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Post by nhbnews on Feb 16, 2012 19:53:01 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Mike Chapman on Earl Caddock, When Pro Wrestling Was Real On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with wrestling and sports historian and author Mike Chapman ( www.mike-chapman.com). Mike has just published a new book, "Earl Caddock: Walnut's Wrestling Wonder". Earl Caddock was a three-time AAU national champion in amateur wrestling and the world heavyweight professional wrestling champion from 1917 to 1920 when this title was contested in real matches. This is a must-read book for all those interested in wrestling, combat sports, and history. Highlights of the match in which Caddock lost his title to Joe Stecher, on January 30, 1920 at Madison Square Garden in New York, can be seen in a video of a scratchy film from that day, on YouTube ( youtu.be/JQl6mmAtkbE). We spoke with Mike Chapman by phone Thursday afternoon about Earl Caddock, his place in wrestling history, this important new book, and what was going on in pro wrestling at the time he competed. We discussed the long heritage of wrestling, the Caddock-Stecher match of 1920, the importance of real wrestlers like Frank Gotch, and how the era of real matches faded quickly after Caddock lost his title. And we examined the current revival of catch-as-catch-can wrestling and what it would take to bring back a form of real pro wrestling. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2012-02-16T16_11_42-08_00. You can also download No Hold Barred at www.mediafire.com/?79vp5bfw5h6pudu. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download. 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", by Ian Carpenter ( iancarpenter.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: ONE Fighting Championship ( onefc.com). ONE FC is Asia's largest and most prestigious mixed martial arts event. ONE FC features the best Asian fighters and has initiated the ONE Asia Partnership Network, which includes most of the major MMA promotions and MMA gyms in Asia. For more information, go to their web site, at ONEFC.com( onefc.com). DARE Championship ( darefightsports.com). Based in Thailand, DARE is a mixed martial arts event where fighters from all over the world compete to become the DARE Champion. DARE is one of the first MMA promotions in Thailand, and has been televised in many countries and online. For more information, go to their web site, at DareFightSports.com ( darefightsports.com). Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). 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. The American Sambo Association ( www.ussambo.com), which is committed to becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo. Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com ( www.ussambo.com). Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Dec 26, 2011 22:12:02 GMT -5
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Steve Nelson, the founder and owner of the USWF (Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation) ( www.uswfshootfighting.com). In the 1990s, the USWF ran a series of successful events, mainly in Amarillo, Texas, using shoot wrestling rules which allowed open-handed strikes, submissions, kicks, and knees. In essence, it was a real style of pro wrestling, having been derived from the worked style seen in Japan in companies like the UWFi. Steve Nelson, who had wrestled at Oklahoma State, won two world silver medals in sambo, had a judo background, came from a family of pro wrestlers, and fought in MMA, had also participated in UWFi and trained in real catch wrestling prior to founding the USWF. Steve is also the longtime head wrestling coach for both the boy's and girls' wrestling teams at Palo Duro High School in Amarillo. We spoke with Steve by phone Monday afternoon about the history of the USWF and the lessons from it which we can utilize today. He explained how he positioned the USWF to be a real sport which promoted the athletes as role models and not trash-talkers. We discussed with Steve why the USWF produced such exciting events, including his historic rematch with Ralph Gracie at USWF 11 on August, 22, 1998, a great fight which earned Fight of the Year honors. We also discussed the potential for a revival of real catch wrestling, what it must do to become popular once again, who would be its initial base of fans and participants, and more. The videos from the USWF shows are also available on DVD on the USWF web site ( www.uswfshootfighting.com). You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-26T18_17_15-08_00. You can also download No Holds Barred at www.mediafire.com/?7ufmlt7t9u68nd3. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download. 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", by Ian Carpenter ( iancarpenter.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). 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. The American Sambo Association ( www.ussambo.com), which is committed to becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo. Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com ( www.ussambo.com). Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Dec 18, 2011 18:03:52 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Randy Couture on College, Catch, and Greco-Roman Wrestling On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Randy "The Natural" Couture. Randy has just put out a new book, along with photographer Sara Levin, called "The Last Round". The book chronicles the final fight in his career, and includes numerous observations on his many years of competition in both wrestling and MMA. In the book, despite indicating that he will likely devote a large part of his time to working in a new position in MMA, he wrote, "I will always be a wrestler." So when we spoke with Randy right after the news conference for the MMA World Expo on Friday in New York, we focused on the implications of that statement. As a four-time U.S national champion in Greco-Roman wrestling and a two-time runner-up in the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships, he still wants to help the sport which laid the basis for his success in mixed martial arts. We thus discussed some of the problems facing college wrestling, the recent revival of catch wrestling including the holding of catch tournaments at his Xtreme Couture training facility in Las Vegas, the recent rule changes in Greco-Roman wrestling, and much more. In addition, that news conference at which Randy Couture spoke included discussion about why MMA is still illegal in New York and other issues. We begin this show by commenting upon these issues. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-18T13_50_07-08_00. You can also download No Holds Barred at www.mediafire.com/?gahbl15z2nyb9a5. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download. 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", by Ian Carpenter ( iancarpenter.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). 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. The American Sambo Association ( www.ussambo.com), which is committed to becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo. Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com ( www.ussambo.com). Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Dec 11, 2011 14:13:48 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Billy Robinson and Jake Shannon on Catch Wrestling On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with catch wrestling legend Billy Robinson and Jake Shannon of ScientificWrestling.com ( scientificwrestling.com). Although he is in his seventies, Billy Robinson is still traveling the world to conduct seminars to pass on the art and science of catch wrestling, as he learned it in places like the legendary Riley's Gym in Wigan, England. Jake Shannon is also a key part of this movement to revive catch wrestling, organizing seminars and training sessions as well as writing books and using the Internet to promote the revival of this sport. We spoke at length with both Billy Robinson and Jake Shannon by phone on Friday about the past, present, and future of catch wrestling. We discussed what catch wrestling is, some of the problems in the rules of other styles of wrestling, how the old rules of catch wrestling included winning by pin or submission but often varied greatly and were sometimes even negotiated before a match, the Wigan theory "to learn how to learn wrestling", how catch wrestling teaches you how to learn and to open your mind, why catch wrestling today needs a "united marketing front" like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu had in mixed martial arts, the influence of catch wrestling in mixed martial arts, how numerous wrestlers and fighters for years have been training in catch wrestling, and much, much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-11T10_14_22-08_00. You can also download No Holds Barred at www.mediafire.com/?4fjbj25qrauc4im. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download. 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", by Ian Carpenter ( iancarpenter.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). 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. The American Sambo Association ( www.ussambo.com), which is committed to becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo. Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com ( www.ussambo.com). Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Dec 11, 2011 14:12:41 GMT -5
Thanks! Catch is a major part of the show, and that is one reason the show is called No Holds Barred.
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Post by nhbnews on Dec 8, 2011 20:01:34 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Steve Koepfer and Kris Iatskevich on North American Throwdown, Freestyle Sambo and Catch Wrestling Event Feb. 25 On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Steve Koepfer of the American Sambo Association (ASA) and Kris Iatskevich of the International Submission Wrestling Alliance (ISWA) about the North American Throwdown ( www.caccmedia.com). The North American Throwdown will be held Saturday, February 25, 2012, in Joliette, Quebec, Canada, near Montreal. It will feature both the ASA's Eighth Annual North American Freestyle Sambo Championships and the ISWA's Catch Wrestling Open tournament, also known as the Carpentier Open. Grapplers from all styles and affiliations are encouraged to compete. We spoke with Steve Koepfer and Kris Iatskevich by phone Thursday about this historic event. We discussed the shared history of sambo and catch wrestling, the rules of each of these tournaments, why this is such an important step forward for both styles of grappling, and much, much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-08T16_28_22-08_00. You can also download No Holds Barred at www.mediafire.com/?ur14mde8cg91qni. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download. 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", by Ian Carpenter ( iancarpenter.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). 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. The American Sambo Association ( www.ussambo.com), which is committed to becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo. Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com ( www.ussambo.com). Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Nov 27, 2011 13:12:57 GMT -5
