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317 - Karl Gotch, the Godfather of the Japanese MMA Scene, with Tad Murphy
317 - Karl Gotch, the Godfather of the Japanese MMA Scene, with Tad Murphy
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Length:
80 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode I'm joined by pro-wrestler Tad Murphy to talk about the legendary wrestler Karl Gotch. Karl Gotch was a German-Hungarian wrestler born in Belgium who trained at the infamous 'Snake Pit' in Wigan, England, then competed in the United States and then taught several generations of pro-wrestlers in Japan. His influence is the common link between just about every major Japanese MMA organisation including Pride, Shooto, Pancrase, Shootboxing, Rizin and more. You can check out and/or download a high res copy of the Japanese MMA and Catch Wrestling family tree we discuss in this episode at https://www.grapplearts.com/karl-gotch/ Follow Tad Murphy the wrestler on Instagram at @tadwrestler or in his customer success career at @lincolnmurphy
Released:
Mar 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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