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Molinaro is toast, worst draw possible. Hate to say it.
Molinaro is toast, worst draw possible. Hate to say it.
Team USA only sending 13 of 18 weights. Extremely, extremely disappointing.
Team USA only sending 13 of 18 weights. Extremely, extremely disappointing.
The almost takedown is still part of the rules, at least for now, maybe it will soon change again. After all, after the upcoming Olympics the forced par terre in greco will be eliminated; UWW was going to eliminate it prior to the Olympics but since wrestlers had already qualified under those rules they didn't want to change the rules for upcoming qualifiers. And posters on other wrestling boards are trying to claim folkstyle wrestling has more changes than Olympic style. "The folkstyle narrative", hahaha.If they changed back to doing the 1 point "almost" takedown. It's a mistake. The whole point of getting rid of 5 point throws in freestyle, getting rid of hand to hand roll in par terre being 1 point is to simplify and promote action and have less controversial calls
That is probably a big issue, don't know much in regards to the referees.I'll try to get onto more depth later, but the short answer is that A LOT of American refs are inferior
The forced par terre has made greco watchable againThe almost takedown is still part of the rules, at least for now, maybe it will soon change again. After all, after the upcoming Olympics the forced par terre in greco will be eliminated; UWW was going to eliminate it prior to the Olympics but since wrestlers had already qualified under those rules they didn't want to change the rules for upcoming qualifiers. And posters on other wrestling boards are trying to claim folkstyle wrestling has more changes than Olympic style. "The folkstyle narrative", hahaha.
That is probably a big issue, don't know much in regards to the referees.
I don't like how so many passivity calls seem to be in favor of the wrestler that stays closer to the center of the mat despite making few if any offensive attacks. This isn't king of the center of the mat. Also, holding that position by blocking is supposedly passivity put won't be called.
It is gone after the 2016 gamesThe forced par terre has made greco watchable again
I've talked about it before, but Mark Perry did a technique DVD on his take on the Iranian style of underhooksNickal vs Zahid should be awesome. Nickal is super dangerous everywhere but I don't know that he has a consistent, go to attack as well developed as Zahid's single.
Anyone watch the beat the streets matches yesterday? Some really, really good ones. Fix won a really good one. The Iranian was hitting that same underhook move that ruined Humphrey at worlds a couple years ago. I dont know what they teach their wrestlers about underhooks over there but whenever they get one it makes our guys look like its the first time they've ever been in the position. If any of you have ever wrestled an Iranian I'd love some insight as to what the feel in that hold is like.
I really like watching the Iranians wrestle. They are so postionaly and fundamentally sound.
Nickal vs Zahid should be awesome. Nickal is super dangerous everywhere but I don't know that he has a consistent, go to attack as well developed as Zahid's single.
Anyone watch the beat the streets matches yesterday? Some really, really good ones. Fix won a really good one. The Iranian was hitting that same underhook move that ruined Humphrey at worlds a couple years ago. I dont know what they teach their wrestlers about underhooks over there but whenever they get one it makes our guys look like its the first time they've ever been in the position. If any of you have ever wrestled an Iranian I'd love some insight as to what the feel in that hold is like.
I really like watching the Iranians wrestle. They are so postionaly and fundamentally sound.