have failed to see any olympic wrestling match were I saw any from of kicks...
Neither have I seen it in highschool.
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When you do a shot the feet can go either way.. Your trained to gain control of them. A kick hurts if your hit, but theres not much difference in catching a fast moving leg, comming to you or away.. And since throws sometimes often involve legs they can and do get caught at head height.
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you catch both my legs both your arms are occupied, and I am lying on my head with my fists free to do whatever I wish.
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Even you have to admit your not going to get very far in that situation... No power behind your punches from that angle.
Then of course theres the upper body throws.. You swing with your fist, the wrestler ducks (definitly possible as thats the setup for 90 percent of shots, though its a fast reach not a fist.. he takes your momentum.. hips in.. and your flinging through 5 feet of air.. At that point you cant hit.. or at least not hard enough to make a difference.. your in the air).