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Post by nhbnews on Jun 20, 2015 13:53:18 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Chris Crossan on Legit Pro Wrestling UK Open Catch Wrestling Championship On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman spoke with catch wrestler and martial artist Chris Crossan of Legit Pro Wrestling ( www.facebook.com/pages/Legit-Pro-Wrestling/512077585606427). On Saturday, June 27, they will be holding their first event, the Legit Pro Wrestling UK Open Catch Wrestling Championship ( www.facebook.com/events/1618373915074599). This event, under catch wrestling rules where you win by pin or submission, will be held at the Billingham Synthonia, Billingham, TS23 1 Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom, and run from about 1 PM to 5 PM. We spoke with Chris Crossan by Skype Thursday. "We're just getting together a group of people for an eight-man open tournament, catch-as-catch-can rules. Let's have a knockout quarter-final, semi-final, final, to see who the winner is on the night," he said. "We plan to do more of these events in separate weight divisions, but for now we thought we'll start with an open weight. I think it's really important to have open tournaments where anybody is allowed to come and enter, regardless of team, affiliation, or anything. We're open to anybody." We discussed the lineup so far for the eight-man open weight tournament, why he believes that catch wrestling is "a great spectator sport" and in that regard "better than BJJ", the plans of Legit Pro Wrestling to run more events, the need for the catch wrestling community and organizations to work together, and much, much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-06-19T21_51_00-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredChrisCrossanOnLegitProWrestlingUkOpenCatchWrestling. If one link does not work, please try another. Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. You can also listen to No Holds Barred via Stitcher through iOS or Android devices or on the web, at www.stitcher.com/podcast/no-holds-barred-with-eddie-goldman. The PodOmatic Podcast Player for iOS is available for free on the App Store. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Jun 14, 2015 17:55:36 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Upcoming World Catch Wrestling Tournament Schedule On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discusses the upcoming catch wrestling tournaments which have been thus far announced for 2015. Included are: June 14 -- 2015 Copa Euclydes Hatem de Catch Wrestling in Fortaleza, Brazil June 27 -- Legit Pro Wrestling UK in Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom June 28 -- Let's Shoot 2015/Mayan World Championships of Catch Wrestling in Guatemala City, Guatemala July 11 -- Luis Ciraiz Catch Wrestling seminar and tournament in Kingston, Ontario, Canada July 18 -- 2015 North American Catch Wrestling and Freestyle Sambo Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada August 29 -- 3rd Annual Challenge and PA/NJ State King of Catch Wrestling Tournament, in Hamilton Square, New Jersey, USA September 17-20 -- Snake Pit USA catch wrestling tournament at 2015 Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA There will also very likely be catch wrestling tournaments at the 2015 MMA World Expo in New York when those dates are finalized, and the annual International Week at the Snake Pit in Wigan, England. In addition, more events are expected to be announced, as well as more details provided about the events already set. In addition, discussed is the need for more and better media coverage and reporting of catch wrestling events, the pitfalls of the absence of a central coordinating body for catch wrestling, why catch wrestling organizations should stay away from the increasingly corrupt and disgraced Olympic movement, and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-06-14T15_27_29-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredUpcomingWorldCatchWrestlingTournamentSchedule. If one link does not work, please try another. Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. You can also listen to No Holds Barred via Stitcher through iOS or Android devices or on the web, at www.stitcher.com/podcast/no-holds-barred-with-eddie-goldman. The PodOmatic Podcast Player for iOS is available for free on the App Store. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Jun 7, 2015 14:15:41 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Daniel Machado on June 14 Copa Euclydes Hatem of Catch Wrestling in Brazil On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman spoke with martial artist Daniel Machado ( www.facebook.com/pages/Daniel-Machado-Brazilian-Jiu-Jitsu/1415728291984484). Besides teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he is involved in what will be the first catch wrestling competition in Brazil in about a half-century, the 2015 Copa Euclydes Hatem de Catch Wrestling ( catchbrazil.com.br/copa-euclydes-hatem-2015). Named in honor of the legendary Euclydes "Tatu" Hatem, who was the father of Luta Livre and a successful catch wrestler, this event takes place Sunday, June 14, at the BNB Clube de Fortaleza in Fortaleza, Brazil. We spoke with Daniel Machado by Skype Thursday. Discussing Euclydes Hatem, who