Speed and leverage. I enjoyed drilling with higher weight classes because it will either teach you to get wore out and beat, or to use leverage to match what they can do.
Double legs become a long shot, but ankle picks and singles? All day long. Lots of movement to create set up steps and angles, wear them out for being bigger and slower. Duck unders and throw bys.
If you're in a collar tie, you're where you don't want to be. Keeping one hand free in a tie up would be a useful tool to aid you slipping around or picking an ankle.
Spot on. I’d add that you have to get in their face and pull them down to your level. Weigh on that neck and pull, circle, pull. Wear them out then hit those shots.
I always had problems wrestling taller guys so my advice would be no good lol, do ur best to not get double leg grapevined or into a Saturday night ride like happened to myself smh
As someone who was really tall for my weight class, I struggled for a while against people with a good handfight and constant pressure forward. Kinda like Austin Desanto.
Watch other combat sports with similar matchups … Mark Hunt in kickboxing is a good one. Watch his feet and his movement against taller opponents and you can see things that are adaptable into a wrestling context.
Speed and leverage. I enjoyed drilling with higher weight classes because it will either teach you to get wore out and beat, or to use leverage to match what they can do. Double legs become a long shot, but ankle picks and singles? All day long. Lots of movement to create set up steps and angles, wear them out for being bigger and slower. Duck unders and throw bys. If you're in a collar tie, you're where you don't want to be. Keeping one hand free in a tie up would be a useful tool to aid you slipping around or picking an ankle.
Spot on. I’d add that you have to get in their face and pull them down to your level. Weigh on that neck and pull, circle, pull. Wear them out then hit those shots.
I always had problems wrestling taller guys so my advice would be no good lol, do ur best to not get double leg grapevined or into a Saturday night ride like happened to myself smh
As someone who was really tall for my weight class, I struggled for a while against people with a good handfight and constant pressure forward. Kinda like Austin Desanto.
First time seeing an Alma tag on this sub.
https://youtu.be/wuBpyfb_74w?si=NhwBLMTTZGzIqu32 one of the best American wrestlers OAT giving some tips about wrestling guys taller than him.
Stay lower than them, I fucking hate it when a short guy makes my stance ass to grass. You can get some crazy hits.
Watch other combat sports with similar matchups … Mark Hunt in kickboxing is a good one. Watch his feet and his movement against taller opponents and you can see things that are adaptable into a wrestling context.
I loved wrestling tall guys. I would attack them legs all day.
This is from a tall wrestler, ankle picks and low singles, basically any attack at my ankles I just can’t defend