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Discussion Topic: Dagestan: Short Documentary
Justin Hayes added to this discussion on September 21, 2024
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Discussion Topic: Dagestan: Short Documentary
Mark Niemann added to this discussion on September 22, 2024
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Thanks for sharing. Good vid.
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Discussion Topic: Dagestan: Short Documentary
Justin Hayes added to this discussion on September 22, 2024
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The contrast between these future men and our current batch in the West was noteworthy IMO.
As Rex once (paraphrased), "It's difficult to make hard men out of boys who grew up soft..."
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Discussion Topic: Dagestan: Short Documentary
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on September 23, 2024
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Good little snippet of hardcore wrestling outside the USA.
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Discussion Topic: Dagestan: Short Documentary
Ethan Moore added to this discussion on September 23, 2024
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Justin - I hear you, but I don't think most of our great wrestlers were born into tough living/home environments. I don't know any of these people personally but my take is most of our (USA's) best wrestlers grew up in the middle class.
In fact, many of the best programs in the nation are private schools where kids who attend are probably from families who can afford to send them there.
Don't have to be born in the mountains and run in the snow to be tough.
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Discussion Topic: Dagestan: Short Documentary
Justin Hayes added to this discussion on September 25, 2024
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Quote from Ethan Moore's post:
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"Justin - I hear you, but I don't think most of our great wrestlers were born into tough living/home environments. I don't know any of these people personally but my take is most of our (USA's) best wrestlers grew up in the middle class.
In fact, many of the best programs in the nation are private schools where kids who attend are probably from families who can afford to send them there.
Don't have to be born in the mountains and run in the snow to be tough."
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You're right; point well taken.
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Discussion Topic: Dagestan: Short Documentary
Jeff Streu added to this discussion on September 27, 2024
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Quote from Ethan Moore's post:
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"Justin - I hear you, but I don't think most of our great wrestlers were born into tough living/home environments. I don't know any of these people personally but my take is most of our (USA's) best wrestlers grew up in the middle class.
In fact, many of the best programs in the nation are private schools where kids who attend are probably from families who can afford to send them there.
Don't have to be born in the mountains and run in the snow to be tough."
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You're right, and I think that's because our sports system in the USA now favors kids whose families can afford to send them to expensive clubs, camps, clinics, private training, competitions all over the place, etc. I think it's unfortunate that athletic success is nowadays out of reach for many kids because of financial reasons.
One other thing I'll say is that a technically proficient kid doesn't always equal a tough kid. But a "tough" kid with mediocre technique will more often than not get beat by a technically proficient kid because said kid has such a leg up when it comes to access to training resources.
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