The short answer is yes, there are belts in some No-Gi BJJ systems or styles. A prime example is Eddie Bravo’s 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu, a non traditional BJJ system practiced without the Gi. 10th Planet ranks it’s practitioners with the standard colored belt system used in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that goes from white to […]
The Legit Prowrestling League (LPW) will host an open weight Catch Wrestling championship on St. Patrick’s Day 2020. It’ll feature a 16 men elimination format with a 16000 pounds winner takes all pot. Thie event will take place on March 17 2020 in Stockton on Tees, England, in an outdoor ring like in the old […]
2 times ADCC veteran and MMA Canadian Champion Mike Martelle and Grappling World Champion Luis Ciraiz will be teaching the following Catch Wrestling Seminars the first months of 2019: Luis Ciraiz (3rd Degree SAW Black Belt) Saturday and Sunday August 17 and 18, 2019. Helmans House Norham RD North New Castle, UK. Hosted by Submission […]
I this instance of Catch Wrestling legends we cover the biography of Ben Roller (Benjamin Franklin Roller), one of the greatest Catch Wrestlers of all times and Master of the Bulldog Choke. In a 1917 interview for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Catch Wrestling Champion Ben Roller stated: “There are no new holds in wrestling. The […]
Ian Bromley was a Catch Wrestling competitor from Stockport Manchester and head coach of Stockport Catch Wrestling. He was a student of Coach Roy Wood, leader of the world renown Snake Pit in Wigan and a certified affiliate of Coach Billy Wicks, member of Farmer Burns‘ lineage. This video is a small tribute that remembers the […]
Legendary catch wrestler Martin “Farmer” Burns is remembered as one of the greatest grapplers of his era. He competed in thousands of documented matches winning almost all of them, and captured world titles at Middleweight, Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight despite never weighing more than 170 pounds. He served as mentor and coach to wrestling icon […]
The World Submission Wrestling Federation (WSWF) will be hosting a No-Gi Jiu Jitsu Championship in Aranjuez, Comunidad de Madrid in Spain, on December 08, 2018. This event will feature Superfights as well as open White Belt and Blue Belt categories in the following weight classes: Bantamweight (under 135 pounds) Featherweight (under 145 pounds) Lightweight (under 155 […]
A Submission Arts Wrestling (SAW) Tournament will take place in the Central American country of Guatemala on December 09, 2018. The name of this event is “SAW Absolutes” and will feature light weight and heavyweight absolute categories for each belt. Lightweights (under 169.9 pounds) Heavyweights (170 pounds or more). Location: San Carlos University – Sports Arena. […]
Born September 16 1914, Euclydes Hatem was a Brazilian Catch Wrestling Champion, regarded as the father of Brazilian Luta Livre, a No-Gi Submission martial art. Hatem was popularly known by his nickname “Tatu”, meaning “armadillo”. According to sports historian Elton Silva, Tatu was overweighed as a child, which prompted his brother Eduardo to encourage his […]
Josh Barnett is set to face Chris Crossan next week in England for the Legit Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship. The DIDOS YouTube channel uploaded a promo video that you can watch here. From traveling carnivals to a full blown spectacle; the history of professional wrestling is deeply ingrained in catch as catch can wrestling, […]
