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noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:30:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:29:00 +0000

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Becoming a Wrestler by isshmen

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:29:00 +0000

Perhaps you remember sitting in front of the TV on a Sunday night watching grown men throw each other around and thought 'I wonder how they do that?'. Well, it's easier than you'd think to find out. Wrestling is becoming more and more popular as a contact sport, almost on a par with karate or other martial arts. Everyday people - men and women - are realising that there's no magic involved in becoming a wrestler, you just have to want to. Wrestling is relatively easy to get into. Most areas in the UK now have a training school, and most of these are run by ex-professional wrestlers who are in semi-retirement, ready to pass the belt onto the next generation. The secret is to find a school that feels right for you.

Any wrestling school worth its salt will encourage the curious - allowing an interested person to sit in on a training session, meet the wrestlers, ask questions and generally get a feel for the place. Some schools may even give you a taster session for free, but always ask the coach about this first. Learning to wrestle needn't cost the earth either. The initial outlay may seem a lot - if you decide to go regularly you're going to want knee and elbow pads, and probably wrestling/boxing boots too, but once you've purchased these, it's really just the lesson fees you'll need to find.

Of course, if your wrestling coach thinks you're good enough, you may even end up in a show, and getting paid for doing so. All wrestlers have to start at the bottom, and the local shows put on by training schools is as good a place as any.

Wrestling Weight Classes: Who Fights Whom in High School Wrestling by Rachel Paiste

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:27:00 +0000

Weight classes in wrestling are important to make matches fair. Things would not turn out well if you put a 240 lb. man in the ring with a 110 lb. man. By creating weight classes, scholastic wrestling federations are better able to ensure the safety of participants and the fairness of the match. The standard weight classes, set by the National Federation of State High School Associations, are as follows: 103 lb, 112 lb, 119 lb, 125 lb, 130 lb, 135 lb, 140 lb, 145 lb, 152 lb, 160 lb, 171 lb, 189 lb, 215 lb, and Heavyweights. You cannot wrestle if you weigh more than 285 pounds. For collegiate wrestling, the featherweight class limit is 125 lbs. (A quick guide to how wrestling weight classes work: the number listed here is the highest weight you can be to stay in class. What this means is that people between 103 and 112 lbs wrestle in the 112 class, between 112 and 119 in the 119 class, and so forth.) The rules of wrestling matches do not change from weight class to weight class; all wrestlers spend the same amount of time in the ring. Points systems are not scaled in any way. Men and women, even if identical weights, are in separate classes and spar separately. Though historically keeping weight class has caused many health problems for wrestlers, there is an increasing focus on healthy eating, proper exercise and maintaining a proper weight as opposed to crash diets and dangerous workout practices to drop a weight class in the days preceding a meet. Tell your coach where to get the best quality, cheapest wrestling trophies for the end of your season.

Wrestling Equipment: What you Need to Take to the Mat. by Rachel Paiste

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:25:00 +0000

Wrestling is a popular sport, especially for high school boys. Though you need less equipment than for some sports (say, hockey), there are a few things you should get before the season begins: 1. Running shoes. Wrestlers are expected to do cardio and weight training at daily practices to keep in your best shape for the match. 2. Wrestling shoes. On the day of your match, you will need a separate pair of sneakers to wear on the mats. They are incredibly light and thin-soled, and exist to give you added traction and ankle support. 3. Headgear with Chin Strap. Some schools provide head gear, but as it goes across your ears, many choose to buy their own for cleanliness and health purposes. You will be expected to provide your own mouth guard whether you use the school supplied headgear or your own. Though not always required, mouth guards are highly recommended. 4. A wrestling singlet. The school most often provides singlets, as they are mandated uniforms. A singlet for practice is not necessary. Your school also provides other equipment needed for wrestling. You will be expected to do weight training in a gym with the team at least twice a week to build muscle mass, so there is no need to buy your own free weights. Competition mats and scales are also taken care of by the school. Make sure to weigh yourself on the school's accurate scale as weight classes will be based on that scale's reading and not the one in your home. Carefully clean mats at the beginning and end of each practice to avoid passing skin diseases common amongst wrestlers. Schools usually give wrestling medals at the end of the season. Tell your coach we have the best price anywhere, guaranteed! We'll even throw in the ribbons for free.

MMA Gloves Is Most Important In Mixed Martial Arts by Nicholas Thelan

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:24:00 +0000

In mixed martial arts, also known as MMA, there are two main kinds of gloves that fighters use. The first is the traditional boxing gloves. This set of gloves is used mainly in training. Fighters use this mainly to practice their striking skills. Normally, the 16 oz. gloves are used. This benefits the fighters because the gloves are significantly heavier than the professional MMA gloves. You see, when a fighter frequently trains with heavier than usual gloves, his speed and agility with his striking will definitely get better.

