I'm referring to basic wrestling as taught in high school, excluding similar forms of grappling like judo and jiu jitsu. Does wrestling training serve any benefit in a typical street fight scenario where any type of strike is allowed?
I'm referring to basic wrestling as taught in high school, excluding similar forms of grappling like judo and jiu jitsu. Does wrestling training serve any benefit in a typical street fight scenario where any type of strike is allowed?
Most street fights go to the ground very quick. It would take two highly skilled fighters to keep fighting upright. Wrestlers are masters on the ground. They can manipulate their opponent and set themselves up for serious holds or strikes (even if they don't practice many strikes). If there are two fighters and one is a wrestler, I would often give them the best chance of winning.
Most street fights which aren't decided on the first blow are won by wrestling skill.
Just about everyone you meet knows how to throw a punch with reasonable efficacy. I would go out on a limb and say 98% of people know jackshit about what to do when the fight hits the ground.
Rockwell88 wrote:
Does wrestling training serve any benefit in a typical street fight scenario where any type of strike is allowed?
I didn't wrestle in middle school or high school because the concept of grabbing another guy, or getting grabbed by another guy, and rolling around on the floor with him seemed pretty gay.
In reality, learning about and practicing using leverage in so many ways is a very useful physical skill. The ability to react when under duress from any fighting technique is useful in street fighting.
In hindsight, I wish I wrestled in middle school and freshman year, by which point I would have focused on running alone. It's free fight training if you can get past how gay it looks.
Sara Palin wrote:
Rockwell88 wrote:
Does wrestling training serve any benefit in a typical street fight scenario where any type of strike is allowed?
I didn't wrestle in middle school or high school because the concept of grabbing another guy, or getting grabbed by another guy, and rolling around on the floor with him seemed pretty gay.
In reality, learning about and practicing using leverage in so many ways is a very useful physical skill. The ability to react when under duress from any fighting technique is useful in street fighting.
In hindsight, I wish I wrestled in middle school and freshman year, by which point I would have focused on running alone. It's free fight training if you can get past how gay it looks.
I get how wrestling is gay and all. I mean, guys grabbing one another. Sure.
But what is it when you think wrestling is gay, you claim to be a guy, but you pick Sara Palin as your screen name?
Sara Palin wrote:
Rockwell88 wrote:
Does wrestling training serve any benefit in a typical street fight scenario where any type of strike is allowed?
I didn't wrestle in middle school or high school because the concept of grabbing another guy, or getting grabbed by another guy, and rolling around on the floor with him seemed pretty gay.
In reality, learning about and practicing using leverage in so many ways is a very useful physical skill. The ability to react when under duress from any fighting technique is useful in street fighting.
In hindsight, I wish I wrestled in middle school and freshman year, by which point I would have focused on running alone. It's free fight training if you can get past how gay it looks.
So you are saying you are gay.....
umm? wrote:
Sara Palin wrote:
But what is it when you think wrestling is gay, you claim to be a guy, but you pick Sara Palin as your screen name?
I don't think wrestling is gay. I thought it was gay when I was 12, 13, 14. Now that I'm a fully grown heterosexual man, completely secure in my masculinity, I can see wrestling is every bit as manly as cross country.
It depends on the situation. Wrestling skill is very useful in a "fair" fight. Whether or not it's a good idea depends on how many of the opponent's friends are watching and how likely they are to decide to practice their soccer skills on your head if the fight is taken to the ground and their friend is getting destroyed. Another consideration is how far the opponent is willing to go. If they're on the ground and desperate, will they pull a knife?
More road rash?
This is where having siblings who practically want to fight to the death at a young age is a huge advantage.
ALL of those fights went to the ground.
Consequently my older brother and I were undefeated in both school and on the street.
Let it Rupp wrote:
Just about everyone you meet THINKS THEY know how to throw a punch with reasonable efficacy. I would go out on a limb and say 98% of people know jackshit about what to do when the fight hits the ground.
fixed it for ya
I was a mediocre-to-slightly-above-average wrestler from jr high thru high school. Placed 5th in the state meet once; might have won 70% of my hundreds of matches in that span. Nothing special, honestly.
Went undefeated in street fights, though. Took every scrap to the ground as quickly as possible.
Rockwell88 wrote:
I'm referring to basic wrestling as taught in high school, excluding similar forms of grappling like judo and jiu jitsu. Does wrestling training serve any benefit in a typical street fight scenario where any type of strike is allowed?
Yeah, a person with decent wrestling skills gets you on the ground, you're toast.
Let it Rupp wrote:
Just about everyone you meet knows how to throw a punch with reasonable efficacy. ....
About like just about everyone you meet knows how to run an 800m with reasonable efficiency.
I thought everyone would like to know that as I was reading this thread, Kiss' Love Gun came on the radio.
Sara Palin wrote:
I can see wrestling is every bit as manly as cross country.
That's damning with faint praise, isn't it?
How is defeating other men in hand to hand combat through force, speed, and skill gay?
Bash the MoFo with a metal garbage can and kick him in the head the kick the kidney and back to the head till the ear snot runs red.