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Preparations for the Mas-Wrestling Tournament have begun in Los Angeles

30.01.2021
The International Mas-Wrestling Federation has begun its planned work. The first international tournament of this year is traditionally held in March by Odd Haugen.

Every year, international Mas-Wrestling competitions began in March as a part of the Arnold’s Sports Festival. This year was an exception - for well-known reasons, the Arnold Sport Festival USA - 2021 has been postponed to a later date.

But our colleague Odd Haugen decided not to break the tradition and in the same days initiated a tournament called Visegrip Viking Invitational Mas-Wrestling Tournament.

Mas-Wrestling competitions will be held in the five popular weight categories: among men - up to 90 kg, up to 105 kg, over 105 kg and among women up to 70 kg and over 70 kg.

The Tournament Regulations are here https://www.mas-wrestling.com/ru/events/104/25120/.

I must admit that this tournament was twice postponed due to strict restrictive measures in the state of California, which had the highest incidence of coronavirus infection. Just the other day, the state began easing quarantine measures and opened gyms and other sports facilities.

In Los Angeles preparations for the March mas-wrestling tournament began with mas-wrestling training education. American friends reacted very vividly to the message about the arrival of a highly qualified specialist Egor Ermolaev from Yakutia, the homeland of the sport, and about the upcoming mas-wrestling master classes.

Many people know Egor as a Mas-Wrestling referee of the international level and no one disputes his authority. For his seminars on refereeing and trainings for athletes, people came from different cities of the state - Pasadena, Santa Barbara etc.

A seminar on refereeing took place today. The future referees began with a serious cardio workout. Then Egor talked about the nuances of refereeing, about the most common mistakes, and analyzed many specific cases. The participants of the seminar had been trained and had tried themselves as referees.

Numerous participants were satisfied. Here is what the participant of the 2018 World Mas-Wrestling Championship Lindsay Hall from Sacramento writes: “This morning we drove to the gym in Los Angeles for six hours to learn mas-wrestling from the multiple champion of Yakutia, Egor Ermolaev. I thank the organizers for the invitation and hospitality. I walked out of the gym with a smile on my face and a cool lucky present in my hand - a woolly mammoth’s bone."

The IMWF Vice-President Odd Haugen once again demonstrated his foresight by inviting the Yakut pro in advance to increase interest in the first international mas-wrestling event of this year. His colleague and our great friend Bill Weiss provided substantial assistance in organizing the training courses. Our compatriot Vitaly Danilov, a well-known mas-wrestler in the past, assisted Egor Ermolaev in his work.

I don't know about you, but I'm already looking forward to the March battles. There will be many newcomers, which is good news. The training workshops have just begun. We will see its results in March.

 

 

Author: Lena Tomskaya
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Country:  United States of America
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