New Edge Rules

[Husker_Du]

I'm at Cadet Worlds and J'den Cox went to the rules meeting where they emphasized new edge interpretations.

I've been to a bunch of these and they often emphasize something at Cadets as a test case. Whether or not that gets widely adopted is another matter. (I remember one time at JR Worlds (Brazil) i went to rules meeting and they said something was going to be called a certain way and it never was). so take it for what it's worth.

anyway - was wondering what you guys thought about this

https://rokfin.com/post/208831/JDen-Cox-New-Edge-Rules-Emphasis

[Truzzcat]

Will read the article when I am on my home laptop and logged in but is this in regard to getting the warning after intentionally grounding yourself once and the next being a caution and 1? If so, I think it's a great addition it allows for you to strategically use your grounding while at the same time not allowing people to abuse it.

[nhs67]

12 minutes ago, Truzzcat said:

Will read the article when I am on my home laptop and logged in but is this in regard to getting the warning after intentionally grounding yourself once and the next being a caution and 1? If so, I think it's a great addition it allows for you to strategically use your grounding while at the same time not allowing people to abuse it.

God, I hope so.

That said, USAW does have their own interpretations of rules, albeit they do try to have them enforced in the same light.  That said, we often get slapped with a different sort of methodology/implementation when we are at worlds - especially in regards to passivity.

[bnwtwg]

I couldn't pick up if there will be warning or if they are going directly to caution and one? But I like this change overall. Grounding was getting absolutely abused and this will instantly halt that practice.

[bnwtwg]

The not-takedown-go-behind giving up a pushout point is stupid and defeats the purpose of freestyle wrestling emphasizing and rewarding action.

[mspart]

2 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

The not-takedown-go-behind giving up a pushout point is stupid and defeats the purpose of freestyle wrestling emphasizing and rewarding action.

Is that really the purpose anymore?   It was back in the 70s and 80s.   But I have not seen that as the purpose since I got back into wrestling in a world scene in the late 90s.   But these days it is better than it was in the 2000s for sure.   I think tech fall should be 15 now that Takedowns are 2.   JMHO. 

mspart

[El Luchador]

As long as I've been going to officials meetings they have been blowing hot air that never gets implemented.  This is basically an ongoing joke.