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Hi, guys! I am primary striker almost with no grappling background (despite of the fact I like it). My experience in grappling is quite humble. In street fight I use grappling many times to take down my opponents and to ground and pound thme or just to hold them down. The truth is that I just improvise. I use front head lock and then I sweep them on the ground with ease. I consider that this move is probably easy for me, because of my size advantage (mainly height).
When we roll with my friends, who are also almost pure strikers with few exceptions, I am considered for a real monster in the clinch. Probably, because of my height advantage and that I am lanky with not bulky arms, I am able to use the double underhooks at will. Everybody thinks that I am the best in the clinch. While when we use freestyle rules or just make drills for double takedowns, I feel a little bit uncomfortable.
So my question is if I take on wrestling, which style would be more suitable for tall and lanky guy like me? My primary goal would be to try some low class competition. So should I stick to my freestyle habits from the street (which I use with so great success) or to try the clinch- oriented greco- roman?
P.S. What are my chances, if I take on wrestling, because many people crticize me that I don't stick to the striking and prefer grappling, because of my physique- I am tall and with wide frame, but I am light. When I gain weight it is usually not clean muscle mass.
When we roll with my friends, who are also almost pure strikers with few exceptions, I am considered for a real monster in the clinch. Probably, because of my height advantage and that I am lanky with not bulky arms, I am able to use the double underhooks at will. Everybody thinks that I am the best in the clinch. While when we use freestyle rules or just make drills for double takedowns, I feel a little bit uncomfortable.
So my question is if I take on wrestling, which style would be more suitable for tall and lanky guy like me? My primary goal would be to try some low class competition. So should I stick to my freestyle habits from the street (which I use with so great success) or to try the clinch- oriented greco- roman?
P.S. What are my chances, if I take on wrestling, because many people crticize me that I don't stick to the striking and prefer grappling, because of my physique- I am tall and with wide frame, but I am light. When I gain weight it is usually not clean muscle mass.
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