Favorite Grapplers?

[pehlwan2]

omg, haha i just realized that all i have to do is type in the name of the exact site. haha im sry

[J-Luck]

I wonder why I'm the only one who put those three wrestlers...

[danfaggella]

Due to the fact that "grappling" tends to (on this forum and in some other places) imply submission grapplers, judoka, bjj guys, catch wrestlers ect...

I guess grappling by definition refers to a wide range of wrestling-sports, there are many such sports in many areas around th world, we could throw in the best sumo wrestlers or the best greek wrestlers or whatever.

[J-Luck]

Due to the fact that "grappling" tends to (on this forum and in some other places) imply submission grapplers, judoka, bjj guys, catch wrestlers ect...

I guess grappling by definition refers to a wide range of wrestling-sports, there are many such sports in many areas around th world, we could throw in the best sumo wrestlers or the best greek wrestlers or whatever.

I see.... grappling, worldwide, is more likely to be associated with the wrestling sports... but I can see why on this forum it isn't. I feel that due to the popularity world wide, and definitly in this country, that since way more people are wrestling than practicing BJJ, or Judo that there would probably be more talent in wrestling. I'm not trying to promote a style vs. style debate, but I just think it would be wrong to disregard amazing grapplers.

[danfaggella]

True, Gable is certainly a grappler. I respect a grappler on certain criteria, and Gable is certainly great in my book. A great grappler has developed an inate feeling for body mechanics, and is completely natural when controlling the physical form of another indevidual.

One day I'll get there.... ><

[J-Luck]

Well, any high school wrestler is a grappler, I just think those three are great. Why has no one mentioned the gracies or machados?

[blitz]

I mentioned Jean Jaquez Machado.
I don't like the Gracies, you can't ask why everyone doesn't mention a certain someone. Everybody has his own taste in everything, some people like technique, some people like awesome strength and the other numerous things you can see in a fighter that would make you like him.
Why I made my choices?
I've seen their matches, their instructionals and I think they are pretty damn good.

[J-Luck]

My bad Blitz, hadn't noticed you put a Machado up there. Good looks man.

[blitz]

What I'd like to add is I base my opinion on the way they finish their matches and the decisions they make in some positions like I like how Marcelo Garcia gets his opponents back and the use of his X-Guard, I like how Saulo escapes from the mount and his guard is quite consistant and lastly Machados submissions! And I've seen a guy do AMAZING triangles, he was the moderator of this forum (Ryan Hall), he's still a blue belt but I like watching his matches like the pros. And I'll post a few links right now.

[jubaji]

True, Gable is certainly a grappler. I respect a grappler on certain criteria, and Gable is certainly great in my book. A great grappler has developed an inate feeling for body mechanics, and is completely natural when controlling the physical form of another indevidual.

One day I'll get there.... ><

Not to Dan Gable's level, you won't.

[danfaggella]

I don't want to be a wrestler jubaji don't worry.

Any you're right, nobody will ever be a better boxer than Ali, a better wrestler than Gable, or a better grappler than Royce... right....

[J-Luck]

I don't want to be a wrestler jubaji don't worry.

Any you're right, nobody will ever be a better boxer than Ali, a better wrestler than Gable, or a better grappler than Royce... right....

Lol, no offense, but stop doing that. Wrestlers are grapplers. And I'm not so sure Royce is up to Gable's level.

[danfaggella]

I'm being sarcastic, there will obviously be a better wrestler than Gable, a better boxer than Ali, a better grappler than Royce (there arguably have been for all 3 categories).

I obviously respect Gable but I'm not aiming to be the same kind of grappler he was.

[jubaji]

I'm being sarcastic, there will obviously be a better wrestler than Gable,

But it won't be you.

[J-Luck]

There MAY BE a better grappler than Gable and a better boxer than Ali, but there also might not be.