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I have republished Scientific Wrestling by George Bothner.
The download is, as always, no cost.
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/scientific-wrestling/7284373"
Back Cover:
George Bothner, considered alternately the "most Scientific" and best
"defensive wrestler" of his day, penned this classic of
Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling in 1912 for Fox's sports library.
Bothner, a native of New York, began his wrestling career at 13 years
old and, according to The Bryan Times, as a "youth" won the amateur 125
lb. title and then, a bare two hours later, won the 158 lb. title. In
his amateur career, lasting 7 years, he never lost a contest.
His professional career, spanning nearly two decades, began in 1896
under Hugh Leonard at the New York Athletic Club. In 1899 he defeated
Tom Riley to win the Lightweight Championship, successfully defending
his title twice. He became an immensely popular wrestler, a SuperStar
by today's standards. During this time, he fought exhibitions matches
with greats such as George Hackenshcmidt and was a pioneer in the
wildly popular cross-discipline "Wrestling versus Jiu Jitsu" matches.
Notably, he won against Katsukuma Higashi in 1905 in the early years of
the fad. 9 years later, in 1914, at the age of 48, Bothner defended the
honor of Catch-as-Catch-Can wrestling against noted Jiu Jitsu exponent
Tarro Miyake, retiring afterward.
Bothner taught wrestling for the majority of his life. His wrestling
school, based in New York, remained open until at least his 80th year.
This manual, penned at the height of his career, is well written,
comprehensive, and lavished with more than 60 instructional photographs
as well as pictures of wrestling greats. This is truly a "must have"
for the Catch-as-Catch-Can practitioner and a valuable resource for
grapplers, and martial historians.
Peace favor your sword (IH),
Kirk |
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