A shallow reach lets the arm slip out. Trap the arm deep against your side and sit all the way through.
How to drill it
From bottom referee’s position with your partner’s arm at your waist, switch to the top, ten reps on each side. Then do three rounds of thirty seconds against resistance.
Related techniques
- Stand-UpWrestlingBuild to your feet with hand control, clear the hips and turn in to escape to neutral.
- Sit-OutWrestlingKick a leg through and sit to your hip to create space, then turn in to face the opponent.
- Granby RollWrestlingInvert and roll over your shoulder, away from the opponent, to come up free or behind them.
Train it with the AI coach