Sunday, February 08, 2009
Inoki vs. GotchYou know you've made it once you get your own action figure. This set came out in 2002 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Antonio Inoki and Karl Gotch's famous match. This match, which took place through the New Japan promotion on March 6, 1972 at Ota City Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan is thought of as the birth of the "Strong" Style of Japanese Pro-Wrestling. Inoki fought valiantly but Gotch won with his signature move, the German Suplex.
Labels: Antonio Inoki, Gotch vs. Inoki, Japanese Wrestling, Karl Gotch, Pro Wrestler, Wrestling Match
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
The God of Wrestling: Karl GotchKarl Gotch was known as 'The God of Wrestling' in Japan and he is still regularly featured in Japanese wrestling magazines. It's with good reason, every major star in the Japanese professional wrestling and 'shootfighting' scene, had roots in Karl Gotch's training which focused heavily on bodyweight conditioning and calisthenics. You can find out more about it here.
Labels: Bodyweight Calisthenics, Bodyweight Conditioning, God of Pro Wrestling, Karl Gotch
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Monday, November 26, 2007
Karl Gotch a very good amateur wrestler and an even better Professional wrestler after learning the "tricks of the trade" at Billy Riley's "Snake Pit" Gym in Wigan, England.
In Japan he was known as "The God of Pro Wrestling" and many of the most famous Japanese wrestlers are among his students.
In Japan he was known as "The God of Pro Wrestling" and many of the most famous Japanese wrestlers are among his students.
What he was even more famous for though was his conditioning -- it was his feeling (and rightfully so) that as a combat athlete "Conditioning is your best hold." He incorporated a number of elements into his training including rope climbing, bodyweight calisthenics, wrestling drills, muscle control and traditional indian physical culture exercises. Gotch once did 9001 straight Hindu Squats to best a training feat by The Great Gama. |  Karl Gotch: The God of Pro Wrestling |
Labels: Bodyweight Calisthenics, Combat Athletes, God of Pro Wrestling, Indian Physical Culture, Karl Gotch, Karl Gotch Workout, Muscle Control, Rope Climbing, The Great Gama, Wrestling
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Sunday, October 07, 2007
Combat Conditioning by Matt FureySure, a lot of people "coulda" done it, but Matt Furey is the one who actually did it -- he wrote Combat Conditioning,THE book on bodyweight calisthenics, and brought this intensely productive and useful form of training back to the public eye after it had all but become extinct.
The strength of this program is its simplicity -- 50 simple, yet effective bodyweight exercises incorporating elements of Ancient Indian Physical Culture, Wrestling, Gymnastics, Old Gym Class Favorites and more than a few "Special" exercises passed down from "The God of Wrestling", Karl Gotch.
If you think bodyweight training is "too easy to be effective," all I have to say is try it... And please keep in mind that almost all of the oldtime strength writers, including Alan Calvert, George Jowett, Earle E. Liederman and Joe Bonomo included bodyweight training in their respective training programs.
On the left you'll see the first edition of Combat Conditioning published in 2000, and on the right, the revised and expanded edition, published in 2004.
Labels: Bodyweight Training, book, Calisthenics, Combat Conditioning, Gymnastics, Karl Gotch, Matt Furey, Wrestling
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