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Post by nhbnews on Jan 28, 2015 21:26:47 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Josh Barnett on Catch Wrestling and Challenge Matches On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with Josh Barnett ( twitter.com/JoshLBarnett). A challenge was made last week by wrestler and former Michigan State Spartans' team captain Curran Jacobs, who pinned Christopher Crossan of the Snake Pit Wigan on June 7, 2014, in the main event of the Catch Wrestling Alliance International Invitational: The Rebirth in Los Angeles. He issued a challenge to Travis Newaza, who was victorious at the West Coast King of Catch Wrestling Tournament held January 11, 2015, in San Diego, California. Curran Jacobs said about Travis Newaza, in an interview last week on No Holds Barred, "He's a good jiu-jitsu guy, but I saw no catch wrestling happening at all" in the videos of his matches at that tournament. He also said that he considers that there are "fake titles" being handed out in catch wrestling today. That challenge was accepted, and arrangements were begun to be made for this match between Curran Jacobs and Travis Newaza to take place, by Josh Barnett and several other people. However, last Wednesday, Travis Newaza suffered an injury in training, which has caused that match to be postponed until a later date. With the controversies on this series of events burning up social media, Josh Barnett wanted to address these issues. He did so in this lengthy interview, which was recorded by phone Wednesday. Addressing the direction this discussion has taken, he said, "If it takes somebody being even just proclaimed the champion of a tournament that sounds very prestigious, King of Catch, if that's what it takes to get people to finally peel away the layers, open up their mouths, and show who they really are and what they feel, then I'm just going to go out and say, 'OK, I am the greatest catch wrestler walking the Earth right now. Period.' "Nobody puts it up more than me. Nobody's accomplished more than me. Nobody's continuing to go out there and push it, on the mats and behind the scenes. No one's trying to develop the athletes like I am. And if anybody has an issue with it, then they should come and take me on. "But there is no better catch wrestler in the entire world, period. I don't care who you belong to, who your association is, you're not better than me. I can beat anybody that claims they're a catch wrestler, probably a lot of them quite easily. And that's that." We discussed the current growth of catch wrestling, the lack of competition and limited number of events in it, the need for various catch wrestling organizations to work together, the influence of the late Billy Robinson, why catch wrestling should be considered part of wrestling by the broader wrestling community, why catch wrestling is still far from having real world and national champions, the reason he has not entered any of these catch wrestling events, why those training in catch wrestling should regularly enter events under the many other rulesets of wrestling and grappling, the importance of combat wrestling, his own training of catch wrestlers and athletes at CSW, and much, much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-01-28T16_19_05-08_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredJoshBarnettOnCatchWrestlingAndChallengeMatches. 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 Jan 23, 2015 16:11:13 GMT -5
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Post by nhbnews on Jan 19, 2015 16:46:35 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Curran Jacobs and His Catch Wrestling Challenge On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with wrestler and former Michigan State Spartans' team captain Curran Jacobs ( twitter.com/CurranJacobs). After a victory by pin over Christopher Crossan of the Snake Pit Wigan on June 7, 2014, in the main event of the Catch Wrestling Alliance International Invitational: The Rebirth, at UCLA in Los Angeles, California, and thus winning the Frank Gotch Award, he is planning to return to action this year. Towards this end, he is issuing a challenge to Travis Newaza, who was victorious at the West Coast King of Catch Wrestling Tournament held January 11, 2015, in San Diego, California. We spoke with Curran Jacobs by phone Monday. "I would like to actually call out that gentleman who won that tournament, Travis Newaza, I believe his name is," he said. "He is being claimed the King of the West Coast, and I'm on the West Coast." He added that he was unaware of the January 11 event. He went on to criticize his performance in that event. "He's a good jiu-jitsu guy, but I saw no catch wrestling happening at all." We discussed his continuing training at Catch Wrestling Los Angeles, why he considers there to be "fake titles" being handed out in catch wrestling today, why he believes that many of the matches at these tournaments are "not a good display of catch wrestling", why he calls the Catch Wrestling Alliance "the leader of the pack", and much, much more. We also comment on the passing of an MMA pioneer, Phyllis Lee, who was known as the "First Lady of NHB". You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2015-01-19T13_08_43-08_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredCurranJacobsAndHisCatchWrestlingChallenge. 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 Jan 9, 2015 12:39:13 GMT -5