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Vadim Finkelchtein, the president and co-founder of M-1 Global. In an interview conducted Saturday by Skype with Vadim Finkelchtein, we discussed the M-1 Global mixed martial arts card held Sunday, November 20, at the Olympic Arena in Moscow, Russia. In the main event, the legendary Fedor Emelianenko stopped a three-fight losing streak by dominating two-time ADCC champion Jeff Monson to take a three-round unanimous decision. Besides the 22,000 fans in attendance, Vadim said there were seven and one-half million people watching this fight on television in Russia alone, with numbers for the rest of Europe and North America still to come. We discussed the importance of this event, how Fedor used a much more patient and deliberate strategy than he had in his last unsuccessful fights, what this victory means for Fedor's career, plans for a potential fight for Fedor in Dream in Japan on their traditional New Year's Eve card, the proposal to have Fedor fight former UFC heavyweight titleholder Cain Velasquez, whether or not Fedor would ever fight in UFC, and much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-27T09_37_52-08_00. You can also download No Holds Barred at www.mediafire.com/?qjpla6nud82k731. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download. 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", by Ian Carpenter ( iancarpenter.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). 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. The American Sambo Association ( www.ussambo.com), which is committed to becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo. Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com ( www.ussambo.com). Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Nov 25, 2011 18:55:48 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Catch Wrestling-Sambo Tournament on February 25, Margarito License Disgrace, and More On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discusses the North American Throwdown, a joint tournament combining the American Sambo Association's 8th Annual North American Freestyle Sambo Championships and the International Submission Wrestling Alliance ISWA Catch Wrestling Open tournament. This will take place Saturday, February 25, 2012, at the Joliette Sport Center near Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Details will be announced soon, and we will be previewing this as well. The world of catch wrestling also got another boost on Thursday, as it was announced that veteran trainer Roy Wood of The Snake Pit in Wigan in the U.K. had won the BBC North West Unsung Sport Hero award. We also discuss some of the implications of the dominant performance last Sunday, November 20, by Fedor Emelianenko over Jeff Monson. After three consecutive losses, Fedor won a unanimous three-round decision over the two-time ADCC world champion Monson headlining an M-1 mixed martial arts card in Moscow, Russia. The disgrace of the week in boxing goes to those who approved Antonio Margarito for a license to fight Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden on December 3 on an HBO pay-per-view. Margarito had undergone cataract surgery, where his own damaged lens in his right eye was replaced by an artificial lens. While there was no actual rule prohibiting fighters who have had this eye surgery from fighting, in the past the Association of Boxing Commissions had felt that lens implants were not conducive to boxing. So the New York State Athletic Commission, Madison Square Garden, HBO, and his promoters Top Rank, have successfully thrown this safety precaution out the window, just so they can rake in more bloody cash. And their shills in the boxing media have applauded this. In addition, we preview the panel discussions on legalizing MMA in New York which will be held at the MMA World Expo on December 17 and 18 in New York. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-25T15_15_26-08_00. You can also download No Holds Barred at www.mediafire.com/?37mkxuk7xdj271g. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download. 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", by Ian Carpenter ( iancarpenter.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). 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. The American Sambo Association ( www.ussambo.com), which is committed to becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo. Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com ( www.ussambo.com). Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Nov 22, 2011 14:16:57 GMT -5
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman presents the teleconference recorded Monday, November 21, of David Howman, the director general of WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency), discusses the current dispute over doping bans between WADA and the British Olympic Association (BOA), and comments on the weak anti-doping measures in the combat sports. WADA held the teleconference to discuss with the international media their Executive Committee and Foundation Board meetings, which were held in Montreal on November 19 and 20. At these, WADA decided that they would impose a budget freeze for 2012 because of the continuing bad economic conditions. They also ruled that the BOA was "non-compliant" with the WADA code because the BOA is trying to impose a lifetime ban on any athlete who was suspended for six months or more for drug offenses. There is no doubt this dispute will end up in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). On the teleconference, David Howman also explained that discussions between organizations running mixed martial arts and boxing in the U.S., and USADA, the American arm of WADA, have "not been very successful to date", although he hopes that public pressure will play a role on the issue of anti-doping policy. