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were emphasized as valid techniques, as while they are difficult to use as finishing moves without a good base, they can be used to force movement. Also, just as today "tapping out" signifies a concession as does shouting out "Uncle!", back in the heyday of catch wrestling rolling to one's back could
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representative. The
Kodokan tried to stop the hooker by sending men like fifth-degree black belt Reijiro Nagata (who Santel defeated by TKO). Santel also drew with fifth-degree black belt Hikoo Shoji. The challenge matches stopped after Santel gave up on the claim of being the world judo champion in
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The phrase "catch as catch can" reflected the improvisational nature of the style, where wrestlers utilized whatever holds they could "catch" on their opponent with the primary goal being to make the opponent verbally quit by using grappling techniques including holds and dirty moves associated with
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was used originally to describe the wrestling method prevalent in catch wrestling tournaments during the late 19th century wherein no wrestling holds were banned from the competition, regardless of how dangerous they might be. The term was later applied to mixed martial arts matches, especially at
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The rules of catch wrestling would change from venue to venue. Matches contested with side-bets at the coal mines or logging camps favoured submission wins where there was absolutely no doubt as to who the winner was. Meanwhile, professionally booked matches and amateur contests favoured pins that
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By the 1920s, most catch wrestling competitions started to become predetermined professional wrestling. As interest in professional matches started to wane, wrestlers began choreographing some of their matches to make the matches less physically taxing, shorter in duration, with better flow, more
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Wrestling on the "catch-as-catch-can" principle was new to many spectators, but it was generally approved of as a great step in advance of the loose-hold system, which includes struggling on the ground and sundry objectionable tactics, such as catching hold of the legs, twisting arms, dislocating
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In modern times, professional wrestling is regarded as being, by definition, prearranged entertainment and is legally classed as such by legislatures such as New York (19 CRR-NY 213.2) It is nonetheless still feasible to hold catch wrestling competitions with all the rules and trappings of
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A "hook" can be defined as an undefined move that stretches, spreads, twists, or compresses any joint or limb. Therefore, another name for a catch wrestler was a "hooker," with the similar term "shooter" being relegated to specially skilled hookers.
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professional wrestling (roped elevated quadrilateral ring, submission and three count pinfall as equal goals, etc.). A rules system for such competition was devised by professional wrestling champion and catch wrestling coach
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Shannon's "King of Catch" tournaments and similar rules were employed for a 2018 tournament in memory of professional wrestling champion and catch wrestling coach
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was a technical submission which could end a match within seconds. As carnival wrestlers travelled, they met with a variety of people, learning and using techniques from various other
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entertaining—giving emphasis on readable and more impressive moves—and with bigger focus on the personal charisma of the wrestlers, with the introduction of "
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in 1892, where he was defeated by 21 year-old pehlwani wrestler Kareem Buksh. This led to Indian pehlwani wrestlers being invited to compete in
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also signify defeat, as it would mean a pin. Catch-as-catch-can toeholds typically only exert force if the opponent sits still; therefore,
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Snake Pit U.S.A. Catch Wrestling Association (21 July 2018).
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fingers, and other items of attack and defence peculiar to
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Comparison of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts
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I'm Sorry, I Love You: A History of Professional Wrestling
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International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles
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462:1994 NWA World Title Tournament
3224:Jack Slack (17 October 2016).
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550:Jim Crockett Promotions
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308:introduced (as well as
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122:Cumberland, Westmorland
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3780:European martial arts
3033:"Freestyle Wrestling"
2492:Notable practitioners
2206:
2082:
1648:Mass Transit incident
1565:Dark Side of the Ring
590:Soft Ground Wrestling
381:
276:mixed martial artists
256:styles of wrestling.
219:Greco-Roman wrestling
108:notable practitioners
3746:Submission wrestling
3741:List of martial arts
3736:History of wrestling
3711:Lancashire wrestling
3432:Senegalese wrestling
3422:Lutte Traditionnelle
3129:, Robert H. Miller,
2651:Ed "Strangler" Lewis
2596:George Hackenschmidt
2444:and the now defunct
2216:George Hackenschmidt
2144:Joseph "Toots" Mondt
2136:Ed "Strangler" Lewis
2096:1904 Summer Olympics
2089:1904 Summer Olympics
1957:Lancashire wrestling
1896:John Graham Chambers
1579:Live Audio Wrestling
1422:Sports entertainment
658:George Hackenschmidt
565:Maple Leaf Wrestling
487:Wednesday Night Wars
314:acrobatic manoeuvres
288:, once a legitimate
268:submission wrestlers
103:Famous practitioners
60:Lancashire wrestling
3473:Mongolian wrestling
3406:Portal:Martial arts
3208:Black Belt magazine
2964:(4 February 2016).
2795:Styles of wrestling
2726:Davey Boy Smith Jr.
