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    The Complete Science of Wrestling
    The Complete Science of Wrestling
    The Complete Science of Wrestling
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    The Complete Science of Wrestling

    By George Hackenschmidt

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    Winning most of his professional matches in less than 10 minutes and a claimed career record of more than 2,000 wins and 5 losses, George "the Russian Lion" Hackenschmidt, was considered the top wrestler of his day and is even now considered one of the top Catch-as-catch-can wrestlers of all time.

    First published in 1909 and lavished with 70 photographs, provides an introduction to what Hackenschmidt thought was the most important elements of Catch-as-catch-can wrestling, with particular attention to what was not included in competing manuals.

    Though he had earned a reputation as a true gentleman in the ring, his manual includes details on trips, leg-locks, arm-locks, chokes, skirting the rules, "punishing" holds, and various "tricks" that could be used in a match.

    This manual, faithfully transcribed by Kirk Lawson from the original, contains a wealth of information for modern Catch-as-catch-can wrestlers and remains an important and valuable wrestling resource to this day.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateSep 22, 2016
    ISBN9781365410475
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      The Complete Science of Wrestling - George Hackenschmidt

      The Complete Science of Wrestling

      Complete Science of Wrestling by George Hackenschmidt

      This document is an attempt at a faithful transcription of the original document.  Special effort has been made to ensure that original spelling, line-breaks, and vocabulary are left intact, and when possible, similar fonts have been used. However, it contains original formatting and image scans.  All rights are reserved except those specifically granted herein. 

      You may distribute this document in whole, provided that you distribute the entire document including this disclaimer, attributions, transcriber forewords, etc., and also provided that you charge no money for the work excepting a nominal fee to cover the costs of the media on or in which it is distributed.  You may not distribute this document in any for-pay or price-metered medium without permission.

      Many thanks to Stefan Dieke for providing a copy of the original document from which the scans and this transcription was taken.

      Special dedication to my wife Mylinda, my son Christopher, and my daughter Allison.

      -Kirk Lawson

      COMPLETE

      SCIENCE OF

      WRESTLING

      BY

      GEORGE HACKENSCHMIDT

      Copyright in the United States of America by "Health

      & Strength"  Ltd.   1909.   All rights strictly reserved

      LONDON

      HEALTH & STRENGTH, -  LTD

      12, BURLEIGH STREET, STRAND

      BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO. LD., PRINTERS

      LONDON AND TONBRIDGE.

      CONTENTS

      Chapter I.A WRESTLER'S TRAININGpage 9

      Graeco-Roman, Ju-jutsu, and other styles of

      Wrestling valuable Training for Catch-

      as-catch-can.

      The Wrestler's Physical Qualities, and how

      they should be cultivated.

      The importance of strength.

      Road exercise.

      What a Wrestler should wear.

      Chapter II.UP-STANDING WRESTLING AND

      STANDING THROWS page 26

      The Cross-Buttock.

      A Counter to the Cross-Buttock

      The Buttock.

      Parries to Cross-Buttock Counters.

      Standing Attacks.

      The Outside-Stroke.

      Another opening

      Head Chancery-Holds, and the stops to

      some of them

      A Punishing Double Chancery-Hold.

      Chancery and Bar-Hold.

      A Head-and-Crotch Throw Counter to an

      attempted Chancery-Hold.

      The Side Chancery-Hold.

      The Flying Mare.

      v

      CONTENTS

      Chapter II.UP-STANDING WRESTLING AND

      STANDING THROWS --- continued,

      The Waist-Holds.

      Waist-Holds from behind.

      A simple method of getting behind.

      Leg-Holds and Leg-Work in Upright

      Wrestling.

      A Defence against Tripping.

      Single Leg-Holds.

      The Double Leg-Hold.

      A combined Head, Chancery, and further

      Arm-Hold with a Back-Heel.

      Standing Arm-Holds and Arm-Rolls.

      Chapter III.GROUND WRESTLINGpage 102

      Leg-Hold on Arm and Fall secured by com-

      bination with a further Arm-Nelson or

      Crotch-Hold.

      A variation of the Cradle-Hold.

      How to fix the Scissors.

      Counters and Breaks for the Scissors-Hold.

      The Science of Arm-Rolling.

      A Ju-jutsu Trick for making certain of

      securing a fall from an Arm-Roll

      A Half-Nelson and Hammerlock com-

      bination.

      A Half-Nelson and Head-Hold with Inter-

      laced Fingers.

      The Foot up the Back as a Preliminary

      Hold to securing a Fall.

      Further Leg-Holds.

      The Leg Half-Nelson

      vi

      LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

      George Hackenschmidt                                                        Frontispiece

      Shaking handspage13

      Sparring for Holds15

      In Head-holds19

      George Hackenschmidt at the age of 1921

      Pulling at the elbow to break an inside Head-hold23

      The Cross-buttock27

      The Buttock29

      Counter to Cross-buttock31

      If very quick you may even get back and catch your

      This document is an attempt at a faithful transcription of the original document.  Special effort has been made to ensure that original spelling, line-breaks, and vocabulary are left intact, and when possible, similar fonts have been used. However, it contains original formatting and image scans.  All rights are reserved except those specifically granted herein. 

      You may distribute this document in whole, provided that you distribute the entire document including this disclaimer, attributions, transcriber forewords, etc., and also provided that you charge no money for the work excepting a nominal fee to cover the costs of the media on or in which it is distributed.  You may not distribute this document in any for-pay or price-metered medium without permission.