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-22T10_39_41-08_00. You can also download No Holds Barred at www.mediafire.com/?76g3w5bjttdf335. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download. 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", by Ian Carpenter ( iancarpenter.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). 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. The American Sambo Association ( www.ussambo.com), which is committed to becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo. Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com ( www.ussambo.com). Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Nov 20, 2011 16:00:23 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: New MMA History Film by Bobby Razak, Battle Against Doping Intensifies On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with filmmaker Bobby Razak about his new documentary on the history of mixed martial arts, which had its first screening on Friday. Still untitled, this worthwhile and interesting film includes rare footage from the 1990s as well as numerous new interviews. We also comment on some of the latest developments in the battle against doping, including the news that Major League Baseball will begin blood testing for human growth hormone, and the view by World Anti-Doping Agency Director General David Howman that "We are catching the dopey dopers, but not the sophisticated ones." You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-20T12_25_32-08_00. You can also download No Holds Barred at www.mediafire.com/?347z0bdy2c3my7h. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download. 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", by Ian Carpenter ( iancarpenter.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). 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. The American Sambo Association ( www.ussambo.com), which is committed to becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo. Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com ( www.ussambo.com). Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Nov 15, 2011 5:26:23 GMT -5
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with American Top Team and Bellator Fighting Championships mixed martial artist Jessica Aguilar ( jessicaaguilar.com/). She will be fighting Lisa Ellis this Saturday, November 19, at Bellator 58 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. We spoke Sunday afternoon by phone with Jessica Aguilar about this fight, which is a rematch from her first professional MMA fight in 2006, which she lost by submission after taking it with almost no MMA training. We discussed the state of women's mixed martial arts, her plans to compete for a title in Bellator, and much more. We open by recalling some of the history of women in combat sports, including the training of women in Sparta in ancient Greece for wrestling and pankration, the forerunner of modern mixed martial arts. We note the legal and political battles many women had to wage in the U.S. in the 1970s and beyond to be allowed to compete in boxing and wrestling. As of 2012, women will be competing in all four of the combat sports in the Olympic Games: boxing, wrestling, judo, and taekwondo. But we also note that, despite the growth of women's participation around the world in numerous combat sports, HBO still has never aired women's boxing, the government of Iran still does not have women's wrestling, and UFC still has no women's fights. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-15T01_48_18-08_00. You can also download No Holds Barred at www.mediafire.com/?lpr5zkonlsw8xy9. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download. 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", by Ian Carpenter ( iancarpenter.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: MMA World Expo ( www.mmaworldexpo.com). The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Gi Open 2011 tournament, a signing of his new book by MMA legend Randy Couture, grappling and muay Thai action, MMA fighters, seminars with world-class trainers, vendors, panel discussions, and much more. The third annual MMA World Expo ( www.mmaworldexpo.com) takes place Saturday, December 17, and Sunday, December 18, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). 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. The American Sambo Association ( www.ussambo.com), which is committed to becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo. Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com ( www.ussambo.com). Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Nov 13, 2011 7:23:42 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Was Orwell Right About Sport? A Combat Sports Weekend Review On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discusses the view held by George Orwell that "sport is an unfailing cause of ill-will" in light of the events in the combat sports on Saturday, November 12. Orwell wrote this in his 1945 essay entitled "The Sporting Spirit" ( orwell.ru/library/articles/spirit/english/e_spirit). First up is a discussion of some of the positives in the combat sports, including the world sambo championships in Vilnius, Lithuania, and the freestyle and catch wrestling events in Wigan, England, and Summerville, South Carolina, in the U.S. Next is an analysis of the horrifying child rape scandal at Penn State University, including a coverup by school administrators and those