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The 2018 Unified Catch-As-Catch-Can World Championships – My Take
The 2018 Unified Catch-As-Catch-Can World Championships was a historic event, with Curran Jacobs winning through sheer grit. Fighters from around the world delivered electrifying performances, proving CACC's place alongside MMA and pro wrestling.... keep reading

Karl Gotch Day!
August 3rd is Karl Gotch Day, celebrating the legacy of "Kamisama" (God of Wrestling). Join in by honoring his impact on Catch Wrestling and revisiting classic conversations with the legend himself!... keep reading

LOCKDOWN CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN PODCASTS…
Want to dive deep into catch wrestling? I’ve been a guest on several great podcasts, covering everything from technique to my personal health journey. Check out my interviews with Sonny Brown, Kaleb Plank, Coach Brian, Chris Marten, and even a shoutout from Josh Barnett on The Joe Rogan Experience!... keep reading

Scientific Wrestling Channel on YouTube
Our YouTube channel has over 4,000 subscribers now! Please click the link and subscribe, I am uploading tons of new content over the coming months.... keep reading

Fun recent Podcasts interviews…
Here are my most recent interviews (2018), got great feedback from both! I was most recently on Ryan Ford’s Grappling Central Podcast: “Jake Shannon is a highly respected figure i... keep reading

The Journey Begins, Again…
Since 2003, I've worked to revive catch-as-catch-can wrestling, influencing Olympic freestyle, submission grappling, and MMA. This blog will be the central hub for Scientific Wrestling, sharing historical materials, training footage, and updates on tournaments and coaching programs.... keep reading

PUNISHING RIDES
Josh Barnett
Riding is a key strategy for winning in MMA and grappling. Exhausting your opponent, sapping him of strength and setting up the final submission to win the fight are the result of being able to ride your opponent well.... keep reading

Bryan Scambler
DISRUPT THE GRAPPLING STATUS QUO WITH THE UNDISPUTED BEST. LEARN THE SCIENCE OF VIOLENCE..... keep reading

Josh Barnett's Attacking the Guard Seminar
Josh Barnett
With this video, Josh tips the balance of power back to the player on top in a grappling match!... keep reading

Karl Gotch's Conditioning for Combat Sports Expanded Deluxe Edition
Karl Gotch
"Conditioning is your best hold" -Karl Gotch... keep reading

Billy Robinson's W.A.R. Catch Wrestling
Billy Robinson
Billy Robinson's W.A.R. Catch Wrestling showcases the holds and maneuvers shown to MMA legends Josh Barnett, Kazushi Sakuraba, and the panoply of fighters in the UWFi. Learn as Erik Paulson, Josh Barnett, and others pick the brain of this Catch Wrestling icon!... keep reading

THE DOUBLE WRISTLOCK
Billy Robinson
This video is a game changer... Learn the bread and butter hold of REAL catch-as-catch-can with the LEGENDARY Billy Robinson!... keep reading

The Sport of Catch Wrestling Conceptual Syllabus
Billy Robinson & Jake Shannon
These are the basics, the fundamentals of our sport. Ignore them at your peril...... keep reading

Wade Schalles: THE PINISHER
Wade Schalles
Learn the fine art of pinning AND submitting AT THE SAME TIME!... keep reading

Pro Wrestling Fujiwaragumi
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
The Professional Wrestling Fujiwara-Gumi is a perfect primer for someone interested in a solid introduction to the culture and techniques of Karl Gotch's and Fujiwara's vision for professional wrestling and Pankration (an hour and seventeen minutes of non-stop beat downs and submissions)!... keep reading

Macebell Strength Training Basics
Jake
Think you know what to do with the Macebell? Just wait until you see this instructional video, you'll may very well cancel your gym membership in lieu of your trusty Macebell!... keep reading

Wade Schalles: LEGAL PAIN
Wade Schalles
Learn the fine art of pinning AND submitting AT THE SAME TIME!... keep reading

Wade Schalles: KILLER CRADLES
Wade Schalles
Learn the most effective pinning combination OF ALL TIME: THE CRADLE!... keep reading

Wade Schalles - Killer Cradles: "Cradles: The Most Powerful Pinning Combination Known to Man"
David
Wade Schalles - Killer Cradles: "Cradles: The Most Powerful Pinning Combination Known to Man"... keep reading