      Many thanks to Stefan Dieke for providing a copy of the original document from which the scans and this transcription was taken.

      Special dedication to my wife Mylinda, my son Christopher, and my daughter Allison.

      -Kirk Lawson

      COMPLETE

      SCIENCE OF

      WRESTLING

      BY

      GEORGE HACKENSCHMIDT

      Copyright in the United States of America by "Health

      & Strength"  Ltd.   1909.   All rights strictly reserved

      LONDON

      HEALTH & STRENGTH, -  LTD

      12, BURLEIGH STREET, STRAND

      BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO. LD., PRINTERS

      LONDON AND TONBRIDGE.

      CONTENTS

      Chapter I.A WRESTLER'S TRAININGpage 9

      Graeco-Roman, Ju-jutsu, and other styles of

      Wrestling valuable Training for Catch-

      as-catch-can.

      The Wrestler's Physical Qualities, and how

      they should be cultivated.

      The importance of strength.

      Road exercise.

      What a Wrestler should wear.

      Chapter II.UP-STANDING WRESTLING AND

      STANDING THROWS page 26

      The Cross-Buttock.

      A Counter to the Cross-Buttock

      The Buttock.

      Parries to Cross-Buttock Counters.

      Standing Attacks.

      The Outside-Stroke.

      Another opening

      Head Chancery-Holds, and the stops to

      some of them

      A Punishing Double Chancery-Hold.

      Chancery and Bar-Hold.

      A Head-and-Crotch Throw Counter to an

      attempted Chancery-Hold.

      The Side Chancery-Hold.

      The Flying Mare.

      v

      CONTENTS

      Chapter II.UP-STANDING WRESTLING AND

      STANDING THROWS --- continued,

      The Waist-Holds.

      Waist-Holds from behind.

      A simple method of getting behind.

      Leg-Holds and Leg-Work in Upright

      Wrestling.

      A Defence against Tripping.

      Single Leg-Holds.

      The Double Leg-Hold.

      A combined Hopponent in this counter to the Cross-buttock33

      Locking-in for defence as a parry to Waist-hold and Half-

      nelson counter to an attempt at a Cross-buttock Throw37

      A Strangle-hold in Up-standing Wrestling39

      After sparring, stoop suddenly, catch leg, pull arm across

      neck, drop on knee, and bang him down41

      The Outside Stroke43

      A Punishing Double Chancery-hold47

      Forward Chancery and Bar-hold49

      Head and Crotch Throw51

      The Flying Mare53

      The Flying Mare (second stage)55

      The Flying Mare (second position)57

      The Flying Mare (third position)59

      The fall from a Flying Mare61

      The front Waist-hold63

      Fall secured from a Hipe following a front Waist-hold65

      Defence to Waist-hold from behind67

      A simple move to get behind an opponent69

      The hold which can be secured following the manoeuvre

      on p. 6971

      The Head Twist and Strangle73

      A double Leg-hold77

      Leg-hold and Back-heel79

      The Half-nelson81

      The Quarter or Bar-nelson83

      vii

      LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

      The further Arm-hold with both hands page85

      Further Half-nelson87

      Picking a man up by the Crotch-hold, and the latter

      catching leg as a parry89

      Trying to press a man down with the Crotch-hold91

      Hammerlock with the bar on93

      A combined Head Chancery and further Arm-hold with a

      Back-heel95

      Pushing at a man's arm with your head, in order to pull it

      back so as to employ the Hammerlock99

      Pulling a man's arm up for the Hammerlock (second

      stage)101

      The Hammerlock103

      Turning a man with a combined further Shoulder-hold

      and Hammerlock105

      Picking a man up with the Crotch-hold107

      Further Leg hold109

      Fall imminent from the Scissor-hold111

      Further Arm-hold and Head Press113

      Head spinning out of further Nelson115

      Forcing the foot up the back117

      Leg-hold on arm and Head press119

      Fall from Leg-hold on arm and further Arm-hold121

      Fall from Leg-hold on arm and Crotch-hold123

      A variation of the Cradle-hold125

      Putting the Scissors on to a man who is kneeling, and

      turning him over with a Bar-nelson127

      Arm roll on thigh129

      Arm roll on thigh131

      Arm roll on waist133

      Arm roll under biceps135

      Arm roll under biceps137

      Arm roll under biceps138

      Combined Half-nelson, further Hammerlock and Foot

      Plant139

      A Half-nelson, and Head-hold, with interlaced fingers141

      A similar hold143

      Half-nelson and foot up the back145

      Pressing a man's head down and pulling at his further leg,

      with a view to interpose your own leg between his147

      Second stage of the last hold149

      The third stage151

      viii

      COMPLETE SCIENCE

      OF WRESLING

      Chapter I.  A WRESTLER'S

      TRAINING

      IT has been said that no one can learn how to wrestler from any text-book, no matter how instructive and well written the book may be.

      There is undoubtedly a certain amount of truth in this contention, for it must be admitted that no man can approach perfection in any form of sport or athletics without devoting most of his time to actual practice.

      Still, I have come across wrestlers who have been either wrestling or practicing the art for quite a number of years, without ever advancing appreciably in their knowledge of the science.  These men have just attended a school, picked up the ordinary simple holds either from an instructor or from experience, and then have rested contend that they knew everything that there was to learn about wrestling.  A man may know quite a number

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