This brings me to the second part of the discussion. The other set of gloves that fighters use is the professional MMA gloves. This set of gloves is surely lighter and it is open as well. The reason for it being open is so the fighters will be able to strike and grapple easily. Normal boxing gloves only allow people to box, but these set of gloves allow you to grapple and strike. In essence, these two sets of gloves are very important for the career of a fighter. With that in mind, it is essential to choose the right set of gloves to use. You may be able to find gloves that are cheap but these one's are substandard and would do more harm than you think. Here's a low down of the best gloves in the market.

When it comes to pro MMA gloves and sparring gloves, there's only one brand that you should think of-Hayabusa. Hayabusa is undoubtedly one of the greatest brands when it comes to boxing gloves and pro MMA gloves. You might be a little apprehensive at first when you see these gloves because they are a little expensive. The reason for this is because a lot of work was put into the manufacturing of the gloves. Along with that, the gloves are also made of the best material that can be found. On top of all that, these gloves are also highly durable. These gloves will definitely last more than the average span of an ordinary set of gloves. The fit, as well, is nearly perfect. The gloves are true to its size and they're just right for your hands.

It protects your hands greatly and it is very comfortable too. Hayabusa gloves also have the reputation of having nice designs. That's certainly a plus for these gloves and is definitely worth the price that you are paying for. All in all, what you're really paying for is the protection and the comfort that you get out of it. With Hayabusa, you can assure yourself that you are getting the best protection for your hands and you have the most perfect fitting gloves available in the market.

The WWE: Wrestling in Media by Rachel Paiste

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:22:00 +0000

World Wrestling Entertainment fights became popular in the 1980s, but some form of entertainment wrestling had been around in the Northeast since the 1940s. (The company at that time was called the World Wrestling Federation but they changed their name when sued by the World Wildlife Foundation in 2000.) When Vince McMahon, the current owner of WWE purchased the company in the early 80s, he bought an already thriving regional entertainment sport that was easily marketable to the masses. His plans did not end with wrestling matches in New York City and beyond: his WWE would go national. With the help of newly signed big names like Jesse Ventura and Hulk Hogan, McMahon risked the whole company on a pay-per-view spectacular called "WrestleMania." The risk paid off. After a wildly successful national WrestleMania tour, the WWE (then WWF) was unstoppable. The programming was much more popular than traditional wrestling matches because of the easily followed storylines. Though World Wrestling Entertainment fights are not real but "simulated sport," the matches are fun to watch because they combine wrestling and displays of strength with acting and fiction. Adding characters like Chyna, Stone Cold Steve Austin and the Undertaker to the already strong roster of wrestlers kept the WWE in the spotlight through the nineties with Monday Night Raw. (It even helped the public look past a steroid scandal to the tune of $5 million.) WWE wrestlers are bodybuilders. Though some have background in wrestling, WWE matches are scripted, so the fighting is never real, no matter how accurate it looks. Simply put, WWE is popular not because of the skill of the participants but because it's fun to watch. If you find that your wrestling team is as interested in WWE style competition as they are their own mat practice, try having them script a few "Raw" matches and give out wrestling medals to the winners and the most original match writers!

Watch Royal Rumble 2010 by RR

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:21:00 +0000

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Yefim Toybin - Friend of Mine and the Best Wrestling Coach. by Warren Applegate

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:19:00 +0000

When it comes to athletics, hardly any sports can be as tough and competitive as wrestling. This competitive happening happened to be one of the world's first, showing up in every culture around the world in many variations. Any sport needs a great deal of discipline and respect, although accounting for all the sports a lot of mentors will agree that wrestling is perhaps the most gruelingly challenging in relation to personal discipline. To flourish in this physical pursuit, at any level, the person must be not merely hearty of body and mind, but of character, as well.

Yefim Toybin's expertise about freestyle wrestling is at a world class standing and he originally received a degree in Civil Engineering from the Soviet Union. Afterwards, Yefim Toybin earned a Master's Degree for the Coaching of Wrestling from the State Central Institute of Physical Culture ( currently known as the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism). The USSR has dominated the international types of wrestling for the last forty years. Yefim Toybin has been teaching teenage males ages fifteen to sixteen from the Cadet Freestyle Wrestling Team level in Moscow while they toured The U. S. In the Soviet Union Schools of Sport the students are personally mentored by the same coach from starting at age 10 through age 18. Each year, the most outstanding competitors in each sport are assembled at the national and local camp for training. Mr. Toybin served as a freestyle wrestling coach at a huge number of these training camps.

Upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Mr. Toybin immigrated with his family to the city of Phoenix in Arizona. Here he has worked admirably to build not just a career for himself, but a life of helping others by sharing his unique personal strengths with the local junior athletic competitors.

Even more than his freestyle wrestling technical skills, Yefim Toybin stands as an expert in warm up exercises as well as sports games, that make wrestling practices quite a lot less monotonous to junior wrestlers. Throughout the past three years, Yefim Toybin has served as freestyle coach atfor Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale. Yefim's coaching proved to be an integral part of Shane McGough's development as a freestyle wrestling athlete. Shane finished fifth weighing 125 pounds in the Asics Junior National Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Fargo, North Dakota in July 2009.