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Post by nhbnews on Dec 31, 2014 11:35:43 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Jake Shannon on Catch Wrestling in 2015 On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with Jake Shannon of Scientific Wrestling ( scientificwrestling.com). 2014 saw the greatest number of catch wrestling tournaments, events, seminars, and wrestlers participating in them all around the world, in the 21st century. Jake foresaw this when he declared on this show this past January: "It's a springtime for catch wrestling right now." To review 2014 and discuss what to expect and needs to be done in catch wrestling for 2015 and beyond, we spoke with Jake Shannon by phone Monday. "I call it a revolution," he said of catch wrestling's recent growth. He called it "a complete revolution, 360 degrees, that here we are, back again, with catch wrestling getting some respect." We discussed the first catch wrestling tournament for 2015: the West Coast King of Catch Wrestling Tournament and No Gi Submission Only Grappling Tournament ( www.facebook.com/events/1513236772291240). This event takes place Sunday, January 11, 2015, at San Ysidro High School at 5353 Airway Road, San Diego, California 92154. We also discussed the historical importance of catch wrestling reviving as a sport in itself, why 2014 was a remarkable year for it, how the style vs. style format continues to capture people's imagination, how to utilize the catch wrestling vs. jiu-jitsu rivalry, why most catch wrestling matches end by pin, the appeal of catch wrestling for high school and college wrestlers, and much, much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-12-31T07_26_51-08_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredJakeShannonOnCatchWrestlingIn2015. 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 Dec 20, 2014 9:53:19 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Luis Ojeda on Jan. 11 King of Catch Wrestling and No Gi Submission Only Grappling Tournament On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with catch wrestler and wrestling coach Luis Ojeda. He will help kick off 2015 for catch wrestling by helping to run the West Coast King of Catch Wrestling Tournament and No Gi Submission Only Grappling Tournament ( www.facebook.com/events/1513236772291240). This event takes place Sunday, January 11, 2015, at San Ysidro High School at 5353 Airway Road, San Diego, California 92154, where he also serves as wrestling coach. We spoke with Luis Ojeda by phone Monday. Explaining how this event was set up, he said, "I saw this opportunity. I talked to my athletic director. We had lost another tournament that we were going do for the wrestling team, usually our big fundraiser. There was a conflict with basketball. I was like, 'Hey, why don't we do a King of Catch?'" He got approval, and added, "I pitched the idea of doing a King of Catch and a grappling tournament, and it seems to be coming together." We also discussed the California Catch Wrestling Association Test Tournament organized by that newly-formed group, which takes place Sunday, December 21, at Brea Olinda High School, 789 Wildcat Way, Brea, CA 92821 ( www.facebook.com/events/1010903492253704). We went over the rules for each of these events, the upcoming competitions in California in the Swiss folkstyle wrestling known as Schwingen, plans for his next catch wrestling match following his victory in August when he won the American heavyweight catch wrestling championship at the Liberty Bell Classic/King of Catch Wrestling Tournament, the future of catch wrestling, and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-12-19T20_01_21-08_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredLuisOjedaOnJan.11KingOfCatchWrestlingAndNoGi. 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 Dec 5, 2014 11:52:38 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Ivaylo Ivanov on International Federation of Combat Wrestling On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman spoke with Ivaylo Ivanov of the International Federation of Combat Wrestling (FICW) ( www.facebook.com/pages/Combat-Wrestling-International-Federation/662277077189198). Just formed this year, this organization is running events in the style of submission wrestling known as combat wrestling, which most recently achieved notoriety in Japan in the 1990s. With representatives joining from around the world, the goal is to hold their first world championship event in Bulgaria in the summer of 2015. Originally from Bulgaria and having lived in Japan and China, he is now living in Mexico City. He is a black belt in judo, a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and a master of sport in sambo. He also is the founder of the combat sports news web site Yagadome ( yagadome.com). We spoke with Ivaylo Ivanov by Skype Wednesday. "In combat wrestling, you are awarded points for throws, depending on the amplitude of the throw and landing position of your opponent. After that, you get points for pins. That would be pins outside of the guard. And then, of course, you could get submissions," he said, "and go for submissions any time you want. But the most common positions for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, for example, like mount and taking the back, are also awarded, with only one point." We also discussed the founding of this style and ruleset by Mr. Noriaki Kiguchi in Japan, why it is being revived now, how the rules differ from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, how the rules and style are very similar to sambo but without the kurtka (jacket), the planned expansion of the federation to 20 countries by the end of 2015, the plans for the 2015 world championships, plans for holding continental championships in 2016 leading to that year's world championships, building the International Federation of Combat Wrestling as a non-profit organization and eventually holding a world congress, and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-12-05T08_07_00-08_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredIvayloIvanovOnInternationalFederationOfCombatWrestling. 