Recommendations

I think this match might have been number one or close to it in my book of the most enjoyable guys to wrestle! Our styles were spot on and gave each other what they wanted and deserved. The gear, the muscles, the trash talk and of course the long held holds really were amazing. I'd roll with this fun guy any time!
I couldn't tell who was having more fun.

Worked up quite a sweat with this guy. Fun match with give/take holds. Great chat off the mat. Highly recommend!

Tap! Tap again! Tap again! I was no match for this super-skilled, muscle stud. Willing to teach and share his knowledge. Great guy and highly recommend

Larry is a great guy with 10+ years experience in submission grappling. He has good upper body strength and a good skill set. Although I submitted him repeatedly, he made me work for every sub. Off the mat, we shared many interests and values. I recommend him highly, and look forward to wrestling him again!

Sparrhawk is a strong, skilled, and friendly competitor who has an energy for the sport that I doubt I'll see matched anytime soon. He made me comfortable with the match through extensive chatting, flexibility in the location, and companionable demeanor during the meeting. This was key for me since I'm a complete newbie and needed to feel a certain level of security with it all. I also really appreciated that he respected the fact that I was only interested in the match and nothing beyond that. It was a very hardfought match where I definitely got smoked in terms of submissions but it felt pretty even overall. Still I know I was completely spent by the end and sore for the next couple of days. If you can meet up with Sparrhawk definitely try to, he's well worth the time and energy it takes to find a good clean match.

I had the opportunity to wrestle Mariano when he came back to Brooklyn. He is an awesome host and great guy off the mats too. He is an excellent and strong wrestler who make it fun even though he made me submit more than once. I look forward to our next match.

Met Ric on a very warm late spring day at the Barnet mat room. As you will have gathered from his pics this guy has a serious body, but the pics lie - it's even better and packed with strength, particularly the biceps as I soon learned when he caught me in headlock.

I was 4 subs down before I knew where I was, but fortunately began to get a handle on his style and come up with some defences. By the half-way point I had managed to find some ways to dodge, slip and endure enough of his constant attacks to make him work up a mat-drenching sweat and had even managed to resist submitting to him for a couple of 10 minute periods but I was having to use all my strength and concentration to minimise my losses.

A couple of times I managed some brief (very brief) periods of attack but soon ended up on the defensive again, and once even schoolboy pinned with Ric flexing over me - a cocky move, but can't say that I didn't appreciate the view!

By the end I was 12-0 down and also drenched in sweat. I'd like to say that it was all his, but it wasn't. Two hours of wrestling this muscle guy was as hard going as four hours against most guy - that said I'd do it again in a heartbeat and would love to have a match with Ric without time constraints. Maybe if I have 10 hours or so to wrestle him non-stop I can find a weakness and get a submission from him.

Super nice guy who keeps coming back for more. Definitely recommend him.

I'd been looking forward to wrestling this cocky muscle for a LONG time. Every one of my expectations was surpassed! He knows the pro scene, sells the holds expertly, struts his stuff like a star. As the name suggests, he is at his best when he is suffering in sleepers–of every kind–especially in scissor and sleeper combos. He is a blast and I'm looking forward to the rematch!

got to wrestle this guy after long time talking about it was a lot of fun too really enjoyed wrestling with him safe sane and a good time