2112:freestyle wrestling
2074:Georg Hackenschmidt
2030:Imam Baksh Pahalwan
1984:Imam Baksh Pahalwan
1663:Murder of RikidĹŤzan
737:The Fabulous Moolah
505:All Elite Wrestling
386:as demonstrated in
348:folkstyle wrestling
337:freestyle wrestling
223:travelling funfairs
195:freestyle wrestling
171:folkstyle wrestling
159:Freestyle wrestling
41:
3659:Canarian wrestling
2834:on 12 January 2020
2761:Stanislaus Zbyszko
2626:Demetrious Johnson
2511:Quentin Rosenzweig
2484:the advent of the
2392:mixed martial arts
2339:Mixed martial arts
2306:The response from
2220:
2208:Professional match
2183:Heyes, student of
2092:
1748:Wrestling families
1708:Attendance records
1643:Death of Owen Hart
1216:Catch-as-catch-can
698:Salvador Lutteroth
652:Early 20th Century
615:Women of Wrestling
595:Stampede Wrestling
580:Pro Wrestling Noah
520:All Star Wrestling
499:Notable promotions
392:
368:mixed martial arts
325:1904 Olympic Games
211:catch-as-catch-can
183:mixed martial arts
39:
32:Catch as Catch Can
18:Catch-as-catch-can
3759:
3758:
3716:Scottish Backhold
3696:Cornish wrestling
3664:Leonese wrestling
3206:, December 2003,
3110:978-1-317-50047-6
2877:978-1-317-50047-6
2561:Yoshiaki Fujiwara
2418:Yoshiaki Fujiwara
2388:Yoshiaki Fujiwara
2268:amateur wrestling
1941:Amateur Wrestling
1881:
1880:
1653:Montreal Screwjob
1512:Ribera Steakhouse
1350:Glossary of terms
1338:World Heavyweight
1311:Wrestling singlet
1199:British wrestling
1053:
1039:Hiroshi Tanahashi
994:
880:
776:
712:
654:
610:UWF International
467:Monday Night Wars
329:amateur wrestling
280:amateur wrestling
204:
203:
118:English wrestling
93:Country of origin
16:(Redirected from
3807:
3624:Collar-and-elbow
3513:Inbuan wrestling
3458:Kazakh wrestling
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2825:The Manila Times
2816:
2789:
2784:
2783:
2782:
2701:Kazushi Sakuraba
2571:Masakazu Imanari
2566:Masakatsu Funaki
2546:Gokor Chivichyan
2462:Masakatsu Funaki
2454:Kazushi Sakuraba
2430:Kazushi Sakuraba
2368:Tatsumi Fujinami
2072:from Japan, and
1873:
1866:
1859:
1668:Premature deaths
1209:Mountevans rules
1049:
990:
910:Mitsuharu Misawa
876:
831:Jim Crockett Jr.
772:
767:Bruno Sammartino
710:Mid 20th Century
708:
650:
555:Joint Promotions
417:
394:
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254:collar-and-elbow
227:submission holds
213:) is a style of
193:Yes (as amateur
149:rough and tumble
145:collar-and-elbow
67:Rough and tumble
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3755:
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3706:Devon wrestling
3691:Catch wrestling
3687:United Kingdom
3611:Greek wrestling
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2481:no holds barred
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1796:Sport wrestling
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1063:Bryan Danielson
1051:2010s and 2020s
920:Toshiaki Kawada
811:André the Giant
774:1970s and 1980s
717:Gorgeous George
648:
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306:performing arts
207:Catch wrestling
167:shoot wrestling
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2434:Kiyoshi Tamura
2426:Billy Robinson
2382:(Tiger Mask),
2340:
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2284:
2276:Waterloo, Iowa
2163:
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2156:Billy Robinson
2138:, his manager
2132:Gold Dust Trio
2076:from Estonia.
2015:folk wrestling
1980:The Great Gama
1901:Land and Water
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2721:Dick Shikat
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2631:Marty Jones
2616:Danny Hodge
2611:Lee Hasdell
2586:Frank Gotch
2576:Verne Gagne
2551:Allen Coage
2516:Shinya Aoki
2470:Shinya Aoki
2422:shoot-style
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2384:Akira Maeda
2348:Billy Riley
2308:Jigoro Kano
2260:full Nelson
2256:half Nelson
2212:Frank Gotch
2198:Frank Gotch
2193:neck cranks
2185:Billy Riley
2177:eye-gouging
2116:lutte libre
2046:Tom Jenkins
2042:Frank Gotch
1781:Mock combat
1558:Box y Lucha
1551:Botchamania
1522:Video games
1505:George Luks
1465:Comic books
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1323:Backyarding
1271:Shoot style
1244:Lucha libre
1238:Intergender
1161:Puerto Rico
1156:New Zealand
1093:Cody Rhodes
1078:Kenny Omega
1029:Randy Orton
970:Vince Russo
940:Paul Heyman
871:Akira Maeda
786:Harley Race
747:Verne Gagne
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678:Toots Mondt
668:Frank Gotch
147:, American
3769:Categories
3488:Shuai jiao
3453:Boli Khela
3355:, England.