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 Nov 30, 2014 15:52:23 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Wade Schalles on How Wrestling Wins On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with wrestling legend Wade Schalles ( wadeschalles.com). Besides serving as the coach at Scientific Wrestling ( www.scientificwrestling.com), he has been writing a multi-part series called "How Wrestling Wins". Mainly focusing on the decline of American wrestling, he goes in-depth to analyze the problems of the sport and offer numerous innovative solutions. Whether or not you agree with everything he writes, people in wrestling and the combat sports will find this series to be a much-needed and refreshing change from the mediocrity and lack of critical analysis which characterizes most discussion about wrestling. We spoke with Wade Schalles by phone Monday. This series "covers the greatness of the sport of wrestling, what's unique about it, why I think it's the best sport for young men and young ladies to participate in, certainly at an early age, and the reasons why I believe that way," he said. "I follow up with where we are struggling, where we are in the world of sports today both domestically and internationally, and why we are where we are, who's at fault, why they're at fault, and how do we go about fixing it." We discussed the urgent need for wrestling to attract more spectators to live events, how those events have to be much better organized and presented than they are now, the effect on wrestling of the film and book "Foxcatcher", his own experiences with John du Pont, and more. We also discussed the revival of catch wrestling and his role in that. He explained why this style, where you win by pin or submission, has great potential to grow, why college wrestling should consider adding submissions, the creativeness of catch wrestling, and much more about catch wrestling. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-11-30T02_45_55-08_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredWadeSchallesOnHowWrestlingWins. 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 Nov 20, 2014 11:15:28 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Mark Schultz on 'Foxcatcher' On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with the 1984 Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion in freestyle wrestling for the U.S., a three-time NCAA Div. I wrestling champion at Oklahoma, and 1-0 MMA fighter, wrestling legend Mark Schultz ( www.markschultz.com). The book of his life story, "Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold", written with sportswriter David Thomas, has just been released. The film "Foxcatcher", which is a dramatization based on that book and focuses on the events surrounding the 1996 murder of his brother, fellow Olympic, world, and national champion wrestler Dave Schultz, by the crazed multi-millionaire John du Pont, was released in New York and Los Angeles November 14, and will be released in many more cities around the world in the coming weeks and months. We spoke with Mark Schultz by Skype Wednesday. The movie has already been widely mentioned in the film media as a major candidate for numerous Academy Award nominations. In particular, the performances of actors Steve Carell (du Pont), Channing Tatum (Mark Schultz), and Mark Ruffalo (Dave Schultz) have all been singled out as extraordinary, as well as the directing of Bennett Miller. The film is already being recognized as a major work of art, and easily the most important film ever made involving wrestling. Speaking about the film, he said, "It's like epic. There are so many themes and undertones and metaphors." He noted, "It's like a Greek tragedy about what happens when everything can be had at a price. And it teaches people, too -- it's about what happens when these worlds collide." Stressing that the film's story has lessons which go far beyond the particulars of this one tragic tale, he said, "It's a movie for people who like to think." But the film will also have an effect on the sport of wrestling, since the murder of Dave Schultz took place on du Pont's Foxcatcher estate while Dave was employed there as a wrestling coach. The film, Mark said, "is going to make wrestling a part of pop culture." But besides showing the countless benefits of wrestling, such as building character, molding one's body and mind through hard training, etc., the film, along with Mark's book, also demonstrates the weaknesses in the governance of the sport of wrestling. The result has been that wrestling legends like Mark and Dave Schultz, in Mark's own words in his book, "were having to stoop to rely on a lowlife like John du Pont to survive." He also said that the most important thing to him in this whole project of this book and film is "immortalizing my brother." Few will argue that he has not succeeded in doing precisely that. We also discussed more on what wrestling needs to do in order to become self-sustaining, the appeal of submission wrestling and catch wrestling, his training in jiu-jitsu and his one pro fight in UFC in 1996, his experience seeing his project bloom from a draft of his book into a major motion picture and autobiography, his connecting with the actors in the film and in particular with Channing Tatum, his current activities of doing public speaking and conducting seminars, and much more. The No Holds Barred recommendation: For Mark's whole story, get the book. It is a must-read, whether or not you know much about wrestling. For a dramatization which will also go down in history, watch the film. It is a must-see. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-11-20T07_35_14-08_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredMarkSchultzOnfoxcatcher. 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 Nov 9, 2014 16:52:01 GMT -5