The Nelson Family for Grappling
Catch Wrestling Expert Jake Shannon Shows You How To Unlock The Power Of The Nelson Hold To Control, Reverse, and SUBMIT!... keep reading

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- Here's the BUZZ:
  
  “Jake Shannon has single handedly resurrected one of the world’s lost arts of grappling through his ScientificWrestling.com crusade. I can’t think of anyone more enthusiastic about Catch as Catch Can Wrestling than Jake. He has breathed new life into one of the toughest styles of grappling in the world. I am thoroughly impressed by his knowledge and more than that his ability to have personally befriended CACC greats like Karl Gotch, Billy Robinson and others and how he has brought them back into the limelight so that their legacies could be shared with this generation. That took a lot of dedication and a lot of selfless effort on his part. Jake has truly brought back lost techniques and lost heroes. It is a great honor to have learned from Jake and to call him friend.” - Brandon Ruiz, FILA Grappling World Champion, NAGA Grappling World Champion, 2X Pancrase World Champion, Greco Roman Wrestling Pan Am Silver Medalist, 8 x Greco Roman & Freestyle Wrestling All-American, 2nd Degree Black Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Ruiz Combat Grappling
  
  "Honest, Hardworking, Strong Character, Creative, & Energetic... Wow. Jake you're on a roll with this certification! I support you wholeheartedly my friend." - Mark Schultz, Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler, successful UFC competitor, 2x Freestyle Wrestling World Champion, and 3x NCAA Wrestling Champion.
  
  "[Scientific Wrestling is] the most legitimate, honest website and conglomerate of people that are true fans of catch wrestling that have the right spirit for it. It's not trying be something different or trying sell something. It's trying to honor the memory and trying to keep the history alive and that is really important to me." - Neil Melanson, Head Grappling Coach for UFC legend Randy Couture and Xtreme Couture Las Vegas
  
  "Jake Shannon and his Scientific Wrestling program has allowed me to train with the best in the world. After visiting coach Shannon and training catch as catch can for the first time in 2007, I quickly realized that I needed to learn a style that didn't take away from my collegiate wrestling and judo experience. Instead, catch allowed me to learn submissions from positions that I was already used to. I couldn't be more grateful to Jake for putting me in that crooked neck scissors a few years ago and opening my eyes to painful techniques that really work. Nothing flashy, no politics, just catch as catch can!" - Luis Ojeda, 2X King of Catch Wrestling Heavyweight Champ, Current NACWA Heavyweight Champion, Scientific Wrestling Assistant Coach (under Billy Robinson)
  
  "JAKE, YOU ARE THE VERY BEST INDIVIDUAL PERSON TO COME ALONG IN THIS GENERATION AND DO WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR WRESTLING, I CAN'T FIND WORDS TO EXPRESS MYSELF. MUCH RESPECT" - Billy Wicks, Catch-As-Catch-Can legend and retired law enforcement officer.
  
  "Catch somehow ignited a fire in me that those samurai esq styles could not. I have a renewed interest in all things Western! From various Wrestling styles, sword & pole-arm combat, hand to hand combat & most importantly: History & Autodidacticism. It all started with exposure to ScientificWrestling.com. Thank you for filtering out the nonsense so those who seek the truth about Catch Wrestling can do so." - Michael Guzman
  
  "ScientificWrestling.com is an excellent web resource, offering a large number of high quality videos... The information is top notch, especially for submission wrestling. I got a particularly good compression armlock from the welcome page alone" - Review from Fighters Review
  
  "Dear Jake, What you have put together is wonderful! Very insightful. You will run a great clinic and be a success. I have never seen anything like this." - Frankie Cain (aka The Great Mephisto), Carnival Wrestler and Boxer and Wild Bull Rider
  
  "Jake is Southern California's true master of catch wrestling. Merely shaking hands with this gentleman can bring about an infinity of pain!" - Bob Calhoun, co-author of The Godfather of Grappling and author of BEER, BLOOD & CORNMEAL!
  
