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7 Wrestling Gems For Post Season
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February 15, 2011 by David Gillaspie

One President Makes The Coaching Grade The 26th President of the United States, or wrestling mentor? 1. Who do you …
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Category: education, wrestling | Tags: amateur wrestling, championship, college wrestling, competition, essay, high school wrestling, history, life, Mount Rushmore, Theodore Roosevelt, wrestling
Vision Quest: The Book, The Movie, The Man
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February 2, 2011 by David Gillaspie

Terry Davis In The Shop Walk in another man’s shoes, and your feet smell like his. Read another man’s book …
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Category: books, high school, wrestling | Tags: amateur wrestling, book review, college wrestling, Fight Club, high school wrestling, Jack London, John Irving, Sherwood Anderson, sports, Vision Quest, wrestling
The Kicker
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December 27, 2010 by David Gillaspie

When You Least Expect It Your 2010 Holiday Season brings a boatload of surprises. Old friends re-connect. Family on facebook friend and un-friend, depending on …
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Category: family, fear, friends, violence | Tags: amateur wrestling, boomer generation, Christmas, college wrestling, culture, Field goal (football), high school wrestling, humor, joke, Knee, life, Oregon, people, Placekicker, sports, wrestling, writer
Do It Right
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December 8, 2010 by David Gillaspie

OR DON’T FIGHT Is it odd that the moment a fight starts in most sports, the game stops? Then you get …
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Category: wrestling | Tags: amateur wrestling, American football, anger, college wrestling, culture, essay, game, high school wrestling, humor, MLB, National Football League, NBA, people, Ray Lewis, sports, Sucker punch, violence, wrestling, writer, writing
Wrestling In The House
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November 28, 2010 by David Gillaspie

This House What do you call the moment you outgrow your old fears, and new ones aren’t quite pressing enough …
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Category: wrestling | Tags: Amateur, amateur wrestling, college wrestling, culture, Dan Gable, education, essay, high school, high school wrestling, humor, Iowa, life, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Oregon, people, sports, wrestling, writer, writing
7 Truths For A Former Champion
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November 22, 2010 by David Gillaspie

1. The Attention Whether you get a little or a lot, it’ll be more than you’re used to. While you’re …
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Category: Seven, wrestling | Tags: amateur wrestling, college wrestling, competition, culture, expectations, humor, joy, life, metaphor, revenge, sports, sports psychology, wrestling, writer, writing
Christensen vs Kesey, Round 3
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November 18, 2010 by David Gillaspie

(MMAuthor Series) Messages come in all shapes and forms, from smoke signals and mirrors, to wireless text on a cell phone. Ken …
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Category: MMA | Tags: Acid Christ, boomer generation, competition, culture, education, George Walker, history, humor, Ken Kesey, life, Mark Christensen, Merry Pranksters, Mixed Martial Authors, Nick Storie, Oregon, Oregon State Hospital, people, Walt Curtis, wrestling, writer, writing
7 Fears Of Non-Wrestling Dads
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November 16, 2010 by David Gillaspie

(and wrestling dads) 1. Fear Of My Kid “If my kid wrestles, I’ll lose my physical dominance over them. My …
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Category: Seven, wrestling | Tags: aging, amateur wrestling, boomer generation, college wrestling, education, essay, family, fatherhood, fathers, high school wrestling, humor, life, parenting, people, wrestling, writer, writing
True Confessions Of A Wrestling Mom
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November 8, 2010 by David Gillaspie

When you date, or get married, you’re probably not thinking about kids right away. If you are thinking about kids …
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Category: wrestling | Tags: Amateur, amateur wrestling, Backyard Wrestling, college wrestling, competition, culture, Greco-Roman wrestling, high school wrestling, Iowa City, Japan, life, mothers, New Zealand, people, sport, women, wrestling, writer, writing
7 Markers Of Global Wrestling Dominance
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October 31, 2010 by David Gillaspie

The core of wrestling keeps other sports upright. Without wrestling, every competition would sag. Who would watch the NBA without the …
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Category: Seven | Tags: amateur wrestling, British Empire, college wrestling, competition, culture, education, Great Purge, high school wrestling, history, humor, Iron Curtain, life, Olympic Games, people, Russia, sport, sports, United States, wrestling, writer, writing
7 Signs You Might Be A Wrestler
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October 26, 2010 by David Gillaspie

Some say wrestlers are born; others say they are made. Either way, there’s a path that leads to one place, the wrestling …
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Category: wrestling | Tags: amateur wrestling, Coach (sport), college wrestling, competition, culture, essay, high school, high school wrestling, life, Oregon, people, sports, wrestling, writer, writing
Wrestling And The Dreyfus Brothers
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October 18, 2010 by David Gillaspie

