Wrestling

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 nearly every one of my losses were a result of over-aggressiveness. My first loss was to my rival from Lone Jack whose name is Michael “Trey” Raysick. After pinning him in previous matches, I was up by four…

Olympic wrestling was being dropped from the Olympics. Two of the many wrestlers who participate in the Olympics are Jordan Burroughs and David Taylor. They were both dejected by the news they got from the Olympic officials. Jordan Burroughs states, “I was thinking about wrestling in 2020. But, any thought I had about wrestling in 2020 is basically... well, I’ve got nothing now.” Jordan Burroughs was enthusiastic while looking forward to winning another Olympic medal. However, now that wrestling…

Essay #3 Mixed martial arts is one of the fastest-growing sports on the market. The sport’s fan base is excited, dedicated, and extremely supportive. While sports such as football or baseball are far more well-known, mixed martial arts or MMA, as it often referred, is featured regularly on sports news stations, and magazines, such as ESPN. The biggest stars of the sport, such as Conor McGregor, are famous celebrities in their own right. However, there is no college feeder program for the sport,…

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…

and safeguard starting from the earliest stage permits them to win, even from their back. Through refined utilization of influence and situating, jiu jitsu plans warriors to be more adaptable in their hostile and cautious moves. In like manner, wrestling instructs warriors to utilize catching systems, tosses, and takedowns to rule a battle. Capable wrestlers have superb adjust, quality, and mental sturdiness which are all characteristics of a fruitful…

failure may seem to be dreadful at the time, but my times of failure are actually the key to my success. The first time that I experienced failure was during my freshman year of wrestling, when I came across a senior from Carmel High School by the name of Karl Wilhelm. I first meet Karl Wilhelm at the 2013 Hamilton County Wrestling Tournament. Karl and I were both in the 106lb weight class and we were both seeded. Karl was seeded number one in the tournament, due to him being the returning…

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…

People ask me, “Why... Why do I wrestle?” Then they say, “Wrestling is so gay.” My answer to that question always seems to be, “I don't know. Why do you play with balls?” But, to be honest, I don't really know why I wrestle. I mean, rolling around a mat with sweaty guys isn't exactly my idea of what I call fun, and imagine after all of that you lose. That's just a lose, lose situation. The only win, win situation is when you win by either disqualification or default. Maybe I’m overreacting, but…

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…

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is an advanced form of the Japanese martial art of the same name. It has been modified by the famous Gracie Family of Brazil to become "arguably the most effective martial art in the world." With the arrival of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on the martial arts scene, it has forever changed the way fighters train. Without learning the proper ways to defend and execute techniques from the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu arsenal it is difficult to survive against a good Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Fighter.…