beppe2 32 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) Days ago I met a UWW reef instructor and got news about wrestling rules: starting on 2017 UWW will change the existing regulation in both styles, freestyle and grecoroman. I still haven't more details, but as soon as I know some additional information I will share.I expected something for grecoroman, but changing also for freestyle is for me unexpected.Anyone has news about? Edited October 24, 2016 by beppe2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plasmodium 1,124 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 What rules should be changed? Any? Personally, I like the freestyle rules. It would be a good idea to take weed off the banned substance list, at least for out of competition testing. 1 Yellow_Medal reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-nigs23 90 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 Overtime perhaps? Takedown and exposure point interpretation, thats my guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2td3nf 458 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) I used to be a fan of overtime, especially when Adam was writing rules and explaining the spirit of different rules. Enjoyed his work and agreed with most all of his rationale. But after watching the new freestyle rules in action over the past few years, I don't want overtime now. Yes, I know, some will point to J'den's Olympic semifinal as an example as to why we need OT. Not going into all the yays and nays of OT since we hammered this topic over the years. (IMO, Jaroslav and others put forth real strong and eloquent arguments as to why UWW shouldn't use OT.) Again, speaking of J'den, one rule UWW should definitely change would be to make the pushout/stepout point more valuable than a passivity point when going to criteria in a tie. Edited October 24, 2016 by 2td3nf 1 GranbyTroll reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaroslav Hasek 1,751 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 BREAKING NEWS: WE ANTICIPATE THE ARRIVAL OF NEWS 2 gutfirst and beppe2 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beppe2 32 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 BREAKING NEWS: WE ANTICIPATE THE ARRIVAL OF NEWS You right, it seems "news chasing the news" but maybe someone here close to UWW can give us more details as I had not ( it just was my intention). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WreslingSuperior 122 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Submissions? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdullahgadzhi Khuzin 1,383 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Submissions? striking and submissions new rules 2 WreslingSuperior and TheRealOne9050 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiraz123 503 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Submissions? It definitely won't be submissions as that would make it a whole new sport rather than a rule change. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beppe2 32 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Submissions? Try again.... 2 Shiraz123 and newyorkwrestler reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beppe2 32 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 striking and submissions new rules both together Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WreslingSuperior 122 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Striking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WreslingSuperior 122 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Can you explain? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GranbyTroll 388 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 one rule UWW should definitely change would be to make the pushout/stepout point more valuable than a passivity point when going to criteria in a tie. 100% agree! This cycle, we've seen an alarming number of wrestlers lose matches because they earned offensive points while their opponent was awarded passivity points from the official. Also, folkstyle overtime won't fit with the current UWW view of where freestyle should be, but how about a 30-second-overtime in the style of the shot clock? At the end of 6:00, clarify who exactly is winning and give the loser 30 seconds to go nuts. That'll create action! Aside from minor tweaks and clarifications, freestyle is great right now. Far better than college style, in my opinion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheRealOne9050 267 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Hardcore, Steel Cage and Ladder match stipulations, perhaps? 1 Abdullahgadzhi Khuzin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 2,363 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 What I would most like to see is a clear, objective definition of what a TD is. This is easily the biggest hole in the rule book. 1 quanon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rakkasan91 73 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) Objective definition of a TD for the middle of the mat or on the edge of the mat? Edited October 25, 2016 by Rakkasan91 1 quanon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GranbyTroll 388 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Edge of the mat scoring is pretty wonky right now. It'd be nice to have something other than "eh, close enough." 1 newyorkwrestler reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-nigs23 90 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 My name is Franklin Gomez and I approve this message. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 2,363 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Objective definition of a TD for the middle of the mat or on the edge of the mat? Both. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
