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Folk style and freestyle wrestling are very similar however, there are different rules in each style. Which style is more effective in MMA? Folk style or freestyle?
Folk style and freestyle wrestling are very similar however, there are different rules in each style. Which style is more effective in MMA? Folk style or freestyle?
Folk style and freestyle wrestling are very similar however, there are different rules in each style. Which style is more effective in MMA? Folk style or freestyle?
Both can be effective. But the key is to adapt your style to MMA. Staying in strong wrestling positions is key. Never concede being in the guard position unless you are put there. Side control and using a hard leg ride is where you can inflict damage with strikes and maintain control of your opponent. Also you need to develop a solid boxing base. You don't need to be world class but decent fundamentals in boxing will greatly increase the effectiveness of your wrestling. Just my opinion.
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I am biased af towards freestyle, as it is the only wrestling I only watch and my country have good sportsmen who succeed in it! But I lean towards folkstyle. Freestyle wrestlers get taught basic pins, turnovers, back exposing etc, but not to the depth of folkstyle. The 'ride' is almost perfect for mma. If you have a good ride, you can easily win rounds without putting yourself in danger. Unless you are in WFW (womens freestyle), you would have to spend more time adapting learning how to pin etc. I mention WFW because you tend to see more pins and better ground work, than compared to men's.
I would say that folkstyle have a little bit of worse takedowns than freestyle, as freestyle solely focuses on takedowns. But that doesn't mean that they don't have good takedowns: Ruth, Caldwell, Davis (when he tries), Bader, Covington, Weidman, etc, all have excellent takedowns.
Folk as there is more of an emphasis on ground control as there is essentially none in freestyle.
I'd say folkstyle.
Good for control
The one that's clinching dominant.
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