- 194
- 10
- Joined
- Jan 20, 2008
vatech733 wrote:very appreciated
but knowing every college wrestler has to learn how to use his body and use good technique, is there any advantage when you learn to use the one leg as well as he can compared to a wrestler who is just as good technically but has 2 legs?
He definitely has a strength advantage, and while the fact that he stays low to the mat the whole time certainly limits the type of attacks his opponents can do, its limits his own options as well. His NCAA Semi-Final against Ben Kjar is a great example of this. Kjar game planned about as well as I've seen anyone do, but Roble's strength was too much in the end.
What Robles figured out was how to make up for this later in matches when wrestlers are forced to wrestle on the mat. In smaller spaces, his strength becomes a much greater factor and he is able to tilt almost anyone to earn nearfall points. This is how he dominated.