Recommendations

I first wrestled RhodyRaybo when he was just getting into wrestling a few years ago, and he was the most enthusiastic person about the sport you could know. Now we've become regular wrestling buds and get together once a month. Meantime he's had literally hundreds of matches and like a fine wine, only gets better with age! He has many fine qualities as a wrestler and a person. I will mention two: determination and reliability. Recommended without reservation.

This was my first fight and I really enjoyed it!

It was such a pleasure to be totally dominated.

Two hours of total bliss.

Oct 17-
MMA .......Not something I ever imagined doing, but yesterday morning I found myself agreeing to do light MMA ( strikes with an open hand rather than fists, use of knees & elbows is also permissible) with Brazilwrestler aka Ricardo. We were meeting at 7pm at Iain Scot's and throughout the day I was haunted by thoughts of the dental work & broken nose that might ensue from my little adventure!
In civvies BW is a cuddly bear rather like Paddington( another South American) & is a very sweet guy. But once he strips off and you take in the massive, sleek arms, thighs & chest & maybe exchange a playful hug a very different type of bear comes to mind. Also read his recommendations which are awesome.
But my fears were groundless. I was in the safe and understanding hands of a born & kindly teacher who really wanted me to enjoy the experience & convert me to his sport. Submission wrestling against a tough opponent is the most exhausting form of exercise I had encountered till yesterday. MMA has the extra dimension of strikes to deflect. But with BW wrestlers encouragement I gave it my best shot (did not want to have any regrets afterwards). I got cuffed round the head & kneed in the first minute & lost any inhibitions about dishing them out myself, both of us were soon sweating buckets, gasping for air, & I soon got tired & gave in to his subs to get a water break.
"Not too much water between rounds & you're giving in far to easily " He reproved me after a couple of rounds. You need to get into fight mode, trash talk me, so eyeball to eyeball I told him to enjoy being champion as he never would be again. Daft though it sounds, it really focused me , really wanted to fight it out. Didn't panic & give in so readily. Got him down to the floor and got on top a couple of times , which may not sound a lot, but you haven't fought him
Never considered myself a fighter & I'm not pretending that I'm am anywhere near his ability.... In a real fight I would have been stretchered out of the ring within 5 minutes! But I surprised myself. Prior to the fight I had imagined a couple of blows to the head & I would have had enough. But I want to do it some more.
"For next time you need to get some gloves & see your dentist about a gum shield so it fits properly. You always should have a gum shield even for wrestling"
He said. There will be a a next time I said, thrilled & thought I'd share the advice!
Afterwards I had a real buzz, really loved it & I didn't expect to.
Want to do it again, but probably only with him as I trust him.
Of my past opponents very few could beat him, possibly none in the UK & Ireland
Feb 18-
I was flattered to get my first match with BW , even more so to be offered a rematch. Last time was a relevation to me. I did better than expected though still lost. It made me decide to take my training and conditioning more seriously. I have felt the difference in recent matches but Ricardo would be the acid test. This time we met in a hotel room because of time constraints which restricted our freedom a bit. Ricardo looked fitter and slimmer than last time.
But fuck when we locked up his strength is in another league & trying to get him down.... you get so far then he just won't go any further. In conclusion. I did better only conceded 2 or 3 subs instead of the bakers dozen or so last time.
Also I wasn't gasping for water at the end of every lock up. So some progress! Really enjoy Ricardo''s company & it's great to get the chance to have regular matches with him.

Our meeting was rather last minute and I was nursing a minor non wrestling related injury, but I was very glad to meet a very gifted wrestler who pitched the grappling at an appropriate level for mutual enjoyment. I hope to meet again! I echo the recommendations that here is a fellow good to wrestle and good to meet off the mats.

Jeez what else can I say about Tanker ? The man is a man mountain, looks great in his gear, or if you want to be taught a lesson or deepen your wrestling knowledge this is the man to do. Always safe and sane and whatever your skill this man can adapt his knowledge, don’t miss the opportunity to wrestle this legend.

Had a great time with t_dawg. Great guy on and off the mat and look forward to our next match...!

Had a great, fun (though too short) meeting with DenverWrestler. He's a strong, knowledgeable wrestler who can wrestle at your level. Highly recommended.

I had the good fortune of meeting Gapbear recently and was very happy that we were able to meet. He is a very genuine and friendly man who also knows how to wrestle. He is a strong and powerful man with an awesome wrestler’s body yet he is able to adjust how he grapples based on his opponent. He wrestles safely and sanely and not only is a whole lot of fun on the mats but off he is wonderful man to talk with and enjoy sharing life stories. I highly recommend him if you get a chance to meet up.

It was a real pleasure to meet Studboy and he really lives up his title! We had a good submission match with plenty of give and take. Studboy is really strong and looks fantastic in his speedos. He is just like his photos and is a good wrestler. Good sense of humour, friendly and reliable. I highly recommend him and would love to meet again.

This is actually probably the sixth time I've wrestled miznew201. I believe our first match would have been sometime around 2006-2007. We have attempted to get at least one match a year. Some years we make it, other years we don't.

The last couple of times we've wrestled, I FINALLY WON against him. I got him in a good six-to-eight minute Figure Four headlock tonight that wore him down to the point where I think he might have been seeing stars. (All the meanwhile, I'm just thinking paybacks a well ... you know ...) I got him to tap a couple of times, score one for me!! And then when it came to the ultimate submission, I buried his nose as far as I could into my armpit, and amongst the grunts and groans coming out of him, "How's my armpit!"

All in all, miznew is much like what all the other recommendations say. He's a true power-house when he wants to be, he's truly a good guy on and off the mats. I've learned a LOT from him over the years. Meet up with him, you can't go wrong.