His experience with of the Russian two on one and Front Headlock series is phenomenal. These two series have enabled Russian wrestlers to remainbe the highest ranked atat international championships on a regular basis. His approach to coaching is quite optimistic and motivational in nature with all of his athletes. That is exactly why his athletes adore Yefim Toybin's coaching and everyone I have personally talked with is grateful to have Yefim Toybin as the school's coach. This is a big part of what fills me with pride to callhim my friend.

How to Become a Good Submission Wrestler by Tatya H.P.

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:17:00 +0000

Submission wrestling is one of the oldest sports in the world. It is very different than professional wrestling and if you want to be good at it, you have to prepare yourself both mentally and physically.

The best way to do that is to learn one of the martial arts which form the basis of submission wrestling. A few examples of these include Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Catch Freestyle Wrestling, Judo and Sambo. There are many schools these days so you won't have a hard time finding one.

As a beginner, your first few sessions will involve watching how others do it. There are also videos around which you can buy or just watch using your computer. In fact, some of the best fighters watch previous matches that they participated in or watch their fellow competitors so they can find a weak point that can be exploited during their next match.

Since you learn more by doing it rather than watching, put theory into practice by sparring with another wrestler.

Keep in mind that people get hurt in submission wrestling even if it just a sparring session. One way to prevent that is to get yourself used to the idea of falling down or being held in a certain position. Although giving up is hard to accept, you must do this rather dislocating your joints.

In time, you will be able to improve your skills as a submission wrestler. You win some and you lose some. If you win, take it humbly and if you lose, treat it as a learning experience because even the best fighters have to face setbacks in order for them to become better.

One other thing you have to do to become a good submission wrestler is to stay in shape. This means exercising regularly, getting enough rest and eating properly. There are different weight categories in this sport and if you gained or lost a few pounds, you will be finding in another division which you may not yet be accustomed to.

A little coaching and the right attitude always make the best fighters. Some of these individuals who want to challenge themselves further can go beyond submission wrestling and join other competitions.

One of the most popular ones today is the UFC or Ultimate Fighting Championships where you get to compete against other fighters using the same or different submission wrestling style to determine who the better fighter is.

But if you are just doing this to stay fit or learn how to defend yourself, that is also good. After all, most of the techniques you will learn as a submission fighter will only be used if you someone attacks and you have no other recourse but to fight back.

Believe it or not, some of the best submission wrestlers out there didn't know anything about this sport or any other martial art when they first started. They just got better after learning the technique by watching how others do it and through trial and error.

So what are you waiting for? Join a gym that has submission wrestling as part of their program. Anyone can learn this sport so it doesn't matter how old you are or what is your gender. The important thing is that you are willing to learn the principles that make up submission wrestling work.

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Mixed Wrestling Quick Guide by Leigh Adams

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:38:00 +0000

Mixed Wrestling

Mixed wrestling can also be known as Intergender Wrestling and has become increasingly popular over the years.

It is a type of professional wrestling between a women and a man. They can often also be a carried out in a tag team formation.

Quick guide

Popularised in the Late 1970's by Andy Kaufman.

Andy Classified himself as the Mixed Wrestling Champion although he was a comedian first and foremost.

Andy offered open challenges to any women that could beat him.

A surge of popular interest happened around the 1990's.

Mixed wrestling became part of popular events such as Extreme Wrestling Championships, World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling.

Chyna is the most successful female mixed wrestler and was three times intercontinental champion

Some other famous mixed wrestlers are Luna Vachon, Jacqueline, Madusa and Lits

There is some talk that mixed wrestling has steered away from its normal commitment to become something more erotic.

Mixed Wrestling is something which has been developed over the years. There are lots of different and common reasons. Some say that it was to prove that women were stronger than men in the pelvic and thigh areas. This is often shown in the bouts were the female wrestlers hold the men tightly around their neck area and beat them into submission.

I guess mixed wrestling is a topic of choice but its highly popular following makes this an interesting subject. Although I would say it s far away from the World Wide Wrestling you see on television. These ladies mean business and for any man that takes a female wrestler on. Then I wish them the best of luck.

I hope you enjoyed this quick guide check out http://wwww.wrestlingmixed.org for more details, videos and Information.

WWE Backlash 2009 PPV Review by MMAPW

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:45:00 +0000

From Providence, Rhode Island. Original airdate: 4/26/09

Christian d. ECW champion Jack Swagger, killswitch (formerly unprettier) -- pin (***).

