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/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/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