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Adam Saitiev v. Alexander Leipold 1999 European Championships

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by Craig Vitagliano on March 18, 2009

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Adam Saitiev of Russia takes on 1994 World Champion Alexander Leipold of Germany in the 76 kg semi final at the 1999 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

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craigv

I don't think so my friend. I'll have to check. Don't have much in the Greco department, unfortunately.

craigv

Explanation seems spot on to me, scroobius.

scroobius

TJX, I know what you mean, but I'm not sure it's laziness. It seems to be a matter of efficiency. Look at the way Satiev throws that two-on-one in the first period; as soon as he hits it, his hips are perpendicular to Leipold's hips, and he's already in position to either finish the move or back out if Leipold gets position to counter. (Same in the second period with the inside trip attempt.) But Satiev's shot attempts and defense don't seem lazy; he fights for things, and defends aggressively.This may be just a freestyle/folkstyle difference, and no point in raising that whole debate again. But from what I've seen, the best freestylers (Schultz) were extremely efficient, which goes along with being technically sound. That kind of approach isn't as rewarded in folkstyle, where grinding, wear-your-opponent-down style is more prevalent. You can be more wide-open in folkstyle and not be penalized. The folkstyle approach may seem more active, but in terms of just technique and efficiency, may be less effective. To my mind, that's one of the reasons we've seen so many good collegiate wrestlers go freestyle and try to attack their opponent, only to be picked apart by wrestlers who look like they're putting out half as much effort.I'm not saying which is better or worse, that's a matter of spectator taste, I'm just suggesting it's a reason; freestyle rewards more technically efficient wrestling than folkstyle, and collegiate wrestlers need to make that adjustment before they can roll with the internationals.

mabst102

Terrific postings!Can you post some classic collegiate matches?

craigv

This week I am choosing the 76 kg semi final bout at the 1999 European Championships featuring Russia's Adam Saitiev and Germany's Alexander Leipold.If you recall the first match I posted was their World Championship final. This is the match that took place a few months earlier.I'm posting this match because I really want wrestlers and coaches to understand that a wrestler should focus and stick to his or her game plan and not change their style too much to accommodate their opponent.You'll notice that Saitiev wrestles the same exact style in this match as he did in their match at the Worlds. In fact I think Saitiev was more aggressive in their second match.I wish all wrestlers good luck in St. Louis.