Greek wrestling

When I got on the mat and got set. I knew that I was ready. I had already this opponent before. The last time I faced him outcome of that match wasn't in my favor, but this time I felt prepared. I already faced him once and I knew exactly what moves he was going to do on me. When the referee blew the whistle the match began and it was close. In the end I won because I knew what he was going to do and how to counter it. In the end I won because I used my intellect to best him. Wrestling is a sport for the people who are intellectual. A wrestling match involves predicting the opponents move before it happens, almost like a chest match. Also being able to recognizing his flaws and venerability during the match, to get an advantage. The sport…

Since the time of the Greeks and Romans, wrestlers have competed both on the battle field and at home to see who will win. Many sports advertise challenging competition similar to that of wrestling, but very few can follow through with these promises. This happens because these other sports do not build themselves on set standards such as mental and physical strength and technique. These important parts of wrestling have set it apart for centuries. As a wrestler, I know that these standards make…

Carlos Arcibar Mrs. Gadia 02\17\17 Sports Science (Wrestling) Wrestling is a really interesting topic. However people don’t now but there is more than slams and chokes, there is a science behind it. Wrestling is more than just a sport; it is a way of life. And for those who enjoy wrestling it is something that takes the mind off from all of life’s troubling times, and puts one man versus another to get their hand raised. Competition makes everything evolve, and there is no other sport that…

Kool-Aid Kronicles: Kool-Aid Man's Komeback All my life I had fought to be the top; I remember my first fight, against Moon man that’s when I finally figured out what I was gonna do for the rest of my life. I wanted to make it to the top. I had fought and fought until I finally reached the top. Once I finally made it to the top I decided to settle down and begin on another journey, exploring the world. But another journey came about while I was in the midst of this one. While I was touring…

ground-fighting art. The Gracie fighter's objective is to avoid punches and kicks while attempting to clinch his opponent. Once in the clinch, the opponent's strikes are rendered ineffective. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter will then proceed to take the fight to the ground where his opponent's strikes will not have any power behind them. Taken out of his game, the striker is helpless, without the ability to use his stand-up skills. With the fact that 95% of all fights go to the ground, an…

My first ever boxing match Everyone has something they love to do more than anything else. We all have hobbies that we wouldn’t give up no matter what, simply because of the passion that thrives through our blood that pushes us to try our best to be the best. No matter what obstacles come in between what you love, we always figure out a way to get it done. My passion is boxing I enjoy everything about it and can’t imagine myself giving it up for anything. I’ve physically been apart of boxing…

success, it is difficult to understand its effectiveness. In my athletic career, I experience both victory and defeat as a direct result of aggressiveness. I would rather reflect upon my athletic careers and think “I cannot believe I did that,” rather than think “I wish I did that”. Whether it be stealing home late in a baseball game with my team down by two or trying to granby-roll my opponent while I am up by ten, I refuse to be conservative in athletics. During my junior wrestling season…

For four years the second Monday in November till the last full weekend in February I have slaved away in the wrestling mat room to try and qualify and make the top eight wrestlers in the state championship tournament. Most years haven’t been successful, but last year was different. In The November of 2015, on the Monday that wrestling practice was planned to start, I showed up to practice after all day at school to meet my teammates for the year and plan out the season. This year been my…

The goal of every taekwondo olympic fighter is to master a kick you know will knock out your opponent. The most common one and the I am testing is a Round kick, is a kick where the attacker swings their leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the top of the foot. There is a lot more that goes into the perfect kick than most think. What is the perfect angle? What is the perfect distance away from the opponent? What is the perfect speed of the kick? These are all things that go into a…

One of those perks being that it is taught with the goal of winning a competition against an equal opponent, not just self defense. It helps to teach how you can earn points in a competition so that your are not clueless on what you or your opponent can get points for during a competition. Modern Jiu-jitsu focuses a bit more on wrestling as a crutch along with no-gi training(your train in gis, also known as kimonos). These trainings are advantageous for Mixed Martial Artist that want to use…