lived from 1914 to 1984 and had his most success as an athlete in the 1930s and 40s, he said he was "in 300 wars over almost 40 years of fighting. He's one of the guys that finished George Gracie, which at that time was the Gracie with a lot of victories." Tatu, he went on, didn't get "the respect that he deserved." He was the "father" of Luta Livre. As for Tatu's competition with the Gracies, Daniel Machado noted that the Gracies "used to do catch." He stressed: "It comes all together, jiu-jitsu and the catch as well." We discussed the rules of this event, where you can win by pin or submission, it is best-of-three in three, three-minute rounds, there are no points, but there are judges to avoid draws. There will also be both men's and women's competition. Re-establishing an understanding of the history of catch wrestling in Brazil is also a task being carried out by the people involved in this event. Christiano Martins Milfont has been working with Tatu's family to develop media about catch wrestling in Brazil and Tatu's role, and to popularize it. We also discussed the plans to hold two more catch wrestling events in Brazil this year, future plans to hold international events and work toward holding a world championship, and much, much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-06-07T10_18_45-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredDanielMachadoOnJune14CopaEuclydesHatemOfCatch. If one link does not work, please try another. Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. You can also listen to No Holds Barred via Stitcher through iOS or Android devices or on the web, at www.stitcher.com/podcast/no-holds-barred-with-eddie-goldman. The PodOmatic Podcast Player for iOS is available for free on the App Store. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on May 21, 2015 12:14:38 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Mike Martelle on Let's Shoot 2015/Mayan World Championships of Catch Wrestling On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with Mike Martelle, the owner and head instructor of the Grizzly Gym ( www.grizzlygym.com). We spoke with him by phone Wednesday. At the end of June, Mike Martelle will once again be traveling to Guatemala City, Guatemala, to host the annual Let's Shoot catch wrestling tournament and conduct a seminar. The tournament will take place Sunday, June 28, at the Salon Municipal (Municipal Auditorium) in the San Lucas neighborhood in Guatemala City. "You might recall that last year's catch wrestling tournament in Guatemala City, we did the math afterward and realized that it had actually had the largest turnout of any catch wrestling event of the modern era, which was something we're very proud of and we're continuing to build up," he said. "This year we're hoping to be even bigger than the last." This year's event, Let's Shoot 2015, also features a catch wrestling rules tournament, and with a very special name. "We're calling it the Mayan World Championships, given that it's located deep in the heart of what used to be the Mayan world," he said. The event is also "subtitled" the Billy Two Rivers International Championship, in honor of the 80th birthday of Billy Two Rivers, the retired pro wrestler, catch wrestler, and actor, who was also a leader of the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, just outside Montreal. We discussed more on the format of the tournament, which is an open event where victory is attained by pin or submission in two out of three falls, and all submissions are legal. In addition, we discussed the need for more catch wrestling tournaments, the importance of events like the July 18 North American Catch Wrestling Championships in Montreal, the positive steps of more and more catch wrestling organizations around the world working together, and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-05-20T23_25_51-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredMikeMartelleOnLetsShoot2015mayanWorldChampionshipsOf. If one link does not work, please try another. No Holds Barred is also available on mobile phones and iPads through Stitcher ( landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=noholdsbarred). Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. The PodOmatic Podcast Player for iOS is available for free on the App Store. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on May 19, 2015 10:32:16 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Josh Barnett on His New Film 'Absolution', Catch Wrestling, and Jiu-Jitsu On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with catch wrestler Josh Barnett ( twitter.com/JoshLBarnett). We spoke with him by phone Monday. This is a very busy time for Josh Barnett, as a movie in which he is co-starring has just been released. Named "Absolution", this is an action film featuring Steven Seagal, Byron Mann, Adina Stetcu, Massimo Dobrovic, and Vinnie Jones. Josh Barnett played a "bad guy" named Colt, which he said thus far has been "the biggest role I've had" in film. In the combat sports world, he has been busy as well. On May 9, at the Metamoris 6 grappling event, he successfully defended his heavyweight title by submitting Ryron Gracie with a toehold. While some see antipathy between catch wrestling and jiu-jitsu, Josh Barnett expressed nothing but respect