Christian's theme is awesome. Anyways, this was a nice match and good opener as this was the only real match with constant psychology, which actually influenced the way in which the matches ended, with Swagger getting the better of Christian for the entire match only to have Christian to take it all and get an opportunistic ending. The top turnbuckle DDT was also sick and glad to see Christian win a belt, even if it is ECW. Speaking of which, WWE is calling "Christian's first World Title". Heh. (As a matter of fact this is his third reign with a PWI-recognized World Heavyweight Title; he's a two-time former NWA World Heavyweight Champion).

Meanwhile, Edge and Christian finally had their long-awaiting meeting backstage. Good stuff as that segment reeked of awesomeness.

Chris Jericho d. Ricky Steamboat w/ Just For Men hair color, Walls of Jericho -- submission (**1/2).

OMG Steamboat turned back the clock... with his hair! Anyways, I thought that was the most sad Steamboat has looked; he was best in the tag match on Raw when he could sell and take rests. Don't get me wrong, Steamboat still has it, but he only looked good thanks to Jericho and it was still a nice match, despite the fact Steamer couldn't pull the figure 4. I also love how Jericho can hold a headlock for five minutes and make it entertaining; ASK HIM! C'MON REF, ASK HIM!

Kane d. CM Punk, chokeslam -- pin (**).

I have no idea how he does it, but CM Punk is literally the only guy who's had decent matches with both Kane and JBL. Anyways, this match was ok as Kane was selling the areas that were being worked on, to the extent that it resulted in a altered finisher from Kane, with Kane using the leg to pick him up. On a sidenote, Punk's matches are becoming repetitive with kick, kick, Shining wizard, Bulldog, G2S; maybe he realizes how well five moves worked for Hogan and Cena...

Jeff Hardy w/ out Face Paint d. Matt Hardy in an I Quit match, threatening to legdrop him through a table from the top of a ladder -- submission (**).

Wait, this is an I Quit match? Tully/Magnum this wasn't. Anyhoo, this feud never got over like it should have and the matches were all disappointing since no one wanted to see them fight each other, but that's nothing they shouldn't have known before they went ahead with it. Anyways, this wasn't the spot match it was meant to be, as it was really sloppy. I appreciate Matt trying to ground his brother but what's the point when Jeffykins didn't sell his leg at all; he even landed on his feet after his ladder jump as if it wasn't bad enough already with Matt selling Jeff's sloppy one leg submission harder than Jeff selling all 10 of those Matt put on him. The finish was also hilarious with Jeff duct taping Matt to a table showing that he's into bondage. And although Matt ended up quitting, I don't see this really either helping Jeff or hurting Matt. And it's not like Jeff hasn't delivered crazier highspots in the past (see Whisper of the Wind to Umaga off Steel Cage).

Miss Wrestlemania champion Santina Marella d. Beth Phoenix (DUD).

Oh damn, a Glamarella breakdown?! So the Miss Wrestlemania title is the new hardcore title? Defended 24/7? Anyways, this was a total trainwreck involving Great Khali and a wacky misunderstanding about an alleged affair between Santina and JR, but it was worth sitting through to hear JR absolutely BURN Michael Cole - "Mr. Bar-B-Q man? Who fed you that line?"

The Legacy d. WWE champion HHH, Batista & Shane McMahon, Orton Punt -- pin Triple H (**1/2).

I really wish they would change Orton's theme song already; it's sooo bad (IIIII HEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAR VOOIIIICEESSS IN MYY HEAAAAD). Anyways, this feud is so unbelievably boring and the crowd could care less as well as Legacy were shown weaker than they are supposed to be. They are nothing like Evolution, DX or the Hart Foundation as they look very weak each and every time; hell even the Nation of Domination was a stronger group than them. Also joining Legacy has done absolutely nothing for Rhodes and Dibiase; they're basically pawns/fall guys for Orton as they barely talk or anything. Never seen such useless members in a stable, except maybe Mongo in the Horsemen. Anyhoo, they basically focused more on HHH's reaction here than Shane's. Orton walked out midway through as Dibiase & Rhodes got buried by the HHH Omega Squad. End came when Orton pinned H3; I guess Triple H only allowed this so he can break Flair's record. Post-match, the fans sing the NANANANA NANANANAN HEY HEY GOODBYE song to HHH. I Digg the anti HHH sentiment by the crowd.

Edge d. World champion John Cena in the Last Man Standing match, outside interference -- KO (***1/2).

The match was great as the spots well great and the crowd was totally on them (after all the booing, the crowd finally went on Cena's side), though there were too many long counts, and I expected an out and out brawl to near-death and I get fifty near falls. A couple of cool spots saw a thrown steps spot and the second rope FU was a sweet touch. It's just a shame that for every good spot there was a stupid one. Anyways, this was good until Big Show showed up and finished the match with a cheesy ending as he chokeslammed Cena through a lighting rig making this Edge's ninth world championship reign; he's a four-time WWE Champion and five-time World Heavyweight Champion. (He and Triple H are now tied for the highest number of reigns with the latter) and he has also won a World title three times this year, and it's only April! He will beat Flair's record before HHH does.

