Say Uncle!, 9781550229615
Paperback
Discover the brutal, lost art that birthed MMA and pro wrestling.

Say Uncle!

Catch-As-Catch-Can and the Roots of Ultimaet Fighting, Pro-Wrestling, and Modern Grappling

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  • Paperback

    216 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2011

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Summary

Say Uncle! is the definitive book on the history, players, and techniques of catch-as-catch-can grappling.

Catch-as-catch-can, or “catch wrestling” for short, is the great-granddaddy of today’s mixed martial arts, professional wrestling, freestyle wrestling, and many reality-based self-defence systems. It is a nearly lost form of Western martial art that is rich in history and full of painfully brutal techniques. Say Uncle! traces the background of this unique sport …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781550229615
ISBN-10:1550229613
Author:Jake Shannon
Publisher:ECW Press,Canada
Imprint:ECW Press,Canada
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:216
Release Date:31 May 2011
Weight:441g
Dimensions:248mm x 171mm
About The Author

Jake Shannon

Jake Shannon is an author, the founder of ScientificWrestling.com, inventor of the Macebell, and a master hypnotist. He holds a B.A. in English from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a M.Sc. in financial engineering from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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