SO BUSY! Back from the UK & Italy. Successful East Coast Cert and Catch Wrestling in the Olympics? YES!
REMEMBER: Olympic Freestyle Wrestling = Amateur CACC
The USA wins Olympic Gold in Amateur Catch-As-Catch-Can! Congrats Jordan Burroughs!
I have decided to correct people anytime they say "freestyle" by asking, "oh, you mean amateur catch-as-catch-can?" (as it was called in the first London games that introduced this style). Read more in my SAY UNCLE! book.
Speaking of, The Fight Nerd just gave my Say Uncle! book a great review (except the typos that somehow made it past me and TWO professional editors, lol...)
"Jake Shannon, who also runs Scientificwrestling.com, spent ten years getting down and dirty with the art to gain first hand knowledge of the sport, and has delved into the history books to truly dig out some interesting facts about catch wrestling. Shannon gives you a brief but informative look at the origins of the form as far back as the middle ages, and brings it into what most MMA fans know as the modern style of "catch-as-catch-can," the term which originated in Lancashire, England, as a slang expression that means "catch me if you can." Shannon also explains the impact of this sport in pro wrestling and MMA today, and even how modern self-defense methods like Krav Maga have borrowed things from catch wrestling to be added into their arsenal of techniques.
Meticulously researched, the footnotes on the bottom of each page provide a quick glimpse at just how far Shannon went to find the history of this style. While I would not normally mention something as trivial as a footnote, I found them very useful as I read, since my interest was so piqued that I had to go on the web and see where the author went to find his source, or maybe scour a local library or eBay for a book that he referenced that I never knew existed but sounded like something I should be aware of (then again, finding a hundred-year-old book on catch wrestling on eBay is not exactly an easy task)."
New Certified Catch Wrestlers! East Coast and UK/Europe We had an INCREDIBLE inaugural East Coast training camp at Assistant Coach John Potenza's gym. We will be back in the Spring. RSVP now as training camp slots are very limited. Also the first ever UK/Europe training camp was brilliant. Absolutely stellar crew of people at the camp and the seminars in the UK and in Italy. We will be back in September 2013. Email [email protected] to apply now, last camp sold out. Here's a nice write up about the UK camp - http://www.martialnews.co.uk/story11.html. Also, our very own Assistant Coach Sam Kressin wrote a serious of great blogs capturing the UK leg of our trip here, here, and here. Our next US camp for those of you in the central and mountain regions of the US. Up coming cert in October in Salt Lake City, UT. Register here! EARLY BIRD RATE ABSOLUTELY ENDS SEPTEMBER 18th, 2012.
Happy birthday to Tough Tom Jenkins My favorite CACC man from the Golden Age of the sport I've dedicated so much of my efforts to in the last decade is Tough Tom Jenkins (BTW, it was Tom Jenkins and Kazushi Sakuraba that inspired my efforts with SW back in the day).
Why wrestlers make the best employees! In this down job market, here's a great article sharing why hiring managers should be seeking out wrestlers!
Japanese comic book character that was based upon Billy Robinson... RobinMask It boggles my mind, even after helping Billy write his autobiography PHYSICAL CHESS, how truly influential and legendary he is! Here is the comic book character from Japanese Manga based upon him, ROBIN MASK: http://kinnikuman.wikia.com/wiki/Robin_Mask
Results from Scientific Wrestling's KING OF CATCH WRESTLING tourney! LIGHT 160 lbs:
Tim Bolden Mendoza, Stable Jiu Jitsu 1st Place
Ezekiel Miranda, UBJJ, 2nd Place
Chris Aguilar, The Training Mat, 2nd Place (SW Toe Hold Club)
1st Round:
Ezekial Miranda defeated Brian Brown 2-1.
Ezekial won with armbars from the guard and via knee bar.
Brian won his fall with a guillotine choke from the guard.
Tim Mendoza defeated Chris Aguilar 2-1.
Tim won with 2 pins.
Chris won via triangle choke from the guard.
3rd Place:
Chris Aguilar defeated Brian Brown 2-1.
Chris won via triangle choke from the guard and via arm bar/triangle choke from the guard.
Brian won via pin.
1st place:
Tim Mendoza defeated Ezekiel Miranda 2-1.
Tim won via 2 pins.
Ezekial won via triangle choke from the guard.
MIDDLE 160-180.