  "Billy Robinson is like no one I've ever trained under. He is a true master. Jake Shannon and his ScientificWrestling.com are the real deal." - Tony Altermatt, Former Texas Peace Officer, JKD instructor, Former MN State Karate Champion
  Minnesota
  
  "Jake, you are a visionary in the world of wrestling. It amazes me how good your stuff is (which I am still studying), thank you!" - Master Sidartha Lonngi, 6º Dan
  Mexico
  
  "I thank you for the education you have given me in western martial arts. It has been an eye opener and it was worth every penny. Many thanks," - Stephen Hore-Lacy
  Victoria, Australia
  
  "Got your books today - currently going for my Master's and just finished a cognitive development paper on religion and gotta say, I'm pretty damn impressed you have Paul Bloom as a reference in the Certification manual!!! Did not see that coming!! Great stuff, have you set a date yet for the next certification? Take care," - Ali O.
  
  "My son was able to use 1 of the techniques from the Schalles DVD in his first tourney today!!!
  As he got the chicken wing and he jumped over I was thinking 'Oh Sh$t !!! he's gonna use that technique we watched last nite!' Needless to say he got the pin. Thanks!" - Bobby Delos Santos
  
  "I just got the Complete Catch Wrestler package today. Whoa! It's a lot of information and I'm not sure where to begin. I wasn't expecting as much stuff as I received in this package. I feel very good about my order now. Thanks!" - Rob Tewis
  
  "I have purchased all of the gracie, saulo riberio, mario sperry, and bas rutten tapes, what I have seen from Scientific Wrestling truly is the best Real grappling instructionals on the net!" - Jason Bray
  
  "Hello! I just wanted to let you all know that the DVDs have arrived today. I have had my first look into them and they are in excellent conditions, and it's excellent material, Thank you very much!!! Best wishes from Berlin, Germany" - L. E. Schwarz
  
  "The Scientific Wrestling news is one of the highest quality informative reads that I have found... And thanks again for the integrity to stand up for what is right!" - Ben Benito
  
  "Your site is the best... I'm glad there's someone out there keeping real grappling alive and well. I'm also glad you hooked up with one of my favorites, Karl Gotch..." - Mike Brown
  
  "Thanks Jake, and I'll try to keep up with whatever project you come out with next! Your credibility is definitely SOLID; You're a stand-up guy." - Donald Pillow
  
  "Your website is a Beacon in the fog out there for Wrestlers/Grapplers &Submission Stylists." - David Tamura

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- Here's the BUZZ:
  
  “Jake Shannon has single handedly resurrected one of the world’s lost arts of grappling through his ScientificWrestling.com crusade. I can’t think of anyone more enthusiastic about Catch as Catch Can Wrestling than Jake. He has breathed new life into one of the toughest styles of grappling in the world. I am thoroughly impressed by his knowledge and more than that his ability to have personally befriended CACC greats like Karl Gotch, Billy Robinson and others and how he has brought them back into the limelight so that their legacies could be shared with this generation. That took a lot of dedication and a lot of selfless effort on his part. Jake has truly brought back lost techniques and lost heroes. It is a great honor to have learned from Jake and to call him friend.” - Brandon Ruiz, FILA Grappling World Champion, NAGA Grappling World Champion, 2X Pancrase World Champion, Greco Roman Wrestling Pan Am Silver Medalist, 8 x Greco Roman & Freestyle Wrestling All-American, 2nd Degree Black Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Ruiz Combat Grappling
  
  "Honest, Hardworking, Strong Character, Creative, & Energetic... Wow. Jake you're on a roll with this certification! I support you wholeheartedly my friend." - Mark Schultz, Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler, successful UFC competitor, 2x Freestyle Wrestling World Champion, and 3x NCAA Wrestling Champion.
  
  "[Scientific Wrestling is] the most legitimate, honest website and conglomerate of people that are true fans of catch wrestling that have the right spirit for it. It's not trying be something different or trying sell something. It's trying to honor the memory and trying to keep the history alive and that is really important to me." - Neil Melanson, Head Grappling Coach for UFC legend Randy Couture and Xtreme Couture Las Vegas
  