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Post by nhbnews on Nov 7, 2014 13:09:55 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Ulf Elm and Steve Koepfer on Grappling, Sambo, and Catch Wrestling On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman spoke with Ulf Elm of the Växjö Titans gym in Sweden ( titans.se), and Steve Koepfer of New York Combat Sambo ( www.nycombatsambo.com). We spoke with them Monday while Ulf Elm was visiting New York and conducting grappling seminars at New York Combat Sambo. With a background in multiple disciplines in the martial arts and combat sports, Ulf Elm has been spending much of his time instructing people in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling in Sweden. There he has seen the growth and development of both BJJ and grappling organizationally. "I would say it's getting more and more formalized," he said. While in the U.S. there are many disparate jiu-jitsu and grappling competitions and organizations, "In Sweden, it's more formalized. Jiu-jitsu competitions with IBJJF rules -- it's really big. It's huge." As for no-gi grappling, the main organization is ADCC. "The Swedish Submission Wrestling Federation, now they are starting again with ADCC rules," he said. "They tried to go with FILA, the FILA grappling rules for a couple of years, but that basically broke down. FILA dropped grappling, and no one picked it up. So now they are back to ADCC rules and sending the national team to the ADCC European Trials." We also discussed the controversy involving Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler Ara Abrahamian, who handed back his bronze medal after losing a highly controversial semifinal match in the 2008 Olympics, in which almost all observers felt that he had been robbed. The Court of Arbitration for Sport later sided with Abrahamian in his appeal of a ban from wrestling, but the damage from this scandal once again disgraced the international wrestling authorities. Thus, we discussed how since this mess, which received wide attention in the Swedish media, wrestling has declined in Sweden. In addition, we discussed with both Ulf Elm and Steve Koepfer the state of sambo and catch wrestling in Sweden and Scandinavia, what they need to do to expand there and around the world, and much, much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-11-06T21_10_21-08_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredUlfElmAndSteveKoepferOnGrapplingSamboAndCatch. 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 Nov 4, 2014 12:14:22 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Raul Ramirez on Snake Pit Wigan International Week On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with Raul Ramirez of the Catch Wrestling Alliance ( catchwrestlingalliance.com). He is currently in Wigan, England, for the third annual International Week organized by the legendary home of catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the Snake Pit Wigan. There will be several days of training, capped off by the annual catch wrestling invitational tournament involving wrestlers from around the world, which will take place this year on Saturday, November 8, in Bolton, England. We spoke with Raul Ramirez by phone Saturday before he left for the U.K. "This year is going to be a little bit different from all the other years," he said. While there still will be several days of training and the event on Saturday, this year the people from the Snake Pit Wigan decided to have American catch wrestler "Jon Strickland teach a few of the training sessions." We also discussed some of the differences between American-style and British-style catch wrestling, how the wrestlers who will compete in the catch tournament on Saturday will be selected by Snake Pit Coach Roy Wood, Raul's own plans to wrestle at this event for the third year in a row, the book on Snake Pit founder Billy Riley by Stephen Greenfield and Mark De Courcy which is due out this week, the need to raise the quality of wrestling and focus on fundamentals more in catch wrestling training and events, plans for the future, and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-11-03T21_38_52-08_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredRaulRamirezOnSnakePitWiganInternationalWeek. 