Final Thoughts: Overall, I think it was a really good PPV, not as good as NWO, but better than the Rumble. Both title matches were better than the ones at Wrestlemania, and Edge-Cena was their usual super match. Plus Christian/Swagger was awesome, plus Christian won the most prestigious world title of his career, plus CHRISTIAN AND EDGE TALKED.

Man of the Night: "Little Slobberknocker?" "BBQ-Man?" Kissing JR? Santina is too awesome.

Death Threat of the Night: Beth, please stop talking. She ruined the Santina segment.

Best Match of the Night: Edge v. Cena - Great match

Worst Match of the Night: Beth v. Santina - Total trainwreck

Jobber of the Night: Dibiase and Rhodes - they weren't doing too bad when they were the tag champs and I just wish the WWE would let them do something once in a while beyond getting beat every week by Man God. What's the point of getting to the main event if it's always a bury each week?

Blown Spot of the Night: Ricky forgetting how to do the Figure 4.

Surprise of the Night: The fact Steamboat can outwork most workers in WWE and TNA is a sad state of current wrestling.

Well Done: Khali's music was one of the best things about this PPV. I have it on their latest album and it's actually addicting.

Over Done: Big Show coming out made NO SENSE.

Homo-erotic Moment: Jeff duct taping Matt? I bet all the fat girls who write erotic Hardy fanfiction went crazy after that.

Screw the Smarks: Edge won his first title at new years's revolution 2006, now 3 years and a couple months later he is a NINE time champion! That is as good an illustration as there is of how downhill wrestling has gone since many of our youths.

Idiot of the Night: Kane winning killed the momentum from the first two matches. Zzz.

Quotable Quotes: JR to Cole: "Mr. BBQ Man? Who fed you that line?"

Rowdy Pat O'Dowdy and Gorgeous George: Early Wrestling Legends by by JohnnyHughes.com

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:44:00 +0000

Rowdy Pat O'Dowdy and Gorgeous George: Early Wrestling Legends by JohnnyHughes.com My uncle, Rowdy Pat O'Dowdy, was a famous wrestler in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. His early partner and best pal was Gorgeous George. They helped create wrestling as big show business. Some of my fondest, early memories were when the wrestlers would come to our house in Lubbock for evening dinner before a match. They'd all talk and laugh and then go out to the Fair Park Coliseum to beat hell out of each other. Sled Allen, father of the famous artist Terry Allen, was the promoter. Terry and I have shared boyhood memories of selling cokes, the wrestling alligator and bear, and all the colorful early wrestlers: Big Train Clements. The Masked Marvel. Ricky Romero. Gorgeous George. Dory Funk.

Pat O'Dowdy was the wrestling promoter in Big Spring and later Odessa for many years, when he got older. I recall a dinner where boxing champion Jack Dempsey made spaghetti for a crowd that included the Mayor in a tux. Dempsey was there to referee. Pat walked around without his shirt, as usual. Pat and his wife, Ruth, were known for their practical jokes. One time they came through town and my our family were gone. So they gave the house a much-needed, thorough, anonymous cleaning.

Pat made more money than anyone around growing up. He'd slip me a $5 bill every once in a while. Pat, and later Danny his son, another famous artist and a collaborator with Terry Allen, had the weirdest, most garish automobiles: Hudsons, Kaisers, Fraziers. It was part of the show business.

Rowdy Pat O'Dowdy was quite a showman. He helped invent the really bad guy. His gimmic was to spit alcohol or tobacco in their eyes, pin them, and win the round because they were blinded. Bad guys had bad luck in the third round. Pat wore a great, green robe with a shamrock on the back and emphasized his Irish linage. He went by Irish Pat some.

Pat had been quite a drinker in his younger days. He sobered up and devoted decades to working with Alcoholics Anonymous. One story was that he was headed to the Olympics as a wrestler. They found that all he had in his suitcase for the boat voyage were half pints of booze. They suitcase jingled like Santa's sleigh. Pat told me that once he and Gorgeous George were forced into drunk folk's rehab by their wives. Gorgeous had thoughtfully bought a new car and had the radiator filled with vodka. After dark, they would slip out of the rehab cabins and go get drinks. I don't know about that story.

The wrestlers ran around without their shirts all the time. All the early guys had califlower ears. Gorgeous George was the most famous in his day. His trademark was long, peroxided hair back when you never saw any men with long hair. His son, Gorgeous George, Jr., also had long, dyed hair as a child. Made him tough. Gorgeous would give away gold-colored bobby pins. Once when Gorgeous was in Odessa, Texas visiting the O'Dowdys, he was out mowing the lawn in his wrestling trunks. A neighbor called the police and they came quickly.

