about technique

[Sal Bertucci]

I know these guys are mostly playing around, but when I saw this video I thought is was a good example of if you the technique correctly, your opponent's body size is of minimal importance.

[Stacy Clifford]

You forgot the link...

[Sal Bertucci]

silly me. Thanks fortelling me. I wondered why no one had said anything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGwzKfZT ... re=related

[Stacy Clifford]

I agree that body size isn't too important if you can gain the advantage fairly quickly. I weigh about 145 lbs. and have beaten or drawn a couple of guys at wrestling (barely, and lost a couple as well) that weighed between 200 and 250 lbs., and the longer the fight drags out, the worse it is for the smaller guy if fitness levels are roughly equal. The one who has more weight to push around will fatigue faster, so stalemates tend to favor the bigger wrestler unless the smaller guy has greater endurance to compensate.

[Jaron Bernstein]

I agree that body size isn't too important if you can gain the advantage fairly quickly. I weigh about 145 lbs. and have beaten or drawn a couple of guys at wrestling (barely, and lost a couple as well) that weighed between 200 and 250 lbs., and the longer the fight drags out, the worse it is for the smaller guy if fitness levels are roughly equal. The one who has more weight to push around will fatigue faster, so stalemates tend to favor the bigger wrestler unless the smaller guy has greater endurance to compensate.

That goes to the old adage about boxing the wrestler and wrestling the boxer.