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As Oregon State begins the 2002-03 wrestling season at the Southern Oregon Open on Saturday, the Beavers find themselves with few weights where there are clear-cut favorites for the starting spot. But the combination of wrestlers returning to the OSU program and an influx of high-caliber recruits should mean that whoever steps on the mat each weekend will likely have the capability to help the Beavers challenge for a Pacific-10 title.
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The popularity of wrestling has survived in many Asiatic countries, particularly in Japan, where the first match recorded took place in 23 B.C., the victor being Sukune, who has ever since been regarded as the tutelary deity of wrestlers. In the 8th century the emperor Shomu made wrestling one of the features of the annual harvest "Festival of the Five Grains," the victor being appointed official referee and presented with a fan bearing the legend, "Prince of Lions." In 858 the throne of Japan was wrestled for by the two sons of the emperor Buntoku, and the victor, Koreshito, succeeded his father under the name of Seiwa. Imperial patronage of wrestling ceased in 1175, after the war which resulted in the establishment of the Shogunate, but continued to be a part of the training of the samurai or military caste. About 1600, professional wrestling again rose to importance, the best men being in the employ of the great daimios or feudal nobles. It was... still kept up by the samurai, and eventually developed into the peculiar combination of wrestling and system of doing bodily injury called ju-jutsu, which survives with wrestling as a separate though allied art.
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Apparently in a bid to give wrestling greater appeal to television audiences, FILA adopted beach wrestling as an official discipline during 2004-2005. Beach wrestling is standing wrestling done by wrestlers, male or female, inside a sand-filled circle measuring 6 meters (20 ft) in diameter. There are only two weight categories, heavy and light. The objective is to throw your opponent or take your opponent to his or her back. The wrestlers wear swimsuits rather than special wrestling uniforms. Wrestlers may ... wear spandex or athletic shorts.[20][21]
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CORVALLIS - Oregon State 149-pounder Tony Hook and 165-pounder Matt Ellis knocked off nationally-ranked wrestlers but the Beavers' upset bid fell short in a 19-12 loss to 10th-ranked Central Michigan in non-league wrestling Sunday afternoon in Gill Coliseum. OSU (5-5 overall, 3-1 Pacific-10) had a chance to win going into the day's final match against the Chippewas (7-0, 0-0 Mid-America).
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A successful UFC career for Brock Lesnar will give pro wrestling an air of credibility that it rarely gets. It will make people respect the wrestlers as legitimate athletes instead of viewing them as clowns dressed in spandex. A humiliating loss for Lesnar does not have any impact for the industry.
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The wrestling club will hold a second sign-up meeting this time for K thru 2nd grade wrestlers on January 15th at 6:30 PM in the old gym. Regular practices for the K thru 2nd grade group will begin on Tuesday, January 22nd at 6:30.
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