Also known as
Aloysius Martin Thesz
Description
American professional wrestler and coach, several times world heavyweight
champion. After Greco-Roman wrestling with his father he trained nearly four
years under George Tragos, then under Ed "Strangler" Lewis, his
trainer and manager. He was a hand-to-hand combat instructor at Fort Lewis in
the Second World War and late in life head coach of the CACC Snake Pit Japan.
Teachers (2)
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person
George Tragos
sports_martial_artsCatch Wrestling
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“George Tragos trained Thesz for nearly four years at the National Gym in St.”
“Tragos notably trained three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz”
— George Tragos - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia
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Ed "Strangler" Lewis
sports_martial_artsCatch Wrestling
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“Although Thesz lost the 15-minute contest, Lewis was impressed by Thesz's
skills and later became his manager and trainer.”
“Lewis was known for his catch wrestling prowess and trained many future
champions, most notably Lou Thesz, Danny Hodge, Dick Hutton and Gene LeBell.”
— Ed Lewis (wrestler) - Wikipedia (English).
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Sources
“while instructors at Fort Lewis, Washington, included professional wrestler
Aloysius “Lou” Thesz (1916–2002).”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Lou Thesz. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHMRCP2RGBQV64GA0MA - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JVVMHMRCP2RGBQV64GA0MA, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Lou Thesz}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHMRCP2RGBQV64GA0MA}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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