Greco-Roman wrestling

has been over in Japan wrestling for Stardom for the last 3 months. ‘Portugal’s Perfect Athlete’ returns to Kamikaze looking to prove that now she is even better than perfect. Xia Brookside She debuted at Kamkaze Pro at Lo Down in a successful 1st appearance against Nadia Sapphire. Xia is one of the fastest rising stars in the UK and with 1 win in the books in Kamikaze, she returns to take on arguably the top Fighting Female in the division. The daughter of British Wrestling Legend, Robbie…

As soon as the referee called my name, I forced myself into an aggressive mindset and stepped into the fray. At first glance, I could not comprehend how my burly wrestling opponent was even in my weight class. A stocky junior with the body of a tree trunk stared straight into my inexperienced freshman soul. Immediately after the whistle blew, he dove for my leg. I sprawled back and blocked his arms, successfully barring this move. I knew I had to counter quickly and aggressively. He cautiously…

Wrestling and Boxing are two contact sports that have different ways of making contact, rules and have similar setups for their competitions In both Wrestling and Boxing physical contact between the opponents is made. In wrestling contact is made by using your bodyweight to maneuver your opponent where you need them to be. In boxing on the other hand contact is made with the force of a fist inside a padded glove. Although both sports have different types of contact each is made very specific…

A challenge is an obstacle, a difficult task, or an opportunity to prove or understand an experience. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” (Henry Ford) The Hoyts, Robles, and Catanzaro are all strong athletes who started in a place where the odds were against them. The Hoyts struggled with and pushed through many challenges including Rick's disability to move or speak and his father’s disability to ride a bike or…

ComparisonContrast EssayIn the short story "Amigo Brothers" by Piri Thomas two boys, Antonio andFelix, are forced to fight for the golden gloves that they both want. Bothboys are best friends and train together almost every day. Only one can winthe golden gloves and advance to become a bigger boxer. The fight mightharm their friendship but in the end they both are still friends despitethe fight. Both Antonia and Felix have many interesting differences andsimilarities. Antonio Cruz and Felix…

My thoughts on Mayweather vs McGregor So my initial reaction to this fight was that Conor had absolutely zero chance but then the press tour happened and I realize how much bigger Conor was than Floyd. I knew there was going to be a size difference but it was way more than I thought. So after the world tour I realized Conor is going to have a huge size advantage which he has had in most of his fights where he has overpowered all but one of his opponents. (That one being Nate Diaz) As the build…

to defend yourself wherever a fight might happen. It teaches you boxing skills, kickboxing skills, all different skills for you to defend yourself; while standing up in a fight. M.M.A. would also teaches you how to defend yourself with the art of wrestling and jujitsu. All intend to teach you how to defend yourself on the ground, weather…

Anthony robles case they said that his upper body was a lot bigger then all of the people in his weight class, and that was because he was missing a limb. Another knock against him was that wrestler rely on muscle memory to compete in their matches. Wrestling two legged people their whole life, they are use to doing certain things. When someone has one leg, it messes up their muscle memory and its harder for them to do there moves. I found it interesting that after Oscar Pistourious, the south…

Tourettes's. The neurologist at Phoenix Children's Hospital told my mom that getting me involved in a sport would help reduce my ticks, as it would require more focus. Man, my mom jumped right into the task. Before I knew it she had me signed up for wrestling. I knew nothing about the sport, it was just the first one starting. I figured I would give it a try, what could it hurt. That was the beginning of a great love and learning about fear. I remember the first day at practice. I had no…

The unique experience I’ve had as a wrestling coach will be the influence of my 2 academic work and goals at Colorado Christian University. Fifteen years’ worth of experience at two schools and in two separate periods of my life. I started coaching wrestling right out of high school and after seven years quit for various reasons. Four years later I returned and have been going strong since. One could argue that my influence comes from a talk I had with my son Adrian when he was eight years old…