By today's standards, Pat was not very large. Maybe 185 pounds. When he and Gorgeous started wrestling on TV in Chicago, he would drink cream to put on weight. Pat was only seriously injured a couple of times around Lubbock, that I know of. Both times when fans attacked him. One of showman Sled Allen's tricks were these wooden folding chairs with the seat boards only about a quarter of an inch thick. The wrestlers would hit each other over the heads perfectly where the thinner, center boards would break loudly without doing too much damage. A woman took one of the same chairs and hit Pat in the face with the chair from the side. He had a black eye for weeks.

Pat O'Dowdy lived into his eighties. He was always available to go out in the middle of the night to help a drunk just getting out of jail. Pat and Ruth came from Duke, Oklahoma is the middle of the depression. As that famous gambler Benny Binion said, "Tough times make tough people."

JohnnyHughes.com, author of the novel, Texas Poker Wisdom

College Scholarships and College Wrestling by Marian Aldana

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:43:00 +0000

The cost involved in getting a college degree is no small matter. Many students and parents alike, therefore, are looking to avail of college athletic scholarships. An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship in which schools admit applicants based on their athletic abilities. The applicants are expected to perform well on the school team, and at the same time maintain a fair academic standing. Athletic scholarships are quite common in the United States. High school students gifted in wrestling, for instance, are often eager to play in college wrestling. These are highly sought by students across the United States after and can be very difficult to earn.

Wrestling may well be the first form of human competition, and is even seen in some cave drawings. The object of wrestling is to maneuver the opponent onto his back, pinning him down. A pin (or fall) is when one player puts his opponent on his back, his shoulder blades in contact with the mat for two whole seconds.In the event that nobody gets pinned, the winner is the wrestler who has scored the most points during the match. Points are scored in the following ways.

A takedown, worth two points, is made when one player gets his opponent down to the mat and controlling him. An escape is made when one escapes the hold of the other player, or else getting into a neutral position after being brought down into the mat. An escape is worth one point. A reversal, worth two points, is when the player on the mat regains control and overpowers the other. A near fall happens when a player almost gets the opponent pinned. A near fall that lasts for two seconds is worth 2 points. One that lasts for 5 second is worth 3 points. Penalty points are also awarded when the other player commits any one of a number of infractions, such as illegal holds, incorrect starting positions, and unsportsmanlike conduct.

Kids and parents alike sometimes don't realize that senior year high school is just too late in the game to check up on prospective college athletic scholarships offered by colleges. Gathering information on colleges, college wrestling clubs, their courses, their mission statements, history and other details is important. Setting aside a folder for each school that may come under consideration is a useful way of organizing necessary data. Deadlines for submitting requirements may and do differ from school to school, and parents need to keep track of them.

Information, fortunately, is readily available, if one knows where to look. The Internet has proven to be a useful venue for students and parents looking for college athletic scholarships. There are many websites and online forums wherein students and their families can come together and interact with coaches and other school representatives. D1Athletes is an online community wherein high school athletes and coaches alike can share and exchange information they need concerning college wrestling and other related subjects. D1Athletes offers them a place to build an online presence and gain important public exposure.

Top 5 Strength Training Mistakes Made By Wrestlers by Dickie White

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:41:00 +0000

1. Strictly Training The Mirror Muscles All too often wrestlers come to me with big chests, shoulders, biceps, and six pack abs. With such an impressive figure you'd expect them to be strong, but I couldn't tell you how many wrestlers come to me that can't perform more than a couple chinups. Wrestling is often said to be a sport of pulling, wouldn't it make sense to develop the pulling muscles? Similarly, almost every wrestler that comes to train with me has weak hamstrings and glutes. These muscles are responsible for hip extension and are therefore hugely important in sprawling, lifting an opponent, finishing shots, throwing your opponent, and shooting on an opponent's legs. A lot of the underdevelopment of the hamstrings and glutes isn't always the fault of the wrestler; there aren't a lot of known options other than the hamstring curl. 2. Lifting The Same Weights Wrestlers always come to me and tell me they want to get stronger. When I ask them if they've been lifting, almost all of them say yes. During our first couple of workouts I'll usually sit back a little and watch their level of intensity, technique, etc. One of the most common things I find is that when I tell them to do an exercise for say, 4 sets of 8 reps, they'll lift the same weight for each set. When they start to go for the same weight that they did easily for the first set I go up to them and ask "Are you satisfied with your current strength level?" They will always respond with a no which leads me to follow with "Then why are you lifting the same weights that have given you your current level of strength?!" 3. Performing The Same Exercises This is one of the biggest problems I find not only with wrestlers, but with most everyone. Your body adapts to exercises!! If you were to perform the same move over and over again with the same setup and the same finish you wouldn't have much of an arsenal would you? Similarly, your progress of understanding the move would plateau after a while. But when you start adding different setups, finishes, and angles to the same takedown you become a much more dangerous wrestler. The same happens in the weight room, most commonly with the bench press. How many wrestlers do you know that bench almost every time they go into the weight room? The first few weeks, or maybe even months, they make somewhat consistent gains right? But after their body adapts to the stimulus their bench stops going up. This is exactly when you need to introduce different variations, but no one seems to want to, they want to stick with their routine because "it's worked in the past" or "this bodybuilder wrote in a magazine that this was the way to get full pec development" or something along those lines. 4. Not Recording Your Progress This is another huge mistake I see far too often. How do you know if you're getting stronger if you don't know what you were lifting a month ago??? How do you know what your maxes (both low and high rep) are for your various exercises? How do you know what exercises you were doing a few weeks ago so you don't continue to do the same things week in and week out? Keeping track of your progress not only lets you know where you were, but also, what exercises and reps you did to get where you are. It also give you goals to shoot for every workout whether it be a 1 rep max, an 8 rep max, or a timed set. 5. Taking Advice From People Who Aren't Qualified To Give It Odds are you would take wrestling advice of someone like Dan Gable or Cael Sanderson into far more consideration than you would the advice of someone who has never had a winning record or coached successful wrestlers. Likewise, I would like to suggest you listen with a critical ear to someone preaching on how to become stronger for wrestling when they look like someone who has never touched a weight in their life or has never wrestled either.

