RAWarriors, just as we have been doing with resurrecting some little-known or forgotten Old School Boxing and Frontier Rough ‘n’ Tumble, it’s time to dust off our wrasslin’ ar cheology. We’ve got a tooooon of old-school grappling fun we’ve been sitting on but a deal [book/video] has held up a bit of the unveiling of this material. But now…we’ve got the go ahead for us to start shoveling some fun for the RAW Crew only. [No freebie video that is the producer’s stipulation.] I offer a few nuggets below. A familiar quote we should all hold utmost in our mat-lovin’ breasts: “ Conditioning is the best finishing hold.”- Gene Lebell Here’s the great George Tragos, mentor of the also great Lou Thesz on the what he considered The Four Linchpins of Grappling Education: “ Leverage, balance, holds, and counter-holds .” It is with “counter-holds” in mind and George’s teaching tactics at his gym nicknamed “ Tragos’ Torture Chamber ” where he made it a practice for the gr...
Examining & Resurrecting Indigenous Skills and Frontier Rough & Tumble Combat