Jake Shannon

Say Uncle!

?Catch-As-Catch-Can and the Roots of Mixed Martial Arts, Pro Wrestling, and Modern Grappling

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Includes explanations of the methods of catch-as-catch and is accompanied by clear illustrations that show how to use them most effectively, and the background of this unique sport is traced through America, Japan, England, and Ireland.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: ECW Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 174mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 439g
• ISBN-13: 9781550229615
• ISBN-10: 1550229613
• Artikelnr.: 32783193

Autorenporträt

Jake Shannon is an author, the founder of ScientificWrestling.com, inventor of the Macebell, and a master hypnotist. He holds a B.A. in English from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a M.Sc. in financial engineering from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Part 1: A History of Catch-as-catch-can
* The Influence of Catch-as-catch-can Upon Mixed Martial Arts
* The Influence of Catch-as-catch-can Upon Pro Wrestling
* The Influence of Catch-as-catch-can Upon Freestyle Wrestling and
Modern Self-defense
3. Part 2: Interviews
* Karl Gotch
* Billy Robinson
* Dick Cardinal
* Billy Wicks
* Frankie Cain
* Yoshiaki Fujiwara
* Gene Lebell
* Josh Barnett
* Erik Paulson
* Mark Fleming
4. Part 3: Techniques
* Are Great Catch Wrestlers Born or Made?
* What is Deliberate Practice?
* Physical Principles
* Principle #1: Scientific Method/Gameness
* Principle #2: Bio-Mechanical Advantage
* Principle #3: Conditioning and Wearing Out Your Opponent
* Karl Gotch’s Rules for Modern Catch Wrestling
5. Conclusion
6. Catch-as-catch-can Lexicon