  "Jake Shannon and his Scientific Wrestling program has allowed me to train with the best in the world. After visiting coach Shannon and training catch as catch can for the first time in 2007, I quickly realized that I needed to learn a style that didn't take away from my collegiate wrestling and judo experience. Instead, catch allowed me to learn submissions from positions that I was already used to. I couldn't be more grateful to Jake for putting me in that crooked neck scissors a few years ago and opening my eyes to painful techniques that really work. Nothing flashy, no politics, just catch as catch can!" - Luis Ojeda, 2X King of Catch Wrestling Heavyweight Champ, Current NACWA Heavyweight Champion, Scientific Wrestling Assistant Coach (under Billy Robinson)
  
  "JAKE, YOU ARE THE VERY BEST INDIVIDUAL PERSON TO COME ALONG IN THIS GENERATION AND DO WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR WRESTLING, I CAN'T FIND WORDS TO EXPRESS MYSELF. MUCH RESPECT" - Billy Wicks, Catch-As-Catch-Can legend and retired law enforcement officer.
  
  "Catch somehow ignited a fire in me that those samurai esq styles could not. I have a renewed interest in all things Western! From various Wrestling styles, sword & pole-arm combat, hand to hand combat & most importantly: History & Autodidacticism. It all started with exposure to ScientificWrestling.com. Thank you for filtering out the nonsense so those who seek the truth about Catch Wrestling can do so." - Michael Guzman
  
  "ScientificWrestling.com is an excellent web resource, offering a large number of high quality videos... The information is top notch, especially for submission wrestling. I got a particularly good compression armlock from the welcome page alone" - Review from Fighters Review
  
  "Dear Jake, What you have put together is wonderful! Very insightful. You will run a great clinic and be a success. I have never seen anything like this." - Frankie Cain (aka The Great Mephisto), Carnival Wrestler and Boxer and Wild Bull Rider
  
  "Jake is Southern California's true master of catch wrestling. Merely shaking hands with this gentleman can bring about an infinity of pain!" - Bob Calhoun, co-author of The Godfather of Grappling and author of BEER, BLOOD & CORNMEAL!
  
  "Billy Robinson is like no one I've ever trained under. He is a true master. Jake Shannon and his ScientificWrestling.com are the real deal." - Tony Altermatt, Former Texas Peace Officer, JKD instructor, Former MN State Karate Champion
  Minnesota
  
  "Jake, you are a visionary in the world of wrestling. It amazes me how good your stuff is (which I am still studying), thank you!" - Master Sidartha Lonngi, 6º Dan
  Mexico
  
  "I thank you for the education you have given me in western martial arts. It has been an eye opener and it was worth every penny. Many thanks," - Stephen Hore-Lacy
  Victoria, Australia
  
  "Got your books today - currently going for my Master's and just finished a cognitive development paper on religion and gotta say, I'm pretty damn impressed you have Paul Bloom as a reference in the Certification manual!!! Did not see that coming!! Great stuff, have you set a date yet for the next certification? Take care," - Ali O.
  
  "My son was able to use 1 of the techniques from the Schalles DVD in his first tourney today!!!
  As he got the chicken wing and he jumped over I was thinking 'Oh Sh$t !!! he's gonna use that technique we watched last nite!' Needless to say he got the pin. Thanks!" - Bobby Delos Santos
  
  "I just got the Complete Catch Wrestler package today. Whoa! It's a lot of information and I'm not sure where to begin. I wasn't expecting as much stuff as I received in this package. I feel very good about my order now. Thanks!" - Rob Tewis
  
  "I have purchased all of the gracie, saulo riberio, mario sperry, and bas rutten tapes, what I have seen from Scientific Wrestling truly is the best Real grappling instructionals on the net!" - Jason Bray
  
  "Hello! I just wanted to let you all know that the DVDs have arrived today. I have had my first look into them and they are in excellent conditions, and it's excellent material, Thank you very much!!! Best wishes from Berlin, Germany" - L. E. Schwarz
  
  "The Scientific Wrestling news is one of the highest quality informative reads that I have found... And thanks again for the integrity to stand up for what is right!" - Ben Benito
  
  "Your site is the best... I'm glad there's someone out there keeping real grappling alive and well. I'm also glad you hooked up with one of my favorites, Karl Gotch..." - Mike Brown
  
  "Thanks Jake, and I'll try to keep up with whatever project you come out with next! Your credibility is definitely SOLID; You're a stand-up guy." - Donald Pillow
  
  "Your website is a Beacon in the fog out there for Wrestlers/Grapplers &Submission Stylists." - David Tamura
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