Grip Training for Wrestlers by Dickie White

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:40:00 +0000

How many of you have been involved in a match in which you have been completely overwhelmed by your opponents grip strength? It slows down your attacks, physically and mentally wears you down, and oftentimes is the determining factor of who will win a close match. I have yet to coach a wrestler who enjoys the grip training we do. However, it is a necessary evil that must be trained with consistency and intensity in order to make a noticeable impact. I can guarantee you though, if you train your grip like an animal you will wear your opponents down quicker, finish more of your shots, get off the bottom more, and ride more effectively on top. Not a bad trade off for less than 10 extra minutes of your time a couple times a week.

To make things easier as far as how to work your grip training into your program, I've broken the grip exercises into three categories- finger, thumb, and wrist. This way you'll be better able to track and identify exactly what component each exercise is strengthening.

One of my favorite finger exercises is using a kettlebell bottoms up. Using a kettlebell bottoms up is one of the most challenging things you'll ever do in the weight room. Position a kettlebell in your hand with the bottom of it facing the ceiling. Clamp down hard and press the kettlebell overhead. You can also perform a floor press or bench press bottoms up as well as overhead squats.

A great thumb exercise is the plate pinch. To perform the plate pinch, take any number of plates and put them side by side. Make sure that the outer two plates are both facing in so that you're gripping the smooth side of both of the plates. Pinch the plates, lift them up, and hold for time. You can perform plate pinches with a single hand or two hands. You can also pinch more than 2 plates. Be creative and find new thicknesses and weights to challenge your grip.

The tried and true wrist exercise that I have all my wrestlers perform throughout the year is the wrist roller. As a wrestler, you've probably done these at least once in your life, so I'll be brief in the description. All you need to do is hang a weight from a plate holder and roll it up and down. Keep your arms straight out in front of you for some additional shoulder stability work.

WWE No Way Out 2009 Review by Wrestling UFC Dot Com

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:36:00 +0000

New champ. Same as the old champ.

- From Seattle, Washington. Original airdate: 2/15/09

- HHH d. WWE champion Edge, Undertaker, Jeff Hardy, Big Show & Vladimir Kozlov in an Elimination Chamber (36:00, ***1/2). At this rate, HHH will have like 30 title runs before he retires. Anyways, odd placement having the Smackdown EC curtain jerking. I was also surprised at the early elimination of Edgekins, but this match was excellent once they got rid of Kozlov.

- Backstage, Edge complained to Vickie then Randy cut a promo.

- Randy Orton d. Shane McMahon in a No Holds Barred match, RKO -- pin (18:15, **1/2). Shane's onslaught in this match was silly as it looked incredibly unconvincing to see Orton oversell every bit of Shane-O-Mac offense. This was your usual Shane Spotfest match, though that's not essentially a bad thing, but I wish they wrapped the spots around something better instead of a few basic kicks and punches. Shane must not have any friends, since no one ran to the ring to help him like Orton's flunkies did. The ending was also EXTREMELY telegraphed and having your Mania main eventer needing to squeak a win over Shane is pretty retarded.

- ECW champion Jack Swagger d. Finlay, Blue Thunder Bomb -- pin (8:00, *1/2). What poor PPV planning with this match coming on after the real main events. And it's also the first bad match of the night as this was worse than the two matches they had on free TV, but at least the shillelagh didn't play into the finish this time. Matt Striker was his usual amazing self on commentary.

- Backstage HBK was praying.

- Shawn Michaels d. JBL to end slavery, three moves of doom -- pin (13:30, **). This match was disappointing as it was treated as a throwaway match; way too shotgun a genuinely interesting angle between JBL and HBK in such an anticlimactic manner. Becky (apparently trying to get Shawn DQed so he would lose the rights to his name) punched JBL.

