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Ad Santel's professional wrestling career took him all throughout the world, wrestling some of the top wrestlers of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s including Joe Stecher, [1] Gus Sonnenberg, [2] John Pesek [3] and Dick Daviscourt, [4] and reigning as World Light Heavyweight Champion for several years. [5]
Catch wrestling (also known as catch-as-catch-can) is an English wrestling style where wrestlers aim to win by pinning or submitting their opponent using any legal holds or techniques. It emphasizes adaptability and seizing opportunities during the match, with fewer restrictions than other wrestling styles - techniques using or targeting the ...
Chivichyan began his training as a child in Soviet Armenia, winning national junior titles in judo, sambo, and wrestling. [citation needed] At the age of 17, Chivichyan relocated to Los Angeles, California where he continued his training in catch wrestling and judo under Gene LeBell, a grappler who learned from Lou Thesz and Ed "Strangler ...
Ivan Gene LeBell was born in Los Angeles, California. He started training in catch wrestling and boxing from his early childhood, influenced by his mother, "Red Head" Aileen Eaton, a promoter of both sports who owned the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, [4] and who was the first woman to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. [5]
Olympic Freestyle Wrestling is known as Luta Livre Olímpica (lit. olympic freestyle fighting), while Professional wrestling is called Luta Livre Profissional or simply Luta Livre, sometimes also referred as Telecatch. [7] Catch-as-Catch-Can wrestling was introduced to Brazil in the early 20th century and received the name "Luta Livre Americana ...
Naoya Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 直也, Ogawa Naoya) (born 31 March 1968) is a Japanese world champion judoka, retired professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist.He won a total of seven medals at the All-Japan Judo Championships (second only behind Yasuhiro Yamashita), and set a record of seven medals at the World Judo Championships.
Hayastan Grappling System or Hayastan Freestyle Wrestling, is a submission grappling style developed by multiple grappling black belts Gokor Chivichyan and Gene LeBell that blends elements of judo, sambo, catch wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling. This system includes all forms of submissions, including leg locks ...
Kosen Judo, Catch Wrestling, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Shootfighting: Fighting out of: Tanjong Katong, Singapore: Team: RJJ Team Roken Evolve MMA/Paraestra Shooto Gym [2] Nippon Top Team: Trainer: Yuki Nakai Chatri Sityodtong: Rank: A-Class Shootist Third dan black belt in Kosen Judo [3] black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Yuki Nakai ...