Karl Gotch Week continues on the anniversary of his death on July 28th, 2007. KJ Gould reminds us of the importance of Gotch and pays tribute to the arguable forefather of Japanese Mixed Martial Arts and resurgence of Catch Wrestling.
Karl Gotch Week continues with a look at Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Gotch's best student and the only man to be endorsed by Gotch in his style of Catch Wrestling. Find out Fujiwara's influence in Shoot Style Wrestling as a preface to Japanese MMA
Karl Gotch Week continues with a look at how his Catch Wrestling student Satoru Sayama would form perhaps the first MMA promotion in the world Shooto, which also became a hybrid martial arts style that has influenced past UFC champions.
From July 23rd to July 29th, it's Karl Gotch Week at Bloody Elbow. Find out more about one of the lesser known but equally important forefathers of Mixed Martial Arts, Catch Wrestling and Submission Grappling.
In this in depth interview, KJ Gould talks to Andrea Wood about the return of the world famous Snake PIt, Billy Riley and Lancashire Catch As Catch Can, Freestyle and the Olympics, Catch Wrestling's revival and much more, exclusively at Bloody Elbow.
Ahead of the Fedor Emelianenko vs Jeff Monson fight Sunday morning, KJ Gould reviews a 3 DVD seminar on Catch Wrestling and Sambo filmed in 2010 and finds out there's more to grappling than Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Ahead of tonight's fight between Josh Barnett and Sergei Kharitonov in Strikeforce, KJ Gould looks at the more unusual submission moves at Barnett's disposal.
Josh Barnett received some criticism for his performance last weekend against Brett Rogers at Strikeforce Overeem vs Werdum in Dallas, Texas. Grappling Editor KJ Gould breaks down the subtler aspects of Barnett's grappling that a lot of fans may have missed. Read more exclusively at Bloody Elbow.
A review of Jake Shannon's "Say Uncle! Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling and the Roots of Ultimate Fighting, Pro Wrestling, and Modern Grappling."
This Saturday Josh Barnett takes on Brett Rogers in his first fight on US soil in over 2 years. Grappling Editor KJ Gould makes the case that Barnett's performance in and out of the cage could have sport changing repercussions. Read more at Bloody Elbow.