- Edge d. World champion John Cena w/ Superman cape, Chris Jericho w/ out Countdown, Kane, Mike Knox w/ beard & Rey Mysterio in an Elimination Chamber match (29:50, ***1/2). Odd that Cena vs Midcarders is the main-event and I was disappointed to see Kofi get taken out pre-match, as Edge attacked him in order to take his place in the Chamber. Anyways, except for the Mike Knox segment, this match was really good with the "hey whoa" moment of Cena not overcoming the odds by going out early and Rey and Edge doing nearfalls at the end that made it seem like Mysterio was going to inexplicably win the world title. Hmm, screw HHH, at this rate Edge will beat Flair's record before anyone else.

- Final Thoughts: I liked the surprise at the end, even if OMG! EDGE STOLE THE BELT~! is getting a bit tiresome at this point (as are Edge's one-month title reigns). And what's up with Matt Hardy or Christian not making an appearance seeing as they're kinda pivotal to what they're involved in?!

New Divas Championship is Born by Matt C

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:15:00 +0000

For the longest time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), there was just one prized belt that the female wrestlers competed for. The title known as the Women's Championship was held by some of the best in the business, such as Trish Stratus, Lita and Victoria. In the year 2002, after the WWE Women's Championship had been defended on both the Raw and Smackdown programs, a change was made. The women's title became exclusive to the Raw television show and only the WWE divas on Raw competed for it. It was contested on four different occasions on Smackdown afterwards, with Torrie Wilson, Nidia, Melina and Ashley Massaro of Smackdown each trying for the belt on separate occasions. None of these WWE divas won the belt, and it continued to be the prized women's title on Raw. It wasn't until earlier this year that a new title was added for the divas, and made exclusive to Smackdown.

On June 6, 2008, Smackdown General Manager Vickie Guerrero decided that her show also needed championship gold for its divas. Vickie announced that there would be a brand new WWE Divas Championship belt created. The belt itself was unveiled on July 4, 2008 on Smackdown, and featured the color pink on it. The Smackdown General Manager held a series of matches to decide who would fight for the title. There were two separate "Gold Star on a Pole" matches held in which the first diva to climb the corner of the ring and retrieve a golden star hanging on a pole would win. The match featured divas such as Victoria, Maryse, Cherry, Natalya and Michelle McCool. One match was won by Natalya, while the other was won by Michelle McCool. The two WWE Divas would meet at the Great American Bash in Uniondale, New York on July 20, 2008.

At the Great American Bash Pay-Per-View, it was Michelle McCool who was able to defeat her opponent Natalya in the first title match. Michelle won the title by submission, using a Brazilian Heel Lock to force Natalya to tap out. Michelle etched her name in WWE history by becoming the first WWE diva to win the WWE Divas Championship. Up until now, Michelle has been the only WWE Divas Champion as she has successfully defended the title against the likes of Natalya and Maryse. Both the Raw and Smackdown brands now enjoy competitive diva divisions thanks to the creation of the new belt. On Raw divas continue to fight for the prized Women's title and on Smackdown the newly created WWE Divas Championship has earned its spot in WWE history.

Discover HGH Bodybuilding

noreply@blogger.com (AWSGroup) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:54:00 +0000

Once you have reached the point that you need to start using hgh bodybuilding, you will need to find out exactly how to use it, store it, inject it and of course cycle lengths. Nearly all 191aa hgh bodybuilding must be consumed within 30 days if stored at room temperature, so if you need to do longer cycles, keep it in the fridge. One of the most important parts of the process is the mixing and preparation, so now is the time to start concentrating.

A mere 1mg of hgh bodybuilding is exactly the same as 3iu, meaning You are probably going to have to do some arithmetic here. So if you possess a 20mg bottle of hgh bodybuilding, you are required to add just 3 ml of the supplied water, which is equivalent to each ml being 20iu (20mg x 3iu / 3ml). You are obliged to only use insulin syringes, like small gauge syringes of 27g or 29g, as it's markings are ideal for improved measurements. As far as the injections are concerned, I would suggest using 27 or 28g 50 unit (1/2 cc) syringes.

The hgh bodybuilding will have to be stored in the fridge as soon as it has been reconstituted, with an average fridge temperature of 2. This very cold temperature will prevent it from diluting as this will have a negative effect on its full potential. In the case that you are having to share a fridge with an increased temperature then you will have to store in in the coldest part of the fridge which is normally right at the back.

NaCl or bacteriostatic water should be the base of each hgh bodybuilding injection and should avoid all contact with any sort of oil based product either near the injection area or actually in the syringe itself. If you are able to use water with lyophilized powder you will be able to achieve the quickest uptake possible.

One very important thing to remember is that you should never take Hgh bodybuilding while doing other peptides or analogues. The reason is that the amino sequence chain is very fragile and extremely prone to interference from alien sources. I normally recommend hgh bodybuilding intramuscularly (IM) to subcutaneously (Sub-Q) for any injection in order to get a lot more uptake and you will see this even more while using it in post workout.

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