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 Nov 1, 2014 14:10:28 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Qin Yunquan on Catch Wrestling in Singapore and Wigan On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with martial artist and catch wrestler Qin Yunquan ( twitter.com/yunquan1). She is an instructor for women's and children's self-defense at the Kapap Academy Singapore ( www.kapap.asia). Her next travel destination is the U.K., specifically the historic home of catch wrestling, the Snake Pit Wigan, for their annual International Week events. While she is still recovering from knee surgery and may not be able to wrestle in their tournament, she will attend the training sessions with several goals in mind. We spoke with Qin Yunquan by Skype Friday. "Our goal is actually to start a catch wrestling tournament in Singapore, probably next year, probably the second half of next year," she said. "One of the key reasons why I'm going to Snake Pit Wigan is so, because I understand at the end of the camp, there would be a competition, a catch wrestling competition, and I'm actually there to find out how a catch wrestling competition is organized, and things as such." While rehabbing her knee, she has also been going to watch both Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and no-gi grappling in Singapore. She noted that the level of grappling in Singapore has risen in recent years, but it also has been influenced by catch wrestling. We discussed how catch wrestling is different from jiu-jitsu and should not look like it, how wrestling has not grown as much as other combat sports in Singapore have, the self-defense training (especially for women) she provides, her plans to compete much more next year, and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-11-01T11_23_07-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredQinYunquanOnCatchWrestlingInSingaporeAndWigan. 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 Oct 22, 2014 16:08:03 GMT -5
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman spoke with grappler Nick Caggia ( www.facebook.com/nicholas.caggia). Standing six-foot, three-inches tall and weighing over 300 pounds, he has become a notable fixture and one of the most recognizable athletes at numerous grappling events across the U.S. He has captured victories and championships in many organizations, including ADCC, NAGA, Grapplers Quest, the Ultimate Grappler Challenge (UGC), and the Professional Grappling League (PGL). As of now, he has accumulated 36 championship belts. He also won the absolute division at the 2014 Catch Wrestling World Championship, presented by the Snake Pit U.S.A., on July 27 at the MMA World Expo in New York, defeating four opponents in best two-out-of-three-falls matches without surrendering a fall. In the finals, he faced the tournament's flyweight champion, Phil Caracappa, who weighed just 148 pounds. In an epic and historic battle, and a match of the year candidate, after three periods where no pin or submission had taken place, he finally scored a pin at 4:41 of the overtime period to win the championship. We spoke with Nick Caggia by phone Tuesday. "I'm used to actually using my size to my advantage, but I never like to be on my back, of course," he said with a laugh. "But I always look to take a guy down and submit him." He also has a busy schedule for the remainder of the year. He will next be competing at the Gym Wars: Elite Grappling event on November 22 in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. Just two weeks later, on December 6, he will be grappling at the UGC: King of the Mat event in Reading, Pennsylvania. We spoke with him about his background as a high school wrestler in New Jersey, how he made the transition to grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, how he likes to network and meet new people at all these events, balancing his training and competition with his full-time job working in his father's business, his "excellent" experience doing catch wrestling, how he is still improving, his success this "great" year for him with a record of 40-16 thus far, what he needs to work on to improve even further, why he will cut back on competing in tournaments and focus more on training in 2015, his plans to compete in the Newbreed grappling event in Florida in January 2015, and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-10-22T13_37_46-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredNickCaggiaGrapplingChampion. 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 Oct 16, 2014 12:03:16 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Eddie Goldman and Kristal Hart on the Bright Future of Catch Wrestling On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman spoke with TV host and producer Kristal Hart. While covering boxing, entertainment, and various cultural events for many years, she has now started covering catch wrestling. Her show, the Kristal Hart Show, is aired on Manhattan Neighborhood Network every Tuesday at 9 PM ET. On Time Warner Cable, it is on channels 56 and 1996. On RCN, it is on channel 83. And on Verizon FiOS it is on channel 34. Besides being aired on various networks outside Manhattan, many of her videos are also available online at www.youtube.com/kristalhart. We spoke with her both at the start of the 2014 Catch Wrestling World Championship, presented by the Snake Pit U.S.A., at the MMA World Expo in New York on July 27, and again on October 15 in New York to reflect on that event and discuss the emergence of catch wrestling. Speaking about the 2014 Catch Wrestling World Championship, she said, "I definitely enjoyed it. I thought that it's quick and there has an athletic as well as an entertainment value." The basic rules of catch wrestling, where you win by pin or submission and there are no points, make it "sort of simple in its own way," she said. "I think it could have a bright future if it could get some backing," she added. We discussed the main matches at the 2014 Catch Wrestling World Championship, why 2014 has been a banner year for the revival of catch wrestling, what catch wrestling needs to do to advance to the next level, and more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2014-10-16T09_22_19-07_00 and archive.org/details/NoHoldsBarredEddieGoldmanAndKristalHartOnTheBrightFutureOfCatch. 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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