Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #376951 in Books
• Published on: 1993-07
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

From the Publisher
"Greco-Roman Wrestling is a unique first-of-its-kind wrestling book as it bridges the gap between folkstyle and Greco-Roman. Coaches and athletes alike will benefit from the step-by-step explanation of upper body technique. I especially liked the section on fundamentals of Greco-Roman. I recommend this book to all wrestling enthusiasts who seek to expand their knowledge of the sport."

Mike Houck 1992 National Greco-Roman coach 1985 Greco-Roman world champion

"Bill Martell's book . . . is a very good text incorporating the techniques of greco-roman to American folkstyle and, as important, promoting Greco-Roman as one of the Olympic wrestling styles."

Greg Strobel Wrestling coach Team Foxcatcher

About the Author
Bill Martell has experienced success at every level of coaching. He guided junior wrestlers to national and world championships and high school wrestlers in Oregon and California to state championships. His 13 years as a member of the United States national coaching staff provided him the opportunity to coach national, world, Pan American, and Olympic champions.

During his tenure at the University of California-Berkeley, Bill Martell served for 27 years as supervisor of physical education and 15 years as wrestling coach. He was also a team leader and assistant coach of the 1992 Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team. He actively coaches wrestling at Diablo Valley Community College and the Concord Wrestling Club.

Bill Martell has also directed youth and Olympic training camps as well as coaching accreditation programs at the national and local levels. He has served as president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association coaches' association and chairman of the National Greco-Roman Sports Committee. He is also chairman of USA Wrestling's development committee and a member of its executive committee and board of directors.

Customer Reviews

Stay On Your Feet!
March 18, 2004

This is possibly the best book on Greco Roman Wrestling in print. I have a copy of Greco- Roman Wrestling by M. Briggs Hunt which has drawings rather than photos and is no longer in print, which is also very good. Greco Roman teaches holds for above waist, and is practiacal for street fighing, and has holds you can use staying on your feet ...
Train hard and have fun!
Guro Dennis Servaes

good book of basic throws
this book covers some basic greco-roman throws, as well as some exercies to build you up for the throws so you can proform the movments required. overall i would say get this book if you are looking to add some stand-up throws to your grappling or fighting game.

Greco-Roman Wrestling
Excellent book. I recommend it to all wrestlers, Judo, BJJ and Submission grapplers. Upper body moves and applications are discussed in great detail along with body positioning. The book emphasizes that even though you can not use legs to trips your opponent positioning you body nonetheless is paramount. Will little modification these techniques can be applied to MMA as well.