jackwebster Posted January 1 Posted January 1 I had never seen Robideau until the Stanford match. His forward pressure, ability to cut off Cardenas' attempts to circle in, and his lateral motion to reattack blew me away. At first something looked a little funky: he seemed to step sideways to the corner or even forward when he downblocked. If he got the corner and even a bite on the reattack, he ran him down. If the guy somehow managed to square up, he seemed to have already reattacked the other side. After a couple of matches, what looked funky and wild seemed to make total sense. Anyway, I love watching him work. I'm curious about what other folks are seeing.
Truzzcat Posted January 1 Posted January 1 His ability to square his hips after circling into the side getting attacked is insane to me. He did it a ton to melvine where Melvin would punch a hook and go cross pick to the side Robideau was circling to and Landon would just square and feed him hips. I think we saw it once in the Antrell match and a few times against PJ that guys who are good at attacking upper body can use that lateral motion against him. I'm sure with time and more feels though those instances will become fewer and far between. Overall I think he is an incredible talent would like to see him develop a little more offense of his own against the better guys. I am the personal property of VakAttack
MNRodent Posted January 2 Posted January 2 He has incredible hand strength, combined with great technique. Those of us who watched him in high school are not surprised by his season so far.
alex1fly Posted January 2 Posted January 2 12 hours ago, MNRodent said: He has incredible hand strength, combined with great technique. Those of us who watched him in high school are not surprised by his season so far. This is what I’ve noticed too. Sometimes he isn’t even gripping his opponent but manages to muscle him around.
H82Lose Posted January 2 Posted January 2 12 hours ago, MNRodent said: He has incredible hand strength, combined with great technique. Those of us who watched him in high school are not surprised by his season so far. YEP
jackwebster Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 1 hour ago, alex1fly said: This is what I’ve noticed too. Sometimes he isn’t even gripping his opponent but manages to muscle him around. Re hand strength: This might be why he seems so fast to the corner. If he gets just his fingers behind the knee, he can hold the leg there until he runs him down.
Gus Posted January 2 Posted January 2 3 hours ago, H82Lose said: YEP @alex1fly @MNRodent Is Landon a farm kid? How did he get this insane grip strength?
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