Catch Wrestling in Los Angeles?

**AGP** · Posted On: 6/19/2011 4:06pm

Howdy folks. Anybody know of any place to learn Catch Wrestling in LA? I know Erik Paulson's place out in Fullerton has some integrated into their curriculum... but is there anywhere else? (Fullerton is pretty far from where I live)...

**Mordschlag** · Posted On: 6/19/2011 6:05pm

I've heard (using the power of the interwebs) that one of the instructors at this place does catch wrestling, though it doesn't appear on their schedule.

http://www.gokor.com/

Probably couldn't hurt to message them and find out for sure.

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 6/19/2011 7:25pm

Pure Catch? No, not even Gokor or Inasanto does pure catch. If you choose Inasanto you'd be looking for Ron Balinki (sp?)

Edit:
http://www.ronbalicki.com/schools.asp

**AGP** · Posted On: 6/19/2011 7:27pm

Oh, they do (some) Catch over there? I seem to recall them being pretty expensive...

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 6/19/2011 7:30pm

gokors?

**AGP** · Posted On: 6/19/2011 7:31pm

Inosanto

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 6/19/2011 7:33pm

Wouldn't know.

**selfcritical** · Posted On: 7/27/2011 9:58am

Ron does mainly shooto, which is a bunch of catch via japan. My friend who trains out at Hastyan knows a bunch of catch stuff via Gene, but it's really a sambo/judo place to my understanding.

**Rene "Zendokan" Gysenbergs** · Posted On: 7/27/2011 10:09am

Ron Balicki has his instructorship in Shoot Wrestling under Yorinaga Nakamura, who comes from the lineage of the late Karl Gotch. One of the best modern-day Catch Wrestlers as in what Gene Lebell is to Judo, Karl was to Catch.