for jiu-jitsu and the Gracie family, noting that he has "always gotten along with all the Gracies." He explained: "Yes, I am a catch wrestler. I love catch-as-catch-can wrestling. I think it's the best. I love it as a sport, and as an art form, as a wrestling style. It is what I practice what I preach, and I preach it loudly. "But, it's not to be contrary to jiu-jitsu. That's the thing. It's not in spite of or to counteract or to diminish jiu-jitsu. I do it because it's what I love, not because I have a need for a rivalry or to put down what anybody else does. That kind of concept of a war with jiu-jitsu is really by somebody's creation on their own merit, not on my statements." We also discussed why more people from the broader wrestling community should become involved with catch wrestling, his upcoming activities in UFC including a reality show and a September 26 fight with Roy Nelson, more film projects, his work with the California Catch Wrestling Association, and much, much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-05-18T21_06_21-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredJoshBarnettOnHisNewFilmabsolutionCatchWrestling. If one link does not work, please try another. No Holds Barred is also available on mobile phones and iPads through Stitcher ( landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=noholdsbarred). Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. The PodOmatic Podcast Player for iOS is available for free on the App Store. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Apr 12, 2015 11:22:05 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Dan Kanagie on 2015 Virginia Shooter's Challenge and King Of Catch Wrestling On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with Dan Kanagie of the North American Catch Wrestling Association ( nacwa.weebly.com). Our focus was the 2015 Virginia Shooter's Challenge / Virginia King Of Catch Wrestling tournament ( www.facebook.com/events/1628246410730988). This event takes place Saturday, April 25, at Amherst County High School, 139 Lancer Lane, Amherst, Virginia 24521. We spoke with Dan Kanagie by phone Friday. "Jake Shannon [of Scientific Wrestling] and I were talking about how things are going with the tournaments, and we're expanding and there's more interest in more places," he said. They agreed that it had become time for more tournaments to be held on "the regional and more of the state level." Thus, the Virginia Shooter's Challenge, now in its second year, would also be a Virginia King Of Catch Wrestling tournament. The Liberty Bell Classic, which mainly focuses on the Pennsylvania-New Jersey area, would continue as a King of Catch event, with possible new tournaments in New York, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. We also discussed the rules for this event, where matches can only be won by pin or submission, with all submissions legal including chokes; plans for an East Coast vs. West Coast championship; the growing evidence for the potential for catch wrestling to re-emerge as a popular and real style of professional wrestling; the continuing growth of catch wrestling in 2015; why the catch wrestling organizations must work together to help the sport itself; why the creation of a democratic governing body for catch wrestling is 'inevitable"; why such an organization must listen to the wrestlers and not be bureaucratic like so many other sports organizations; and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-04-11T20_27_08-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredDanKanagieOn2015VirginiaShootersChallengeAndKingOf. If one link does not work, please try another. No Holds Barred is also available on mobile phones and iPads through Stitcher ( landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=noholdsbarred). Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Mar 29, 2015 1:47:51 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Wade Schalles on the Crisis in Wrestling On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with Wade Schalles ( wadeschalles.com). Besides being a two-time NCAA wrestling champion, a master pinner, and a 1991 inductee in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Wade Schalles is also presently training people in catch wrestling by serving as coach of Scientific Wrestling ( www.scientificwrestling.com). A lot of his attention of late has been aimed at chronicling the many problems facing the sport of wrestling in his multi-part series called "How Wrestling Wins", and offering solutions. On the occasion of a major event such as the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, which just took place March 19-21 in St. Louis, Missouri, it is important to find out his take on what it reveals about the state of wrestling today. We spoke with Wade Schalles by phone Wednesday. Speaking about the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, he said, "It's another wonderful event. It's our flagship event. I could either take this interview and make it all positive, which people tend to do in wrestling. I think it's smart to do the positive, talk about the greatness of the sport, and where we're headed, and the things it does for children." He cautioned, however, "But I'm afraid we have very little time left to be positive." The wrestling community, he