Malicious Intent - Ep 48 - Jake Herbert's Plan To Replace Folkstyle

Malicious Intent - Ep 48 - Jake Herbert's Plan To Replace Folkstyle

JakeJake Herbert is one of the more forward thinking figures in the wrestling world, and he has a simple plan to replace folkstyle with freestyle.

Dec 18, 2016 by Michael Malinconico
Malicious Intent - Ep 48 - Jake Herbert's Plan To Replace Folkstyle
Jake Herbert is one of the more forward thinking figures in the wrestling world, and he has a simple plan to replace folkstyle with freestyle. 


1:30 - Why didn’t Jake leave his shoes in the middle of the mat. 
4:00 - The wrestling world shoots itself in the foot any chance it gets. 
9:30 - Making better humans through wrestling 
13:00 - Let’s change the wrestling world… ready, set, GO. 
16:00 - #FolkvsFree
18:30 - What is more prestigious in the US, an NCAA title or a World title? 
20:00 - Why are we taking the band aid off slowly?
23:30 - We, as a sport, are very fragmented. 
26:00 - Who controls wrestling?
30:00 - Who has to sign off on Freestyle being the dominant style on the US?
32:00 - Can we gradually introduce Freestyle to the youth of America?
35:00 - The creativity that US athletes would employ if we were full-time freestylers from birth would be off the chart. 
39:00 - We’d be the best wrestling country in the world with in 15 years. 
42:00 - Can we move in the direction of smaller brackets and more intimate setting for the world team trials. 
44:00 - Why doesn’t UWW go to a 2 day tournament? 
47:00 - Will we see a freestyle/greco only USA in our lifetime?