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Mike With Some of the Sport’s Best
Monday, January 8th, 2024 | Wrestling | No Comments
Mike has been honored to be friends with some of the biggest names in the history of combat sports. IN THE PHOTO ABOVE, he is with Dan Hodge (left), the only athlete to win national titles in both boxing and wrestling, and Randy Couture (right), the legendary MMA star who became a movie actor. IN THE PHOTO BELOW, he is with Dan “the Beast” Severn (center) and Curran Jacobs (left) in Dan’s training camp in Coldwater, Michigan. Dan is a hall of fame MMA star with numerous black belts, and Curran is a film actor and producer who has won major catch tournaments.
For the Love of Catch Documentary
Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 | Documentary, Wrestling | No Comments
On October 1, Mike and Bev were special guests at the premiere of “For the Love of Catch” documentary, which is about the history of wrestling in all its forms. The premiere was held in Owasso, Michigan, the hometown of Curran Jacobs, who produced and narrated the film. Curran was captain of the Michigan State University team in 2012 and has a degree in theater arts. He has appeared in several movies and is the winner of several major tournaments in catch wresting, which allows submission holds and choke holds. Mike wrote the original script and is featured throughout the film, which begins with a trip to Humboldt, Iowa, the hometown of the legendary Frank Gotch, and then to Iowa City for interviews with Dan Gable, and Tom and Terry Brands. And then to the little frontier village of New Salem, Illinois, to visit former Illinois coach and 1980 Olympian Mark Johnson on the very spot where Abe Lincoln wrestled Jack Armstrong in 1832.
Also appearing in the film are MMA stars Randy Couture, Dan “the Beast” Severn and Josh Barnett, Scott Casber, Takedown USA founder, and many others. The film can be seen on Amazon Prime and DVDs can also be purchased there.
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