said, "has to awaken to the problems we have. We only have maybe two-three years at most before bad things are going to happen to a lot of the non-revenue sports, not only wrestling." Here he is referring to the effects of the O'Bannon decision, which mandates that colleges directly compensate many athletes in "revenue" sports like football and basketball, and where they will find the money to do so. What must be done is, "Basically we have to get our costs in line. We have to increase our revenue potential. We have to spend wiser," he said. "Every major institution in wrestling loses money." We discussed why the current decision-makers in wrestling have not been making the "tough calls"; why the TV ratings for the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were not really impressive; how there is "no one in charge" of the sport of wrestling as a whole; why the college wrestling season should be moved to the spring so as not to conflict with the widely televised NCAA basketball tournament; why everything in wrestling must become "spectator-centric"; why he is planning on leaving wrestling; the potential for the re-emerging sport of catch wrestling to be "spectator-based" and exciting; and much, much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-03-28T22_47_32-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredWadeSchallesOnTheCrisisInWrestling. If one link does not work, please try another. No Holds Barred is also available on mobile phones and iPads through Stitcher ( landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=noholdsbarred). Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Mar 22, 2015 16:47:11 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Some Thoughts on My Birthday On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman, who is celebrating his birthday on Sunday, March 22, offers some thoughts and observations on the state of sports in general and the combat sports in particular. Discussed are the growing concern with head trauma and concussions; why retirement is not an option for him; the many problems facing wrestling and grappling events; the need to understand the world as a whole in order to understand the sports world; and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-03-22T14_14_58-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredSomeThoughtsOnMyBirthday. If one link does not work, please try another. No Holds Barred is also available on mobile phones and iPads through Stitcher ( landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=noholdsbarred). Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Takedown Wrestling Media ( takedownradio.com), America's wrestling TV and radio shows, which are hosted by founder Scott Casber, and have been airing on radio and Internet for over 17 years. Takedown Media produces a weekly TV program seen in 54 million homes in the U.S. on DirecTV, Dish Network, and cable affiliates around the country, called Takedown TV. Takedown Media also produces the weekly USA Wrestling TV show for the governing body of the sport, USA Wrestling. For more information, go to takedownradio.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Mar 20, 2015 14:55:49 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Steve Koepfer on April 11 U.S. Combat Wrestling World Team Trials On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman spoke with Steve Koepfer, the owner and head coach of New York Combat Sambo ( www.nycombatsambo.com). Our main topic was a new and important event, the 2015 U.S. Combat Wrestling World Team Trials ( www.combatwrestling.us). This event takes place Saturday, April 11, at the TK Martial Arts Academy, 223 East Monroe Avenue, Lowell, Arkansas 72745. Combat wrestling, originally developed in Japan over 20 years ago by wrestling legend Noriaki Kiguchi, is being revived internationally. It is a style of submission wrestling which includes winning by submission or points, with points being awarded for attaining takedowns, superior positions, pins, and more. The U.S. Combat Wrestling World Team Trials is a qualifying event for the first-ever Combat Wrestling World Championships held by the International Federation of Combat Wrestling (FICW), which will take place August 22, 2015, in Varna, Bulgaria. A crowdfunding page to help support the U.S. combat wrestling team has been set up here: www.gofundme.com/USTEAM. We spoke with Steve Koepfer Monday at the headquarters of New York Combat Sambo. "The end of last year, I was contacted by Ivaylo Ivanov," the founder and president of the FICW, he said. "He had been working with Kiguchi-san from Japan on really getting this world federation together for combat wrestling." As for the sport of combat wrestling, "It's been around a long time. This is pre-Abu Dhabi submission wrestling sport. It kind of declined in Japan for a bit, like MMA and everything else, but I think the rise and popularity of no-jacket submission wrestling-type events has really brought it back." With plans being made for the first combat wrestling world championships in August, "Ivaylo had reached out to me to help through the American Sambo Association organize the first U.S. team trials and put the team together." We discussed the rules of combat wrestling, how the U.S. Combat Wrestling World Team Trials are being organized in a professional manner, the rapid growth around the world of combat wrestling and its international federation in just one year, some of the other important events coming up in sambo and catch wrestling, and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-03-20T11_49_30-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredSteveKoepferOnApril11U.s.CombatWrestlingWorldTeam. If one link does not work, please try another. No Holds Barred is also available on mobile phones and iPads through Stitcher ( landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=noholdsbarred). Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Takedown Wrestling Media ( takedownradio.com), America's wrestling TV and radio shows, which are hosted by founder Scott Casber, and have been airing on radio and Internet for over 17 years. Takedown Media produces a weekly TV program seen in 54 million homes in the U.S. on DirecTV, Dish Network, and cable affiliates around the country, called Takedown TV. Takedown Media also produces the weekly USA Wrestling TV show for the governing body of the sport, USA Wrestling. For more information, go to takedownradio.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Mar 16, 2015 1:48:31 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Mike Chapman on Nat Pendleton, Catch and College Wrestling Star On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with wrestling historian and author Mike Chapman ( www.mike-chapman.com). He has recently written a book on undefeated college wrestler, 1920 Olympic silver medalist wrestler, pro catch wrestler and shooter, and Hollywood actor Nat Pendleton ( www.mike-chapman.com/mike-writes-biography-of-wrestler-actor-nat-pendleton). We spoke with Mike Chapman by phone Saturday. While wrestling for Columbia, which had the first college wrestling program in the U.S., "He was an exceptional college wrestler, never lost a match," he said. "This is before the days of the NCAA tournament, of course. He won the Eastern Intercollegiate Wresting Association title twice, which is a really tough tournament," in 1914 and 1915, he said. "He won the AAU Nationals twice," in 1916 and 1920, he said, in what was then called amateur catch-as-catch-can wrestling, and today is known as freestyle wrestling. Also in amateur catch-as-catch-can wrestling, in 1920, he said, "He won a silver medal in the Olympics." Many observers of that match have argued that Pendleton was robbed of the gold medal, "which happens a lot in international competition." Pendleton's next stop was pro wrestling, which had not completely devolved into the spectacle we have today. This was "at a time when pro wrestling was starting to evolve from a pure athletic contest -- well, actually it was already well into the evolution into show business and theatrics." As to how Nat Pendleton reacted to this change in pro wrestling, he said, "I maintain from my research through the last ten years, and what I've known about Nat, that Nat really felt that he was a catch wrestler extraordinaire. He loved catch wrestling. He cared deeply about it. And he resisted the movement into theatrics." Of course, to theatrics it was for pro wrestling, so after a few years, he decided to go where people were upfront about their theatrics -- Hollywood, where he had a career appearing in almost 100 films. We also discussed a legendary pro catch wrestling match which Nat Pendleton had in 1923 with the great John Pesek, which is one of the last real, or shoot, matches in pro wrestling. Held in Boston with heavy newspaper coverage, Pesek was able to defeat Pendleton by submission in two straight falls. In addition, we discussed the legacy of Nat Pendleton for college wrestling and his alma mater, Columbia; the lessons of the devolution of catch wrestling last century into a staged spectacle; what the re-emerging catch wrestling movement of today has to learn about good governance of the sport and the battle against corruption from the tragedy of the real sport's demise in the past; and much more. Mike Chapman's biography of Nat Pendleton is a must-read for all those interested in the history of college, Olympic, catch, and pro wrestling. It provides a rare insight into the life of a remarkable individual who went from the Ivy League halls of Columbia University to the wrestling mats and rings of his era, and then to an acting career during the golden age of Hollywood films. The book is also appropriate for teens and children, who will no doubt learn a lot about life and history in the 20th century. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-03-15T22_58_03-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredMikeChapmanOnNatPendletonCatchAndCollegeWrestlingStar. If one link does not work, please try another. No Holds Barred is also available on mobile phones and iPads through Stitcher ( landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=noholdsbarred). Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Takedown Wrestling Media ( takedownradio.com), America's wrestling TV and radio shows, which are hosted by founder Scott Casber, and have been airing on radio and Internet for over 17 years. Takedown Media produces a weekly TV program seen in 54 million homes in the U.S. on DirecTV, Dish Network, and cable affiliates around the country, called Takedown TV. Takedown Media also produces the weekly USA Wrestling TV show for the governing body of the sport, USA Wrestling. For more information, go to takedownradio.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Feb 24, 2015 3:18:06 GMT -5
