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Well i am not to knowledgable about the greats. But I bet there were a few who used both of these rides and were very successful. Maybe most don't use it because it is hard to master? Most baseball players don't foul off ball after ball until they get the pitch they want. Most great hitters will go with the pitch and send it to both fields. But Pete Rose fouled thouseands of ball off until he got the pitch he wanted, and is one of the greatest hitters of all time, as did Ty Cobb. As someone else on here likes to use "The Greatest" Ali used the ropes to bounce off of. Most of the greats don't use this technique, but Ali did. Both of these are examples of hard techniques that only a few have mastered.

I learned from some of the best....Vaughn Hitchcock at Cal Poly was one of the most technical....his best advice was to not throw the legs in at all....break'em down and work from there....College wrestling has riding time....High School does not.....My Collegiate Coach was Armand Brett...CSU Chico....the 1980 Olympic Greco Coach.....legs were not one of his strong points.....Legs are done right when you are hip to hip......Drilled into my head starting in 2nd grade by my brothers High School Coach Norm Foster from Amherst HS in Buffalo.....the guy was a legend.....If you use them....keep it hip to hip......Most of the greats don't use legs...they don't have to....you pound and PIN.....you get your back points from leverage...turks, arm bars and halves..... I have seen so many kids blow big matches....they ride TOO HIGH all the time....your better wrestlers reverse you...and then pin you ! Crab ride just lets you stay out of trouble and run out the clock...use it when you are up against pure speed..Lazy mans way to wrestle ! Just sayin' Nothing and I mean nothing works better than a TIGHT WAIST and WRIST.....or 2 on 1...Tight waist.....hips behind....hips to hips.... and on top....Your absolute best wrestlers have a tight waist you won't forget.......nothing wears out an opponent better....BREAK THEM DOWN..... work the wrists.... and go for your pinning combinations.....OK...I am done preaching !