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Combat Wrestling > Abu Dhabi Bull Crap
Combat Wrestling > Abu Dhabi Bull Crap
Masakatsu Funaki #1 said:http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3B9ZXBZ3VXOCS3195XOE9Z3DLP
Combat Wrestling > Abu Dhabi Bull Crap
John O'Brien said:Abu Dhabi is more competitive and has better all round talent, but combat wrestling is fun. Afterall, they are both the same sport. Don't drag out the thread with a which is better than what - It's apples and apples.
Soulfly said:I like combat wrestling more, but it's popularity pales in comparison to Abu Dhabi's.
I can't even find a website for the Combat Wrestling league.
tequilaman said:That is because there is no Combat Wrestling league any longer, if I am not mistaken. I heard that they had their last official tournament in 2001.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Not true at all. Kiguchi still runs Combat Wrestling tournaments all the time in Japan. Some of the Gomi/Sato matches are from the 2002 tournament in fact.tequilaman said:That is because there is no Combat Wrestling league any longer, if I am not mistaken. I heard that they had their last official tournament in 2001.
Correct me if I am wrong.
It could be because the rules are geared toward BJJ, while Sato and Gomi both have a strong lineage in wrestling. Yeah I know a lot of wrestlers excel in ADCC, but Gomi and Sato are examples of wrestlers know how to take you down, and actully chain submissions like the old Catch guys.Stooge said:Sato nor Gomi did very well in the Abu Dhabis, could it be that the competition is better?
Masakatsu Funaki #1 said:Not true at all. Kiguchi still runs Combat Wrestling tournaments all the time in Japan. Some of the Gomi/Sato matches are from the 2002 tournament in fact.
http://www02.so-net.ne.jp/~wrestlek/
Thats the official site. Its rarley ever update, but it does have info regarding rules,etc. If you go to the Japan board on mma.tv, the usually have updates on the upcoming Combat Wrestling tournaments that are coming up also. CW is still going strong and will always be. Its one of the few TRUE links left to Catch Wrestling.