1st Place: Victor Miranda, UBJJ
2nd: Ricky Lazaro, Scientific Wrestling
3rd: David Hollie, San Diego Wrestling
Ricky Lazaro defeated David Hollie 2-0 via 2 sleeper holds from the back.
Victor Miranda defeated Josh Bernard, Stable BJJ, via triangle from the guard and via pin, 2-0.
Victor Miranda defeated Mark Houston, the Training Mat, 2-0 Triangle Choke and Pin.
Josh Bernard defeated Mark Houston, 2-0, via Pin and Knee Bar.
Victor M. Defeated Ricky L. 2-1. Victor had two triangle chokes from the guard and Ricky had one pin.
Josh Bernard injury defaulted 3rd place match and David Hollie defeated Mark Houston 2-0 via two pins for 3rd place.
HEAVY 200-225
1st: Luis Ojeda, Scientific Wrestling
2nd: Steve Cayaban, CSW
3rd: Travis Castro, The Training Mat (SW Toe Hold Club)
Steve Cayaban defeated Travis Castro via pin and guillotine from the guard.
Luis Ojeda defeated Travis Castro via 2 pins, 2-0.
Luis Ojeda defeated Steve Cayaban 2-1.
Luis via 2 pins, Steve via neck crank from the back.
SUPERHEAVY over 225
1st: Lupe Tello, Stable BJJ
2nd: Steve Espinoza, The Training Mat (SW Toe Hold Club)
3rd: Justin Kuennerle
Lupe defeated Justin, 2-0 via 2 pins.
Steve defeated Justin, 2-0, via pin and cross face crank.
Lupe defeated Steve, 2-0, via 2 pins.
Results from Mike Martelle's "LET'S SHOOT" Tournament Long time friend and supporter of Scientific Wrestling, Mike Martelle held a CACC tourney at his Grizzly Gym: 'Let's Shoot 2012 - The Billy Two Rivers Invitational'. From Mike: "This year, the event was held in conjunction with the 1st Purebred Canada Submission Invitational. Results: Lightweight - 1st: Pj Ste Marie (Grizzly Gym) 2nd: Jason Campagne (Loyalist MMA) 3rd: Raymond Königs (Grizzly Gym) Middleweight - 1st: Nicolas Exame (ISWA Catch Wrestling) 2nd: Elliot Wheeler (Tallack Dojo) 3rd: Justin Hwang (Grizzly Gym) Heavyweight - 1st: Giulio Zardo (ISWA Catch Wrestling) 2nd: Adam Downey (Grizzly Gym)3rd: Jon Marconi (Tallack Dojo) Absolute Champion - Giulio Zardo (ISWA Catch Wrestling)" CONGRATS TO EVERYONE!!!! REAL COMPETITIVE CACC IS GROWING!!!
WWE Champ Daniel Bryan giving props to Scientific Wrestling! ...then rates Billy Robinson as the most underrated wrestler: http://www.wwe.com/classics/underrated-list/page-3 Special thanks to Xtreme Couture's head grappling coach Neil Melanson, the WWE champ is getting a proper intro to CACC. Danielson attend the seminar we had over at Xtreme Couture just before he got called up to the WWE! Check out his shout out at the 3:40 mark!!!
New Certified Catch Wrestlers! East Coast and UK/Europe We had an INCREDIBLE inaugural East Coast training camp at Assistant Coach John Potenza's gym. We will be back in the Spring. RSVP now as training camp slots are very limited. Also the first ever UK/Europe training camp was brilliant. Absolutely stellar crew of people at the camp and the seminars in the UK and in Italy. We will be back in September 2013. Email [email protected] to apply now, last camp sold out. Here's a nice write up about the UK camp - http://www.martialnews.co.uk/story11.html. Also, our very own Assistant Coach Sam Kressin wrote a serious of great blogs capturing the UK leg of our trip here, here, and here. Our next US camp for those of you in the central and mountain regions of the US. Up coming cert in October in Salt Lake City, UT. Register here! EARLY BIRD RATE ABSOLUTELY ENDS SEPTEMBER 18th, 2012.
Happy birthday to Tough Tom Jenkins My favorite CACC man from the Golden Age of the sport I've dedicated so much of my efforts to in the last decade is Tough Tom Jenkins (BTW, it was Tom Jenkins and Kazushi Sakuraba that inspired my efforts with SW back in the day).
Why wrestlers make the best employees! In this down job market, here's a great article sharing why hiring managers should be seeking out wrestlers!
