These old vintage pro wrestling matches contain a lot of gems from way back when, since so many of the athletes had a base in catch-as-catch-can wrestling techniques that actually worked on resisting opponents.

Lou Thesz in particular is famous as one of the all-time great legitimate grapplers in this tradition, who could nonetheless put on a fantastic scripted show to entertain crowds who were totally invested in the action.

Check out the video playlist below, where I isolate a lot of these gems and add my own analysis and commentary.

Check out the playlist below to see a bunch of techniques and sequences wherein I found legitimate catch wrestling techniques amidst a scripted match between these vintage professional wrestling legends.

Here’s another YouTube playlist wherein I isolate and analyze a bunch of legitimate catch wrestling techniques amid otherwise theatrical bits of flash, by some of the earlier pioneers of the sport / art.

I started a new podcast for some of the more intellectual / spirtual dimensions of what I do, in terms of martial arts and yoga.

This medium allows me to provide readers / listeners with a different medium, as everyone absorbs information (and even: entertainment) better in different modalities. You can check out the podcasts at the links below:

• ITunes
• Spotify