Title: Whizzer: Steps, Key Details & Mistakes | DARCE

Canonical: https://darce.app/techniques/wrestling/whizzer

> Whizzer. Over-hook the near arm and sprawl the hips to defend a single leg and turn the corner on top.

# Whizzer

- Wrestling
- Defense
- intermediate
- Defending a single leg
- 3 steps

Over-hook the near arm and sprawl the hips to defend a single leg and turn the corner on top. Also known as the Overhook defense. 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 whizzer the moment the opponent captures your leg on a single leg or a high crotch. Throw the overhook tight on the near arm. It also works against a double leg that is only half in.

## Step by step

1. 01

   ### They shoot a single

   The opponent changes levels and captures your lead leg.

2. 02

   ### Throw the whizzer

   Throw a tight over-hook on their near arm, drop your hips and pressure down to stop their finish.

3. 03

   ### Turn the corner on top

   Crank the whizzer, free your leg and circle to the front headlock or top position.

## Key details

- Get the over-hook deep and pinch it tight to your side.
- Sprawl the hips heavy into them to kill the finish.
- Whizzer and circle, do not just hang on and stall.

## Common mistakes

- A shallow whizzer that they pop out of.
- Leaving the hips forward where the leg can be finished.
- Hanging on the whizzer without circling to the corner.

## Common counters

Opponents keep their head up and drive through, switch to a double leg, or turn the corner around your hips. A shallow whizzer lets them pop the arm out and finish. Get the overhook deep, sprawl your hips and circle.

## How to drill it

Your partner captures your leg on a single: throw the whizzer, sprawl your hips into them and circle to the front headlock. Do three sets of ten on each side against light resistance, then one round of one minute at full pace.

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