3325:8 February
3078:5 November
3047:28 October
2982:31 October
2838:12 January
2801:References
2736:Ray Steele
2681:John Pesek
2656:Evan Lewis
2641:Dan Koloff
2591:Karl Gotch
2396:legitimate
2376:Osamu Kido
2360:Lancashire
2358:, then in
2344:Karl Gotch
2232:wrist lock
2162:Techniques
2152:Karl Gotch
2083:Catch (or
2026:Great Gama
2003:submission
1968:Tom Cannon
1951:in state.
1937:Lancashire
1826:Luta Livre
1821:Lancashire
1816:Submission
1786:Pankration
1728:Promotions
1593:Power Slam
1586:OSW Review
1486:Paintings
1397:House show
1345:Dirt sheet
1226:X Division
1004:Kurt Angle
965:Scott Hall
960:Kevin Nash
885:Ted Turner
856:Hulk Hogan
801:Giant Baba
781:Terry Funk
752:Karl Gotch
742:Blue Demon
693:Jim Londos
452:1980s boom
384:hammerlock
356:Luta Livre
252:and Irish
242:Devonshire
234:Lancashire
175:Luta Livre
134:Lancashire
130:Devonshire
115:Parenthood
69:Fair fight
63:Loose-hold
3731:Grappling
3681:Karakucak
3651:Schwingen
3503:Pahlavani
3230:Fightland
3101:Routledge
2971:Fightland
2933:Wrestling
2868:Routledge
2756:Lou Thesz
2706:Ad Santel
2479:The term
2354:" gym in
2352:Snake Pit
2333:grappling
2297:Ad Santel
2169:chokehold
2100:St. Louis
2085:Freestyle
2062:Lou Thesz
2054:Ad Santel
2038:Dan Kolov
1995:strongman
1991:carnivals
1918:wrestling
1906:wrestling
1733:Rivalries
1482:Magazines
1417:Ring name
1111:Australia
1105:By region
1088:Nick Khan
1083:Tony Khan
1034:John Cena
950:Bret Hart
836:Big Daddy
826:Ric Flair
757:RikidĹŤzan
703:Lou Thesz
215:wrestling
87:Grappling
83:Wrestling
3641:Ranggeln
3631:Khridoli
3615:Ireland
3543:Pehlwani
3538:Malakhra
2976:Archived
2773:See also
2606:Stu Hart
2438:Pancrase
2335:styles.
2252:leg lock
2244:Omoplata
2210:between
2189:leglocks
2128:gimmicks
2058:Ed Lewis
1964:pehlwani
1949:sheriffs
1929:Cornwall
1831:Pehlwani
1743:TV shows
1427:Tag team
1297:Concepts
1265:Puroresu
1233:Hardcore
980:The Rock
905:Jim Ross
762:Stu Hart
722:El Santo
683:Ed Lewis
399:a series
397:Part of
310:striking
302:"worked"
250:pehlwani
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3493:Ssireum
3478:Khuresh
3299:2 March
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3190:YouTube
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2007:assault
1914:wrestle
1843:Theatre
1801:Amateur
1738:Rosters
1449:Culture
1360:Gimmick
1355:Kayfabe
1328:Blading
1302:Attire
1285:Women's
1116:Bolivia
1058:CM Punk
1044:MĂstico
435:By year
424:History
374:History
370:(MMA).
246:Cornish
138:Indian
126:Cornish
65:Hooking
3671:Turkey
3655:Spain
3646:Ringen
3619:BarrĂłg
3606:Gouren
3594:Europe
3563:Tegumi
3554:Japan
3509:India
3468:Kurash
3415:Africa
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1976:London
1935:, and
1250:Midget
1193:Styles
1166:Russia
1151:Mexico
1141:Israel
1131:France
1121:Canada
635:Others
342:Other
143:Irish
3601:Glima
3583:Dumog
3523:Mukna
3483:Naban
3448:Alysh
3353:Wigan
2446:RINGS
2356:Wigan
2325:choke
2034:Gulam
2001:or a
1997:by a
1933:Devon
1811:Shoot
1806:Catch
1723:Moves
1702:Lists
1532:Zubaz
1470:Films
1407:Music
1375:Shoot
1306:Masks
1277:U-Kei
1146:Japan
1136:India
1126:China
992:2000s
890:Sting
878:1990s
352:Sambo
185:(MMA)
179:Sambo
106:(see
79:Focus
3578:Buno
3558:Sumo
3533:Kene
3498:Iran
3441:Asia
3335:2005
3327:2016
3301:2010
3252:ISBN
3238:2020
3163:2019
3150:ISBN
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3080:2021
3049:2008
3037:FILA
3010:2023
2984:2019
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2872:ISBN
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