Saturday, June 30, 2012

Wrestling: A Woman's Sport

Just spent a few days in Taiwan for a story on the national women's team. Wrestling is a pretty new sport in Taiwan and most of the emphasis is on the women's program. Basically, wrestling is woman's sport there. They don't bother segregating practice sessions. And they mostly practice male vs. female. The live goes were pretty amazing. The girls didn't just hold their own, they pounded on the guys. Everywhere you looked there was a female wrestler grinding her opponent into the mat.

Here, the wrestlers are pairing off


This guy got a serious beatdown from a talented female opponent.






The three guys on the left were no match for the ladies on the right. The guy on the end spent a good minute clamped in a tight headlock before the female wrestler wore him down enough to pin him.






These guys got beaten up by the same girl.