SAY UNCLE! CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN WRESTLING AND THE ROOTS OF ULTIMATE FIGHTING, PRO WRESTLING, & MODERN GRAPPLING

Front Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 5
Introduction......Page 10
Part 1: A History of Catch-As-Catch-Can......Page 14
The Influence of Catch-As-Catch-Can on Mixed Martial Arts......Page 17
The Influence of Catch-As-Catch-Can on Pro Wrestling......Page 21
The Influence of Catch-As-Catch-Can on Freestyle Wrestling and Modern Self-Defense......Page 26
Part 2: Interviews: The Oral History of Catch-As-Catch-Can......Page 30
Karl Gotch......Page 32
Billy Robinson......Page 37
Dick Cardinal......Page 43
Billy Wicks......Page 64
Frankie Cain......Page 71
Yoshiaki Fujiwara......Page 93
Gene Lebell......Page 99
Josh Barnett......Page 125
Erik Paulson......Page 131
Mark Fleming......Page 139
Are Great Catch Wrestlers Born or Made?......Page 158
What is Deliberate Practice?......Page 159
Physical Principles......Page 161
Principle #1: Scientific Method/Gameness......Page 162
Principle #2: Bio-Mechanical Advantage......Page 163
Principle #3: Conditioning and Wearing Out Your Opponent......Page 166
Karl Gotch's Rules for Modern Catch Wrestling......Page 210
Conclusion......Page 212
Catch-As-Catch-Can Lexicon......Page 214
Back Cover......Page 226