Recommendations

10/06/2017: OefightBln very kindly hosted a little group meet for me at his Berlin home, meaning that I was able to meet catchbear1, kleiner kerl, xxlbear and goergilein as well as his good self. I suspect the delicious coffee and cake before our matches were a not-so-subtle attempt to slow me down, but who can complain when your opponent's hosting skills are this good? And OefightBln proved to be not just a nice guy off the mats, but on them too, as he used skill and technique to pin me rather than relying on his strength. It wasn't the longest grapple ever, but it was good fun, and I look forward to doing it again. Highly recommended and particular thanks for translating for me so that I could talk with everyone who'd kindly come along.

This guy travelled over three hours one evening to meet me in Dublin!! That speaks for itself. Added to that he is keen, tough and, excuse my language, bloody strong! He has biceps of steel! Despite the late hour we had a great session. What he lacks in skill he makes up for in determination, guts and strength! We settled that there had to be a rematch! Sooner the better! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

GrappleViking is really dynamic and strong. Hi is learning everything in a fast way. I could wrestle him in our wrestling camp and the training and can recommand him highly.I hope to fight again with him.

13–16/05/2016: It was a pleasure to meet, train with and wrestle BenAlHürxe at the 16th International Wrestlers' Camp in Lindow (Mark). He's a big guy, strong with it, and has been training for many months at the Berlin club, so only just still qualified for our beginners' group, and was therefore a real (but very enjoyable) challenge to wrestle. He's very safe though, and prefers to concentrate on using good technique, especially what we'd just been taught, rather than his size to get and keep control and get the pin, so wrestling him was beneficial to my own improvement during the training camp, as well as a lot of fun. Off the mats he's an extremely friendly, welcoming, funny and helpful guy, kindly doing some translating for us monoglot Anglophones where needed, and making us visitors to Brandenburg feel very well looked after. I'd love to wrestle him again whenever the opportunity presents itself and he is very highly recommended.
05/06/2017: It was the briefest of reunion wrestles with this big sweetheart of a guy, right at the very, very end of the 2017 Einsteiger freestyle training camp, which was a real shame, but it was an absolute pleasure as ever. BenAlHürxe is one of those guys you want to wrestle every day, not once a year!

05/06/2017: A little wrestle with patlutte right at the very end of the excellent Einsteiger freestyle training camp in Lindow (Mark) was the final lesson that the camp had to teach me, as he skillfully demonstrated the virtues of speed, good technique, conserving energy and taking the opportunities that your opponent presents you with in a superbly efficient manner, as I was gently but repeatedly pinned by a guy 13 kg lighter than me. And very modestly done, in that winning French accent! Until next year then, when perhaps I shall be a better pupil....

04/06/2017: After chatting to him before the camp, I finally managed to corner the powerhouse that is Judo Bear for a little wrestle during the last open mat session at the superb Einsteiger freestyle training camp in Lindow (Mark) that he was there for and was so pleased that he didn't get away! He's super strong, but doesn't rely on his size and strength, but tries to use good technique to turn and pin his opponent, and his strong background in judo and other combat sports was very evident. Unfortunately his need to get away on the Monday meant that there was no opportunity for a second tussle with him, but I am sure that we will wrestle again, because this is the type of quality wrestler whom you want to spend hours on the mats with. Safe and sane and yet another of those lovely friendly guys who did everything in English for me, lazy Anglophone that I am, Judo Bear is highly recommended.

05/06/2017: RingerBln was kind enough to have me and Wrestlinger2009 around to his fine home mat set up in Berlin to practice the freestyle techniques that we'd in theory just learnt at the freestyle training camp in Lindow (Mark) before my pea brain returned to grappling for the rest of the year. However I was so totally outclassed by RingerBln that it was solely an opportunity to practice my defence (now hugely better than my attack, for just this reason!). He's tall, very strong, skilled and aggressive in the best possible way, so I was toast. Even (inadvertently) chucking in the odd choke from grappling helped me only for the blink of an eye. My only saving grace was that Wrestlinger2009 didn't fare much better! Thankfully off the mats this pinning machine turns into a gentle giant and is a gracious host, and it was great to spend some cool-down time with him over a few beers in his excellent favorite local bar. Highly recommended and I look forward to wrestling RingerBln again—probably this time next year!

03 & 05/06/2017: Two opportunities to wrestle Wrestlinger2009 came up during my trip to Germany, firstly at the Einsteiger freestyle training camp in Lindow (Mark) and then on RingerBln's mats in Berlin, and it was great to be able to tussle with him several times. He's tall and has a real desire to win, and may well have done that during our second set of matches had RingerBln not already knocked the stuffing out of him for me (I was late as usual). Off the mats he's an outgoing and affable guy who likes a beer and who was kind enough to provide a translation service for us lazy monoglot Anglophones. Wrestlinger2009 is safe and sane and highly recommended and I hope that we can wrestle again soon.

Lusowrestler is a nice and friendly guy, and a good coach in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a good technician, we had been sweating, but I did not make it easy for him, but I had no chance against years of camouflage in Jiu-Jitsu , We had a lot of fun and this is the main thing, I can only recommend Lusowrestler, he is a fine person, I look forward to the next meeting

GrappleViking is young and very athletic. He is a very good fighter with good skills. If you look for a competitive opponent, I can recommend him a lot!