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Old 01-16-2005, 07:36 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by HtTKar
I study Judo, I haven't taken wrestling since High-school though I watch college wrestling on TV. My opinions are biased. What does wrestling have that Judo does not? Wrestling appears to me to be very much about brute strength, whereas Judo is about NOT Having to use brute strength and allowing technique to win. Judo has pins, matholds, chokes, strangles, joint locks, grappling and throws. If a fight were to go to the end against two equal contestants, I would pick Judo. I just can't see anything in College tournament wrestling not found in Judo.
If you believe wrestling is basically brute strength then you obviously do not know a lot about it. Wrestling has a few takedwons not found in judo or that are uncommon in judo while judo has more subs than wrestling.
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