Catch as catch can in Osaka?

[deeper]

I know Karl Gotch taught many Japanese wrestlers, and I would like to know if any club/dojo in Osaka still teaches Catch wresting?
I'm a foreigner teaching english, and my japanese is minimal.

I would appreciate any help!

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[Hisaharu Tanabe]

Originally posted by deeper
I would appreciate any help!

Maybe little harder to get help if you post question like this in Lucha Libre section. I moved it to "General".

[deeper]

thanks!

[Muiyan]

Don't laugh at me, but what exactly is "catch wrestling"?
The hell is "Catch"?

[deeper]

Catch is one of the original submission art forms. It has a long and rich history in such places as europe and America. Some of the greats were Lou Thesz, Karl Gotch, Frank Gotch. (no relation).

check out

http://www.catchwrestle.com/index1.htm

Karl Gotch came to Japan and taught all the greats a trick or two!!

but i'm no expert on the subject, just other forms of submission other then bjj interest me.

[deeper]

didn't realize you were from B.C. !!

no one really teaches catch anymore. It's dying out with all the greats. These days, people teach submission wrestling which shares many similarities with catch. In B.C. there are a few places that teach submission/ bjj .

If you happen to be interested in learning a few holds...

Burnaby Combat Wrestling
7784 McKay Ave.
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5J 3T3
Tel: (604) 821-0449
Tel: (604) 433-8533
ldenevers@proactivegrp.com

Franco/Gibson Martial Arts Alliance
Vancouver, British Columbia
Tel: (604) 937-3600
www.francogibson.com

Marcus Soares Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Vancouver, British Columbia
http://members.xoom.com/marcussoares

Toshido Submission Fighting
Kelowna, British Columbia
Tel: (250) 860-2126

Gibson Kickboxing and Pankration
2624 Spring St., Port Moody, B.C. Canada, 604-937-3600
www.gibsonpankration.com

Team Riot, 2 Locations
*Only Canadian Reps For Shamrock Submission Fighting*
8318-120th St, Surrey, BC, 1-604-594-4122
Pantheon Athletic Club202-865, Hornby St., Vancouver, BC, 1-604-738-1208

[Muiyan]

hey, thanks for all those school infos. I live in Richmond and i happen to have one school right a few blocks away from my house.

Creative Fighters Guild
#210 12851 Rowan Place
Richmond, B.C.
www.creativefightersguild.com

The instructor is Trevor Clarkson who was the 1997 Gold Medalist at the Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Championships and a whole host of other stuff. He teaches kick-boxing and Jeet Kune Do and all sorts of stuff too. What do you think?

[TRZZXQ]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't Catch wrestling a lot like what they practice in high schools and colleges?

[Peru-Yakuza]

No it isn't. The holds are more limited in college/HS wrestling (for safety), and there aren't any submissions, just pin attempts.

For such catch, your best bet is to find a school that teaches amateur shoot techniques. I know of schools in Europe such as www.shooters.se in Sweden but I don't know of any in the US...

[deeper]

Catch wrestling is very different from bjj. I would even go on to say catch is different from shoot fighting or shoot wrestling.

But I place myself in no position to elaborate much further on the history of catch wrestling. The best source of info on catch today is Tony Cecchine at http://www.catchwrestle.com/index1.htm

You will find all the info on his forum. His forum is very similar to this one. Good solid info, no buu sheet.

One more thing, catch has been misrepresented and exploited by Matt Fuery. Try to avoid his bullshit like the plague.