Billy Riley - The Man, the legacy

Billy Riley, born at the end of the 19th century in Lancashire, would grow up to become one of the most famous Lancashire Catch as Catch Can wrestlers in the world. His gym, known as the 'Snakepit' throughout the world, but locally as 'Rileys gym' produced British, European and World champions.Students such as Karl Gotch, Billy Robinson and Roy Wood had achievements and influence in the spheres of Professional Wrestling, MMA and Freestyle Wrestling. Billy Riley's legacy continues today with the rebirth of the art of Lancashire Catch as Catch Can wrestling. This book tells the story of the man, his gym and his legacy in the form of the many wrestlers he taught. The book also charts the revival of the Lancashire art in its home, Wigan.

Author: Mark Decourcy,Stephen Greenfield
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 11/25/2014
Pages: 468
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.37lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9781503252189

About the Author
Dr. Stephen Greenfield - He has been practicing traditional Japanese martial arts for over 25 years and has travelled the world in order to further his studies. He has been training in Catch wrestling under Roy Wood at the Snakepit gym in Wigan since 2011. He has written and edited a number of books on traditional Japanese martial arts. Mark De Courcy - He started his martial arts training in 2004, including Olympic WTF Tae Kwon Do, then Wado Ryu Karate in which he competed in Kata & Kumite in local, national and international competitions. He began training in traditional Japanese martial arts in 2007.He has been training in Catch wrestling under Roy Wood at the Snakepit gym in Wigan since 2011.

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