Catch Wrestling is a combat sport and submission martial art mainly developed in England during the second half of the 19th century. It’s also known as CATCH AS CATCH CAN, that can be translated as “By whatever means or in any way possible”.

Powerful take downs, neck cranks, leg locks and punishing rides, are all common in the practice of Catch Wrestling, an art that employs the principles of leverage and body mechanics, along with superior physical conditioning.

There are several Catch Wrestling based styles like SCW, SAW, CSW, Shoot Wrestling, and Luta Livre among others.

In the words of Billy Robinson, (Santa Monica, March 29, 2007):

I’m trying to give you an insight of what Catch As Catch Can Wrestling really was, not what has become today, but what it was, and if somewhat we can get together and make it blossom and grow again, it would be the greatest thing in my life to keep this sport going, because without a doubt, Catch As Catch Can Wrestling is the greatest sport in the world, and certainly the number one martial art.