running the football program, and how it may affect college wrestling. There was also a rally held Saturday in Las Vegas protesting "a string of incidents involving violent, misogynistic and homophobic language" in MMA, including the infamous tweet by UFC fighter Forrest Griffin that "Rape is the new missionary". The protest also called for the establishment of a code of conduct for MMA. Next discussed are the fights themselves. Bellator had two tournament finals, won by Alexander Shlemenko at middleweight and Douglas Lima at welterweight. A 64-second fight was the only one on the UFC debut card on Fox, as Junior dos Santos knocked out Cain Velasquez to take their heavyweight title. The tactics of that brief encounter are discussed. The most discussed fight of the night was the third meeting between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao was awarded a highly-controversial majority decision in this one, which many observers believed was a robbery. Again, while boxing had a chance to make a good impression after the 64-second UFC blowout, many people left feeling cheated by the judges and ripped off by those running the sport. So was Orwell right? That question was answered on this edition of No Holds Barred. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-13T03_49_59-08_00. You can also download No Holds Barred at www.mediafire.com/?iuu4z2de91liz9t. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download. 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", by Ian Carpenter ( iancarpenter.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: MMA World Expo ( www.mmaworldexpo.com). The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Gi Open 2011 tournament, a signing of his new book by MMA legend Randy Couture, grappling and muay Thai action, MMA fighters, seminars with world-class trainers, vendors, panel discussions, and much more. The third annual MMA World Expo ( www.mmaworldexpo.com) takes place Saturday, December 17, and Sunday, December 18, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). 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. The American Sambo Association ( www.ussambo.com), which is committed to becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo. Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com ( www.ussambo.com). Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Nov 9, 2011 19:21:53 GMT -5
No Holds Barred: Roy Wood, Andrea Wood, The Snake Pit, and the Catch Wrestling Revival On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with the legendary wrestler and coach Roy Wood, and his daughter Andrea Wood, about the revival of catch wrestling and their running of The Snake Pit ( www.snakepitwigan.com/). In the 1940s, Billy Riley opened Riley's Gym in Wigan, England. It soon became the worldwide home of catch-as-catch-can wrestling. It later also became known as The Snake Pit. Among many of the great wrestlers trained by Billy Riley were the late Karl Gotch, Billy Robinson, and Roy Wood. Today Billy Robinson and Roy Wood, along with a new generation of wrestlers, coaches, and others, are working to revive this great sport. In recent years, Roy Wood has focused on training wrestlers in freestyle wrestling at the Aspull Wrestling Club in Wigan. With the international growth of interest in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, he has again started coaching wrestlers in catch as well as continuing to coach freestyle. Thus, The Snake Pit is back. We spoke with both Roy Wood and Andrea Wood at length by Skype on Wednesday about The Snake Pit and the revival of catch wrestling. We discussed some of the background and history of catch wrestling, the influence of Billy Riley, the need for a united approach among those reviving this discipline, why the rules developed by Billy Riley did not permit either chokes or going to one's back, how the rules for this latest incarnation of catch wrestling can develop, the establishment of affiliate clubs for The Snake Pit, the use of their web site and social media to educate people about and expand the influence of catch, and much, much more. You can play or download No Holds Barred at nhbnews.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-09T12_47_25-08_00. You can also download No Holds Barred at www.mediafire.com/?di49cetd59udwuv. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download. 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", by Ian Carpenter ( iancarpenter.com). No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by: MMA World Expo ( www.mmaworldexpo.com). The mixed martial arts community comes to New York City, featuring the Renzo Gracie Gi Open 2011 tournament, a signing of his new book by MMA legend Randy Couture, grappling and muay Thai action, MMA fighters, seminars with world-class trainers, vendors, panel discussions, and much more. The third annual MMA World Expo ( www.mmaworldexpo.com) takes place Saturday, December 17, and Sunday, December 18, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com - Penny Auctions ( www.beezid.com). 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. The American Sambo Association ( www.ussambo.com), which is committed to becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo. Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com ( www.ussambo.com). Thanks, Eddie Goldman eddiegoldman.com
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Post by nhbnews on Mar 28, 2011 1:58:38 GMT -5
Thanks for the plug. I think Neil is in a unique position to get catch moving in North America. But I think people have to find a reasonable way to work together in creating tournaments and some association.
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