Mongolian Wrestling!

[Tom Yum]

It looks every bit as formidable to freestyle/greco; those wrestlers look strong and fit too. The wrestlers don't follow their opponents to the ground - you can see where san shou gets this.

[Tom Yum]

Hey jubs, there's a slo-mo of some kind of duck under move about 2:00 into it. What the hell is that?

[DickHardman]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3iCLdv5PdY[/YOUTUBE]

backyard wrestling is cool too....

[Bjjexpertise@be]

Hey jubs, there's a slo-mo of some kind of duck under move about 2:00 into it. What the hell is that?

I believe that move is called the Syracuse. Definitely nice to get out of being sprawled on and such.

[jubaji]

Yup, Bjjexpertise@be called it.


Also, the last few seconds were Mongolian Sumo, if anyone's interested.

[Tom Yum]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3iCLdv5PdY

backyard wrestling is cool too....

That guy is crying because his back is broken...these guys are IDIOTS!

[Tom Yum]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3iCLdv5PdY

backyard wrestling is cool too....

Those guys are crying because their back and or neck is broken...these guys are IDIOTS! The cameraman just sits there, recording the whole thing when he should be running, no sprinting off and calling 911.

This is what happens to kids who grow up without playing sports. They get bored and try shit like they see on t.v.

Think about it. If you played football as a kid, you know that getting hit causes some pain. Same with baseball - getting lobbed by a pitcher, even if his pitch barely reaches 50 mph, can stun you properly.

[DickHardman]

Those guys are crying because their back and or neck is broken...these guys are IDIOTS! The cameraman just sits there, recording the whole thing - run off and call 911.

yeah......i really dont know what those guys were thinking. i mean honestly, what good did they think was going to come out of that? that impact sounds so hard lol.......i like how the cameraman asks them if they are ok right after they land and start screaming in agony lol.....

btw, this is proof that darwin was correct. we just watched natural selection occur before our very eyes.

[Tom Yum]

Whose the best takedown artist:

Mongolian Wrestler?
Sambo Practitioner?
Judoka?
Jiujitsu?
Free-style/Greco?
Indian Wrestler?

Someone ought to hold a takedown competition, pitting style vs. style...

[jubaji]

#5 on your list.

[The_Judo_Jibboo]

Whose the best takedown artist:

Mongolian Wrestler?
Sambo Practitioner?
Judoka?
Jiujitsu?
Free-style/Greco?
Indian Wrestler?

Someone ought to hold a takedown competition, pitting style vs. style...

depends on how you measure a "good" takedown. for simply getting someone off their feet, i think jubaji's right, you can't beat the western wrestling. but i think mongolian wrestling and judo both put more emphasis on takedowns that can really put the hurt on.

[Tom Yum]

depends on how you measure a "good" takedown. for simply getting someone off their feet, i think jubaji's right, you can't beat the western wrestling. but i think mongolian wrestling and judo both put more emphasis on takedowns that can really put the hurt on.

Taking what you've said into consideration, how would one structure a grappling competition between these styles?

Would points be awarded for simply getting the opponent off his feet or for how high and hard he gets pulled/thrown off his feet?

[The_Judo_Jibboo]

Taking what you've said into consideration, how would one structure a grappling competition between these styles?

Would points be awarded for simply getting the opponent off his feet or for how high and hard he gets pulled/thrown off his feet?

wow, that's an interesting question. if you made a kind of composite set of rules from judo and freestyle it would seem more fair to skew the emphasis more toward the wrestling end of the spectrum, since the judoka could still use any of his big throw set ups and mind tricks to achieve a less devastating takedown, while the freestyle guy would require a larger mentality shift if the big judo style throw were the emphasis. as for specific rules that would take a lot of negotiation!

i think i would like to see the two fight under sumo-like rules, where even putting the other guy on a knee wins it. i think that would the emphasis on the universal stand-up grappling necessities of timing and balance.

[7r14ngL3Ch0k3]

Hey jubs, there's a slo-mo of some kind of duck under move about 2:00 into it. What the hell is that?

Ive heard it called a "dump". Thiago Silva actually hit a really nice one against Jason Black at the last UFC Fight Night.

[7r14ngL3Ch0k3]

Whose the best takedown artist:

Mongolian Wrestler?
Sambo Practitioner?
Judoka?
Jiujitsu?
Free-style/Greco?
Indian Wrestler?

Someone ought to hold a takedown competition, pitting style vs. style...

It really just depends on the level of competition that the grappler is/has been competing at. Obviously, freestyle/greco and judo have the most top notch competition so thats who'd be the best.