How to Break Into Pro Wrestling: "Judo" Gene LeBell's Insider Guide to the Biz (Paperback)

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So you wanna be a pro wrestler. Well, take it from a former pro, you'd better be prepared to work, sweat and bleed! Here "Judo" Gene tells you what it takes to make it and schools you in all the basic moves, from the Boston crab to the reverse cradle and more.

About the Author

The son of promoter Aileen Eaton, "Judo" Gene LeBell grew up training at L.A.'s Olympic Auditorium with some of the greatest professional fighters of all time. After winning two consecutive national judo championships in the 1950s, he decided to try his hand at pro wrestling and went on to win the world heavyweight wrestling championship. Gene has also done stunt work for movies and television and has appeared in more than 1,000 movies and TV shows. Considered one of the greatest martial artists of all time, he is also a teacher of champions, including Chuck Norris, Ed Parker, Bill "Superfoot" Wallace and Gokor Chivichyan

A former reporter for New York Newsday, Mark Jacobs is a free-lance writer whose work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Men's Health and TimeOut New York. He lives in New York, where he teaches martial arts and is at work on a novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press, Boulder, CO; illustrated edition edition (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581603924
• ISBN-13: 978-1581603927
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,014,745 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Some OK Information...But Not Much, July 22, 2008

By	N. Kaiser (Fort Walton Beach, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book, like so many other pro wrestling training books, is very thin on actual info. It shows the basics -- how to run the ropes, bodyslam, collar and elbow, etc., but it doesn't talk much about more complex moves and throws.

And the title -- "How to Break into Pro Wrestling" -- is misleading. If you want to break into pro wrestling, it's easy -- go to a pro wrestling school, lift weights, and then start wrestling in indy shows. Boom! You're in pro wrestling, and that one sentence will save you the cost of this book, because the author doesn't give any advice beyond that.