Two questions: When do you know you’ve learned something, and when do you know you’ve taught something? The Dreyfus brothers, …
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Category: education, wrestling | Tags: amateur wrestling, college wrestling, Dreyfus Model Of Skill Acquisition, essay, Expert, high school wrestling, life, Novice, Scholastic wrestling, sports, wrestling, writer, writing
The Call To Wrestle
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October 15, 2010 by David Gillaspie

Go ahead and answer; it’s for you. Tell someone you wrestle, or you’re thinking about starting, and you get two …
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Category: wrestling | Tags: amateur wrestling, college wrestling, competition, culture, essay, high school wrestling, life, people, wrestling, writer, writing
President Clinton and his Vice
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October 5, 2010 by David Gillaspie

(A satire in series. See wrestling writers http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/7197) Al Gore ran beside a slow moving car. Rolling Tennessee hills gave him all …
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Category: Couples, education, history, MMA | Tags: Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, Bill Clinton, boomer generation, fiction, Frank McCourt, humor, Larry McMurtry, Michelle Obama, sports, Tipper Gore, United States, wrestling, writer, writing
Better Answers Need Better Questions
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September 21, 2010 by David Gillaspie

(http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/7197) What do you tell a wrestling parent who says he has a freshman son? “He’s real skinny and not very strong, …
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Category: education, exersise, family, sports, wrestling | Tags: Amateur, amateur wrestling, Backyard Wrestling, choice, Coach (sport), college wrestling, competition, culture, essay, high school, high school wrestling, life, people, Roy Pittman, Scholastic wrestling, sport, Student, wrestling, writer, writing
A Smaller Octagon
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September 11, 2010 by David Gillaspie

(Written for http://uphillwriting.org/ a place for “people who want to make their book a reality. Make no mistake: there is no MAGIC …
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Category: blogging, books, education | Tags: craigslist, culture, examiner.com, facebook, Herman Melville, intermatwrestle.com, John Irving, Ken Kesey, linkedin, Mark Palmer, Mixed martial arts, people, sports, twitter, Vision Quest, wrestling, writer, writing
The Wolfe Match, Wrestling Writers, pt. 5
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September 10, 2010 by David Gillaspie

John Irving vs Tom Wolfe, NY, NY John Irving lies on a wrestling mat. He breathes slowly, a yoga breath. …
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Category: books, exersise, MMA, sports | Tags: amateur wrestling, authors, boomer generation, college wrestling, competition, culture, fiction, high school wrestling, humor, John Irving, Ken Kesey, life, people, Tom Wolfe, wrestling, writer, writing
Compared To What?
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September 2, 2010 by David Gillaspie

(inspired by http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/) Compare a wrestling match to a ballgame, any ballgame. Football takes under an hour on the clock. …
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Category: exersise, friends, high school, wrestling | Tags: amateur wrestling, college wrestling, competition, high school wrestling, learning, life, people, sports, wrestling, writer, writing
Wrestling Writers, pt. 2
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August 30, 2010 by David Gillaspie

(inspired by http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/7197) Irving vs Kesey John Irving had just finished stretching out on his home mat when he got …
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Category: college, education, friends, MMA, sports, wrestling | Tags: amateur wrestling, college wrestling, competition, culture, Ernest Hemingway, high school wrestling, humor, John Irving, Ken Kesey, life, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, people, screenwriting, Sometimes A Great Notion, wrestling, writer, writing
Is Blogging Real? Is Wrestling Real?
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August 18, 2010 by David Gillaspie

The following comes from Mark Palmer, the college wrestling writer for examiner.com and intermat.com. Tap the links below and you’ll …
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Category: education, MMA, sports, wrestling, writing | Tags: amateur wrestling, boomer generation, college wrestling, competition, culture, Dan Gable, deegeesbb, DG's B&B, Ernest Hemingway, essay, examiner.com, family caregiver, greatness, high school wrestling, intermat.com, John Irving, Ken Kesey, life, Mark Palmer, parkinson's, people, primary caregiver, Spain, wrestling, writer, writing

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Tag Archives: wrestling

7 Wrestling Gems For Post Season

Vision Quest: The Book, The Movie, The Man

The Kicker

Do It Right

Wrestling In The House

7 Truths For A Former Champion

Christensen vs Kesey, Round 3

7 Fears Of Non-Wrestling Dads

True Confessions Of A Wrestling Mom

7 Markers Of Global Wrestling Dominance

7 Signs You Might Be A Wrestler

Wrestling And The Dreyfus Brothers

The Call To Wrestle

President Clinton and his Vice

Better Answers Need Better Questions

A Smaller Octagon

The Wolfe Match, Wrestling Writers, pt. 5

Compared To What?

Wrestling Writers, pt. 2

Is Blogging Real? Is Wrestling Real?

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