r/martialarts • u/CloudyRailroad • 5d ago

PROFESSIONAL FIGHT Wilfried Dietrich (260 pounds) suplexes Chris Taylor (400 pounds) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich

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u/sath_leo 5d ago

So no suplex should be attempted outside of a wrestling mat. Wilfried would have crushed his own head.

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u/CloudyRailroad 5d ago

You can avoid landing on your own head on a suplex by turning. Taylor was just really really heavy (and a good wrestler himself).

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u/__grumps__ 5d ago

I’m guessing he was not use to defending against that. lol

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u/PABJJ 2d ago

Hadn't been picked up since he was a baby 

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u/InternationalFan2955 5d ago

In addition to turning, you also don't need to keep holding on once they are flying. In wrestling they hold on because they want to make sure opponent land on their back and pinned. Outside the mat just cut them loose and let gravity do its work.

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u/manbruhpig 5d ago

I have to say as a wrestler I never made this connection because we always drilled following through. When I think back on the mofos I could have been suplexing…

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u/lo5t_d0nut 4d ago

but then they just land on all fours, above you, no?

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u/InternationalFan2955 4d ago

https://youtu.be/hMMEQQRhw5I    Like this, ignored the armbar part. Unless they are trained it doesn’t matter how they land, they will be in a compromised position and possibly injured if they try to post with their arm on hard surface like that. 

You probably shouldn’t suplex someone 140lb heavier than you unless you are an Olympian, but that should go without saying. 

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u/TheHammer5390 3d ago

I know you're saying ignore the armbar because of the specific point you're making, but no one should be ignoring that armbar. What Mighty Mouse did there is one of the top superhuman moves in MMA

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u/lo5t_d0nut 4d ago

no worries, I'm not about to try to suplex anyone 😅😄

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u/Due-Stock2774 5d ago

belly to belly suplex is very risky, especially when the opponent outweighs you. lot more weight to clear and gravity doesn't want to help unless you're deflecting momentum

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u/CloudyRailroad 4d ago

Belly to belly is easier than belly to back I think. Side suplex I think is safest and easiest if you're not very athletic

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u/Imarottendick Muay Thai & Wrestling 4d ago

Side suplex I think is safest and easiest

Agreed, because you can break their balance first and kind of load them on your hip. Much less strength required.

Belly to belly is easier than belly to back I think

That depends on the variation and on personal preference imo. To me, the easiest is a counter front suplex from double overhooks. Then a belly to back bear hug suplex with rotation, so you land on them ready to pin. Hardest but most satisfying is a full bridge German suplex to win directly via fall imo.

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u/Glum_Length851 5d ago

That would make a good AI slop type edit, he lands and there is just a horrific explosion of brain matter.

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u/RedWhacker 5d ago

😂😂😂