Japanese comic book character that was based upon Billy Robinson... RobinMask It boggles my mind, even after helping Billy write his autobiography PHYSICAL CHESS, how truly influential and legendary he is! Here is the comic book character from Japanese Manga based upon him, ROBIN MASK: http://kinnikuman.wikia.com/wiki/Robin_Mask
Results from Scientific Wrestling's KING OF CATCH WRESTLING tourney! LIGHT 160 lbs:
Tim Bolden Mendoza, Stable Jiu Jitsu 1st Place
Ezekiel Miranda, UBJJ, 2nd Place
Chris Aguilar, The Training Mat, 2nd Place (SW Toe Hold Club)
1st Round:
Ezekial Miranda defeated Brian Brown 2-1.
Ezekial won with armbars from the guard and via knee bar.
Brian won his fall with a guillotine choke from the guard.
Tim Mendoza defeated Chris Aguilar 2-1.
Tim won with 2 pins.
Chris won via triangle choke from the guard.
3rd Place:
Chris Aguilar defeated Brian Brown 2-1.
Chris won via triangle choke from the guard and via arm bar/triangle choke from the guard.
Brian won via pin.
1st place:
Tim Mendoza defeated Ezekiel Miranda 2-1.
Tim won via 2 pins.
Ezekial won via triangle choke from the guard.
MIDDLE 160-180.
1st Place: Victor Miranda, UBJJ
2nd: Ricky Lazaro, Scientific Wrestling
3rd: David Hollie, San Diego Wrestling
Ricky Lazaro defeated David Hollie 2-0 via 2 sleeper holds from the back.
Victor Miranda defeated Josh Bernard, Stable BJJ, via triangle from the guard and via pin, 2-0.
Victor Miranda defeated Mark Houston, the Training Mat, 2-0 Triangle Choke and Pin.
Josh Bernard defeated Mark Houston, 2-0, via Pin and Knee Bar.
Victor M. Defeated Ricky L. 2-1. Victor had two triangle chokes from the guard and Ricky had one pin.
Josh Bernard injury defaulted 3rd place match and David Hollie defeated Mark Houston 2-0 via two pins for 3rd place.
HEAVY 200-225
1st: Luis Ojeda, Scientific Wrestling
2nd: Steve Cayaban, CSW
3rd: Travis Castro, The Training Mat (SW Toe Hold Club)
Steve Cayaban defeated Travis Castro via pin and guillotine from the guard.
Luis Ojeda defeated Travis Castro via 2 pins, 2-0.
Luis Ojeda defeated Steve Cayaban 2-1.
Luis via 2 pins, Steve via neck crank from the back.
SUPERHEAVY over 225
1st: Lupe Tello, Stable BJJ
2nd: Steve Espinoza, The Training Mat (SW Toe Hold Club)
3rd: Justin Kuennerle
Lupe defeated Justin, 2-0 via 2 pins.
Steve defeated Justin, 2-0, via pin and cross face crank.
Lupe defeated Steve, 2-0, via 2 pins.
Results from Mike Martelle's "LET'S SHOOT" Tournament Long time friend and supporter of Scientific Wrestling, Mike Martelle held a CACC tourney at his Grizzly Gym: 'Let's Shoot 2012 - The Billy Two Rivers Invitational'. From Mike: "This year, the event was held in conjunction with the 1st Purebred Canada Submission Invitational. Results: Lightweight - 1st: Pj Ste Marie (Grizzly Gym) 2nd: Jason Campagne (Loyalist MMA) 3rd: Raymond Königs (Grizzly Gym) Middleweight - 1st: Nicolas Exame (ISWA Catch Wrestling) 2nd: Elliot Wheeler (Tallack Dojo) 3rd: Justin Hwang (Grizzly Gym) Heavyweight - 1st: Giulio Zardo (ISWA Catch Wrestling) 2nd: Adam Downey (Grizzly Gym)3rd: Jon Marconi (Tallack Dojo) Absolute Champion - Giulio Zardo (ISWA Catch Wrestling)" CONGRATS TO EVERYONE!!!! REAL COMPETITIVE CACC IS GROWING!!!
WWE Champ Daniel Bryan giving props to Scientific Wrestling! ...then rates Billy Robinson as the most underrated wrestler: http://www.wwe.com/classics/underrated-list/page-3 Special thanks to Xtreme Couture's head grappling coach Neil Melanson, the WWE champ is getting a proper intro to CACC. Danielson attend the seminar we had over at Xtreme Couture just before he got called up to the WWE! Check out his shout out at the 3:40 mark!!!
