CATCH WRESTLING: THE LOST ART OF HOOKING STARRING TONY CECCHINE, 10 VOLUMES ON 4 DVD'S

Lots of controversy regarding Tony Cecchine. All fabricated by Jake "the snake" Shannon. Shannon trained with Cecchine at a seminar than tried to go into business with Cecchine and was refused. Cecchine had his own thing, why go into business with someone else when he didn't have too? Shannon proceeded to join forums under the name Jake Wrestler and somehow got Joe Rogan and Eddie Bravo involved. They proceeded to attack Cecchine's credibility. They said he was a phony who learned his Catch from watching Fujiwara's submission master tapes. The only problem is their respective styles are different. They also said he didn't train with Stanley Radwan and that the endorsement Lou Thesz gave Cecchine was meaningless. Shannon even went to the lengths of saying that Thesz wasn't any good. In fact an overated wrestler and not a catch wrestler. All of this, because he wouldn't go into business with Shannon. To this day Rogan and Bravo realizing they were used and lied to, have not apologized to Cecchine. He was almost ruined by this. What kept him from being ruined? His tapes! Flat out the best series out there on catch and submission wrestling. If your looking for BJJ, this ain't it! The previous reviewer complains about Cecchine talking too much? What's he supposed to do use sign language? He explains every move , position and most importantly the principles behind them. I've seen a lot of instructionals over the years and there is none better. All you have to do is go on youtube and see for yourself or go on any of the big forums and get a review. Lockflow does an especially good review. It's a shame he was born with a genetic problem in his spine because we lost out on seeing him compete. You can read the whole story about scientific wrestlings scam and their attack on Tony Cecchine at proteinwisdom, add the com . Just type in Tony Cecchine in their search engine.

I understand that there are ways to train which require the rare kind of partner (or maybe a well built customer dummy). This is one of them. The biggest impact on my Jiu Jitsu is to think about my position from the standpoint of control.Would really prefer to use this from the point of view if what to defend against.Still, it would be highly effective in any form of MMA. Would love to see the art make it's way to UFC.

This is a superb video series. While there are many top-notch video series on the sporting use of grappling, there are very few that focus on grappling for self defense and/or combat. This video series focuses on exactly that. Mr. Cecchine presents "hooking" techniques, which are wrestling moves designed to incapacitate or even maim an opponent very quickly. Most of these techniques are unsuitable for sporting competition, as they can very easily result in severe injury. However, in a self defense scenario, such techniques may become necessary to protect one's life.Mr. Cecchine provides excellent instruction throughout the videos, covering important details and providing multiple camera angles to clearly show the techniques. Mr. Cecchine is outstanding both in his execution of technique and his ability to explain the technique. I strongly recommend this video series to anyone interested in learning about the non-sporting, self defense side of grappling.

I must say, I am totally impressed with this DVD set. Tony is a great instructor and explains ever move and principle clearly and thoroughly. The presentation is nothing flashy but both the sound and video quality are very clear. I am very pleased with the purchase.

Still the best videos on the market even after all these years. Tony’s attention to detail and his willingness to present so much information makes these videos a must have for any level.

Wow! What a set of DVD'S! If you love grappling you must have this collection! Period!. Tony teachers you with his no nonsense approach how to get, keep and use the advantage of knowing these techniques for real world as well as MMA type competitions.I was like a sponge soaking in all the useful nuiances of this somewhat forgotten art form. A real must have collection for a serious competitor or just anyone intertested in how to defend themself in todays uncertain world.Highly recommended.Mark

This is a GREAT teaching video. The camera work could be a little better but Tony talks you through what is hard to see and you can tell he knows what he is doing. I am very happy with this purchase and I am looking for more

It's awesome. Ground fighting and some stand-up techniques, with a lot of tips to improve common jujitsu techniques. The subtle adjustments shown in the DVD have great results. It's an older video, so the quality is not great, but it's good enough.