One year later, I post again as I have entered the same mode inwardly anew. Time is cyclical.

Just got invited to a Catch Wrestling tournament in the Chicago area. It is short notice, but they are competing for the 200lb title. I am just coming off of an injury and I'm probably 225 after the pizza last night. A lot to consider.

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Rico Verhoeven looking like he's on that Alistair Overeem regimen.

Big news for the Psycho Samurai. I look forward to seeing how things play out. He can work and shoot.

Seems like a lifetime ago now.

Is Catch Wrestling just a sport? youtu.be/64sMcSP2XM8?si…

I am gonna develop a Catch Wrestling gameplan for a white belt friend of mine. (He doesn't live close enough to train w me) I think I am a good instructor, but also I think I am a good coach. I can instruct, but more importantly I can develop personal games/styles very well.

It's not unorthodox, it is catch wrestling (Real professional wrestling)

In order to fully appreciate the second, you must understand the first.

The TL;DR is yes. I can't speak on things until I have really decided on the specifics. However, I want to establish a group for this specifically.

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I "grew up" on the mats. While many scramble to find a "third place" for the youth today.. it is actually right in front of our faces. Not every gym will be a great influence, but it will be an influence. If we want to instill virtue in the next generation, it starts here.

Judo, Sumo, Catch, Bokh, "No Gi", Cornish, Collar and Elbow.

Meekness is a great virtue. A passage from Asbridge's bio about how his meekness—the control of anger—helped William the Marshal rise in the court of Henry II: “Most leading courtiers were prized first and foremost, not for their physical process, but their measured advice and

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"it's (catch) wrestling"

I shared this 10 years ago on Facebook.

Fun fact: I was at a Billy Robinson training camp while Black Belt magazine came to interview him, as well as take pictures. I was the demonstration dummy for most of the pictures. However, the magazine didn't run a big article on it, so the pictures weren't printed.