Maintaining A Superior Position When Wrestling All Opponents
By admin | January 20, 2012
Wrestling is an ancient sport. It been played for thousands of years, yet the basic rules and approaches has remained the same. The key to wrestling is to attain and maintain a superior position over your opponent. Wrestlers use a variety of tactics to achieve a positional advantage. They employ intricate maneuvers then apply powerful holds. The wrestler with superior position is usually on top of his opponent. This allows him to use gravity and leverage to his advantage. The person who is skillful enough to remain on top is often better able to execute their moves with the assistance Read the rest of this entry »
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Dave Schultz and the Lost Art of Wrestling
By admin | January 13, 2012
Most of the time, when kids think about wrestling they aren’t thinking about the proud and noble Olympic pastime; they are thinking about the over-hyped theatrics on TV. Who can blame them? It’s gotten to the point where you can’t even do a search on the old Hughes Net Satellite Internet without seeing some steroid-pumped monsters picking up chairs and pretending to hit each other.
There once was a man named Dave Schultz. Described as a pudgy child often ridiculed for his dyslexia, Schultz didn’t let any of that stunt his growth. As he excelled through high school, he found wrestling to be something he could truly enjoy and honed his skills to win match after match. Long after high school, he continued to take the wrestling world by storm winning numerous titles, championships and tournaments along the way. His prowess even took him to the 1984 Olympics where he won the gold medal. People may have once called him “Pudge” but that wasn’t what they were calling him, now. Now, they were calling him Champion.
And then, like all good things, his life and career came to an end in a senseless shooting. But on that day, the wrestling world didn’t just lose Dave Schultz; it also lost any credibility and integrity in the sport. Nowadays, wrestling is little more than loud and obnoxious theatre-work. However, if you look hard enough, you can still find people who remember what it used to be like; carrying on the legendary honor and sportsmanship that Dave exemplified each and every day.
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The Best Wrestling Grappling Holds And Takedown Techniques
By admin | January 5, 2012
Wrestling is one of the few sports that has been around since the beginning in record history. New York City was home to the first national organized wrestling tournament in 1888 and became part of the Olympic games in 1904. Some types of wrestling would be the typical collegiate wrestling, Entertainment wrestling and even UFC wrestling. Wrestling has become such a wide sport with different variations stemming throughout the world. There are also some good wrestling moves that work really well in a match. The Double Leg Takedown is great because the wrestler has control of both legs, doesn’t require Read the rest of this entry »
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Popular Types Of Wrestling Techniques & Martial Arts
By admin | December 23, 2011
There are many popular types of wrestling and martial arts techniques. Wrestling techniques include such movements as grappling holds, pinning, clinch fighting, joint locks, body throws and takedowns. All are used to gain the superior position over the opponent. The martial arts can incorporate many different styles of defensive and offensive techniques, depending on the particular martial art being used. In modern mixed martial arts, the combination of martial arts style and wrestling techniques are combined to offer the widest variety of options Read the rest of this entry »
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Dave Schultz: World Championship To Olympic Gold Medal
By admin | July 17, 2011
Ironically, Dave Schultz was nicknamed “Pudge” when he was younger because he was chubby and some of his teachers thought he had a mental disability. As it turns out, all he had was dyslexia. Against these odds, it did not take long for him to show his ability to win at wrestling and knowledge of the sport. Through junior high, high school and college, Dave Schultz won many titles, championships and tournaments. His impressive and consistent record lead him to win the 1983 World Championship and 1984 Olympics to win the gold medal.The full explanation can be found at http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/nigeria-wins-3-gold-at-african-wrestling-championship-in-dakar/ Read the rest of this entry »
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United States High School Wrestling Legend: Dave Schultz
By admin | July 14, 2011
In 1977, David Schultz’s senior year in high school was memorable! Experts consider his senior year as the most successful senior year in U.S. high school wrestling history.
Born in Palo Alto, California on June 6, 1959, Schultz began wrestling in junior high. He was know to be a chubby child, and was often made fun of for his dyslexia and appearance.
At Palo Alto High School, he excelled at wrestling under the guidance of Coach Ed Hart. As a senior, he competed on Read the rest of this entry »
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“Pudge” From A Bad Nickname To Olympic Gold
By admin | July 12, 2011
Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz was born in Palo Alto, California. As a slightly plump child his nickname was “Pudge” causing him to be bullied in school by fellow students. Additionally, his teachers thought he suffered from mental disabilities even though he was simply dyslexic.
Schultz turned to the sport of wrestling in junior high school and was successful early on, winning both a national and international wrestling title in 1977. The talented athlete also became the state champion while he was a high school senior. At this young Read the rest of this entry »
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