Physical Chess: My Life in Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling - Couverture souple

Robinson, Billy; Shannon, Jake

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1770410627 ISBN 13 : 9781770410626

Editeur : ECW Press,Canada, 2012

Synopsis

This is the story of Billy Robinson, an iconic figure in professional wrestling and mixed-martial arts. In this fascinating autobiography, he recounts his upbringing amid a family of champion fighters, his worldwide travels as a wrestler, the realities of being a star and his career as a coach of some of the biggest names around today. Starting with his working class childhood in post-WWII England through his career as a top-card professional wrestler and ending with his current career as a sought after coach, this memoir gives the reader an afternoon with a British legend.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

BILLY ROBINSON (born 1939) is a British professional wrestler and catch wrestling instructor. Robinson is one of the few wrestlers who was successful in several continents (Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania), winning titles in promotions nearly everywhere he wrestled, and is well known in Japan where he has trained MMA fighters in catch wrestling. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. JAKE SHANNON is the author of Say Uncle, the founder of ScientificWrestling.com, inventor of the Macebell, and a master hypnotist. He holds a B.A. in English from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a M.Sc. in financial engineering from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ECW Press,Canada
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1770410627
• ISBN 13: 9781770410626
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 146
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• Personne responsable: non disponible