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Post by nhbnews on Feb 15, 2015 18:45:20 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Adam Roman on Catch Wrestling, Grappling, and BJJ On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman spoke with grappler and catch wrestler Adam Roman ( www.facebook.com/adamconda01). With a varied background in wrestling, jiu-jitsu, judo, and Hayastan grappling under Gene LeBell and Gokor Chivichyan, Adam Roman is currently an instructor at 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Costa Mesa's locations in Buena Park and Orange, California, and the Reign Training Center in Lake Forest, California. He has also joined the many grapplers and wrestlers who are competing in catch wrestling. On January 11, 2015, he was victorious in the middleweight division of the West Coast King of Catch Wrestling Tournament held in San Diego, California. We spoke with Adam Roman by phone Sunday. He explained how he had decided to compete in this tournament, while accompanying his friend, Travis Newaza, who won the absolute division at it, to this event. What he saw, he liked. He said that catch wrestling, where you win by pin or submission, has "an interesting ruleset" because "it brings several unique challenges to it that you don't necessarily get in a jiu-jitsu match. Specifically, the ability to be pinned for a fall, really changes the game." "I like the idea of it, because I feel like it's very applicable to a certain mentality that you may need in like a street situation," he said. "It's good to be able to submit people from more than just your back, which is probably the most common way in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It gives you just an interesting dynamic and challenge." We also discussed more on his experience at the West Coast King of Catch Wrestling Tournament, his ongoing participation in competitions in numerous grappling styles, his plans to continue competing in catch wrestling, the need for all these styles to encourage action and discourage stalling, the potential of catch wrestling to grow as a spectator sport, the need for smart promoters, and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-02-15T15_06_54-08_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredAdamRomanOnCatchWrestlingGrapplingAndBjj. If one link does not work, please try another. No Holds Barred is also available on mobile phones and iPads through Stitcher ( landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=noholdsbarred). Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Payleg.com ( payleg.com), which gives you the tools to develop a full-time income by building a home-based business. Teaching success in the home-based business industry since 1988, Payleg.com is available in 190 countries. For more information, go to payleg.com. Takedown Wrestling Media ( takedownradio.com), America's wrestling TV and radio shows, which are hosted by founder Scott Casber, and have been airing on radio and Internet for over 17 years. Takedown Media produces a weekly TV program seen in 54 million homes in the U.S. on DirecTV, Dish Network, and cable affiliates around the country, called Takedown TV. Takedown Media also produces the weekly USA Wrestling TV show for the governing body of the sport, USA Wrestling. For more information, go to takedownradio.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Feb 11, 2015 9:52:19 GMT -5
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Post by nhbnews on Feb 9, 2015 11:29:09 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Kris Iatskevich on 2015 Catch Wrestling North American Championship On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman spoke with Kris Iatskevich, head coach of the International Submission Wrestling Alliance (ISWA) ( iswawrestling.com). On Saturday, July 18, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the ISWA will be hosting, along with the American Sambo Assocation, the 11th Annual ASA North American Freestyle Sambo Championships and the ISWA Catch Wrestling North American Championship. Both competitions will take place at the Riverdale High School, 5060 Boulevard des Sources, Pierrefonds, QC H8Y 3E4, Canada. Of particular significance is that the event is co-promoted by most of the major catch wrestling organizations, including Let's Shoot, the North American Catch Wrestling Association, Snake Pit USA, and Scientific Wrestling. We spoke with Kris Iatskevich by phone Tuesday. "We're really, really excited about this one, because we've got pretty much everybody on board supporting us in this event," he said. "I'm just really happy that for once we're having an event where everybody's collaborating and pitching in." We also discussed how the catch wrestling tournament is open to competitors from all styles and groups; how the rules have been tweaked from traditional catch rules to include points, penalties for stalling, and two three-minute rounds with an extra round if necessary in tournament matches; how the absolute matches can be won by pin or submission only with no time limits; the parallel growth of combat wrestling, whose ruleset is "brilliant"; and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-02-09T07_51_44-08_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredKrisIatskevichOn2015CatchWrestlingNorthAmerican. If one link does not work, please try another. No Holds Barred is also available on mobile phones and iPads through Stitcher ( landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=noholdsbarred). Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Payleg.com ( payleg.com), which gives you the tools to develop a full-time income by building a home-based business. Teaching success in the home-based business industry since 1988, Payleg.com is available in 190 countries. For more information, go to payleg.com. Takedown Wrestling Media ( takedownradio.com), America's wrestling TV and radio shows, which are hosted by founder Scott Casber, and have been airing on radio and Internet for over 17 years. Takedown Media produces a weekly TV program seen in 54 million homes in the U.S. on DirecTV, Dish Network, and cable affiliates around the country, called Takedown TV. Takedown Media also produces the weekly USA Wrestling TV show for the governing body of the sport, USA Wrestling. For more information, go to takedownradio.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Feb 3, 2015 17:33:49 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Luis Ojeda on Catch Wrestling, Challenges, and Schwingen On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with catch wrestler and wrestling coach Luis Ojeda ( www.facebook.com/luis.ojeda.790). Since winning the American heavyweight catch wrestling championship on August 30, 2014, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and becoming the first holder of this title in real catch wrestling since the early 1900s, Luis Ojeda has stayed quite busy in catch and other styles of wrestling. But he also is still learning, and will be at the winter 2015 edition of Scientific Wrestling's Certified Catch Wrestler Training Camp in San Diego, California, from Friday, February 6, to Sunday, February 8. We spoke with Luis Ojeda by phone Monday. "We have Wade Schalles coming down, the head coach of Scientific Wrestling -- Jake Shannon. I know there's some people coming down from Kentucky -- Jay Grooms. I've never met these guys, and I know that they're good," he said. He added that he is "excited to be around and see what I'm going to learn from Wade Schalles and all these people." We also discussed the results of the West Coast King of Catch Wrestling Tournament and No Gi Submission Only Grappling Tournament, which took place January 11, 2015, at San Ysidro High School in San Diego, where he also serves as wrestling coach, and which he helped run, and had Travis Newaza as the big winner; his plans to compete in the annual Schwingfest, a competition in the Swiss folkstyle wrestling known as Schwingen and hosted by the Imperial Valley Swiss Club; the challenge made by Curran Jacobs to have a catch wrestling match with Travis Newaza; his own challenge of Raul Ramirez also to have a catch wrestling match; his training in many grappling styles including jiu-jitsu and judo; his coaching and plans to compete in catch wrestling this year; and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-02-03T10_08_14-08_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredLuisOjedaOnCatchWrestlingChallengesAndSchwingen. If one link does not work, please try another. No Holds Barred is also available on mobile phones and iPads through Stitcher ( landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=noholdsbarred). Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441. The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer by Ian Snow( magicpumpkinstudios.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: American Top Team ( americantopteam.com). Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at americantopteam.com. Defense Soap ( defensesoap.com), an effective, deep penetrating body soap with natural antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial soap ingredients. Defense Soap is the best cleansing body soap for men and women athletes who are involved in contact sports such as MMA, wrestling, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and judo, to help their antifungal, anti-ringworm, anti-jock itch strategy. Check out their web site, at defensesoap.com. Payleg.com ( payleg.com), which gives you the tools to develop a full-time income by building a home-based business. Teaching success in the home-based business industry since 1988, Payleg.com is available in 190 countries. For more information, go to payleg.com. Takedown Wrestling Media ( takedownradio.com), America's wrestling TV and radio shows, which are hosted by founder Scott Casber, and have been airing on radio and Internet for over 17 years. Takedown Media produces a weekly TV program seen in 54 million homes in the U.S. on DirecTV, Dish Network, and cable affiliates around the country, called Takedown TV. Takedown Media also produces the weekly USA Wrestling TV show for the governing body of the sport, USA Wrestling. For more information, go to takedownradio.com. Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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