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Say Uncle! : Catch-As-Catch-Can and the Roots of Ultimaet Fighting, Pro-Wrestling, and Modern Grappling - Softcover

Jake Shannon

 
9781550229615: Say Uncle! : Catch-As-Catch-Can and the Roots of Ultimaet Fighting, Pro-Wrestling, and Modern Grappling

Synopsis

Catch-as-catch-can, or 'catch wrestling' for short, is the great-grandfather of today's mixed martial arts, professional wrestling, freestyle wrestling and many reality-based self-defence systems. It is a nearly lost form of Western martial art that is rich in history and full of painfully brutal techniques. Say Uncle! traces the background of this unique sport through the US and Japan back to England and Ireland. The book is full of exclusive interviews from legends like Karl Gotch, Billy Robinson, Josh Barnett and more.

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About the Author

Jake Shannon is an author, the founder of ScientificWrestling.com, inventor of the Macebell, and a master hypnotist. He holds a B.A. in English from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a M.Sc. in financial engineering from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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