Do It: It's Now or Never..!

1. Wade Schalles Killer Cradles: Also known as "The King of The Pinners", Wade holds the record for the most pins over World Champions, the most pins over National Champions, the most pins over NCAA Champions, and being wrestling's all-time leader in victories with 821, and in falls with 530. Wade also holds a 9th degree blackbelt in the combat sport of Sambo and was also a national Judo champ. Killer Cradles Clinic is TOMORROW from 1pm to 4pm in Santa Monica, trust me you don't want to miss out. You can read a little more about the Hall of Famer here. Check this video to see the move Wade made famous, the Spladle: 2. New Catch Wrestling DVD: Absolute last chance to get your copy of Josh's Attacking the Guard DVD at the discounted rate. Enter METAL as the "referrer code" to get your discount before this Saturday at midnight! 3. The Bread and Butter Hold of Catch: Our Sport of Catch Wrestling seminar on double wrist lock set-ups and entries is November 10th. Still some spots open. 4. King of Catch Tourney is almost here! King of Catch Wrestling Tournament Western Qualifier will be at the Santa Monica High School on the 17th of November. Follow the link to pre-register and SAVE! 5. Ina Gada Da Video - The Macebell is Following Growing: Here's a quick video of a Macebell demo for CrossFit Beach Cities for those of you who have been clamoring for some new ideas (this is the tip of the iceberg, by the way). If YOU want to be ahead of the curve (before Macebells reach "CRITICAL MASS") be sure to get on the registered list for the joint East and West Coast Macebell Seminars on December 15th. YOU MUST REGISTER BEFORE NOVEMBER 19th TO GET YOUR FREE MACEBELL (that's a $164.95 value!) 6. Certified Catch Wrestler: I just received this very nice testimonial about the Certified Catch Wrestler program and thought I'd share: "Hey Jake, I want to thank you for the putting together the Catch-As-Catch-Can audit as well as hosting the LA Toe Hold Club. It has been a fantastic journey. I started wrestling at the age of thirteen and the mat has always felt like home for me. When I was young I heard of the old time wrestlers and how they competed "for real." Later I ran into information about CACC but was leery of the guys promoting their goods with their slick, long, "slippery slope" advertising techniques. A training partner of mine living in Arizona found your website and told me I should check it out. When I found the LA Toe Hold Club link I was a little dubious at first, however my experience has been incredible. First off, I want to commend you for going to the wellspring of the old timers to get the goods and for giving credit to those that have taught you. The time, effort and money that you've put into publishing the books and DVDs have been Herculean and are a tremendous resource for those of us who want to learn. In addition, giving us access to learn, in person, from Billy Robinson, Dick Cardinal, Wade Schalles, Mark Schultz, and Josh Barnett has been amazing. And that is just in the past year! I can say without reservation the goods have been delivered. Over the last three decades I've had the opportunity to train in several martial arts with some amazing teachers and seen a lot of crap as well. I feel I've seen enough to know a little about teaching styles. There are a lot of instructors out there who claim to know more than they do, some will only show some of the goods (keeping the rice bowl full), others are good fighters but can't teach what they do and/or can't organize their knowledge in a way that anyone else can follow. All that being said, with Scientific Wrestling you have presented the CACC in a smart and organized way. The LA Toe Hold Club allows for the practice to bring it all together. As for the audit itself, it was damn hard -- almost a right of passage! First off the written test was much harder than I thought it would be. Running up to getting the test I did a lot of reading (even while on vacation abroad) so I assumed I would have it nailed. It was obviously designed to find out who is a serious student of CACC. The two days of training was hard as hell, nonstop (except for some water breaks) and packed full of info. I came away feeling like all the things I learned up to that point had finally started to jell. It was a true immersion into the material. I recommend training for and participating in the audit for any serious grappler. I often find myself thinking "why didn't I learn this years ago?" I look forward to continuing our training in the (not to be lost) art of CACC. Michael Long
Coach
International Guild of Danse de Rue Savate 7. UWF-Bushido: At UWF-Bushido this week: From the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan: THE WORLD MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Mark Silver vs. Yoshihiro Takayama

Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Kiyoshi Tamura
(Probably the BEST match I've ever seen. If the UFC had matches like this I might actually order a PPV, LOL!)

MAIN EVENT: Nobuhiko Takada vs. Koji Kitao

8. Hot Models Band Together to Rescue Man's Best Friend!: A gentle reminder about Pinups For Pups and their new 2008 calendar: It makes a great gift. Please pass this along to all your family and friends. Profits go to support animal rescue.