Martin “Zemědělec” Burns

Martin “Zemědělec” Burns was a professional catch-as-catch can wrestler as well as wrestling and physical cultural trainer. Přes velký úspěch jako profesionální zápasník, dokonce vyhrál americký šampionát v těžké váze, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer.

Martin “Zemědělec” Burns was born February 15, 1861 in Cedar County, Iowa. Both then and now, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood. Burns was already wrestling at an early age. Když jeho otec zemřel, Burns began to do farm work to help support his mother and siblings. Tato práce mu pomohla vyvinout obrovskou fyzickou sílu, aby mohl jít se svou wrestlingovou zdatností.

Na 19, he was already winning professional wrestling matches. Neck strength was one of Burns’ strongest assets. Burns worked to develop a 20 inch neck. Aby prokázal svou sílu na krku, nechal by ho asistenta pověsit za krk lanem, aby zapůsobil na davy a potenciální studenty. Burns vždy odešel bez úhony ze svých výkonů.

Even though he weighed only 165 liber, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship and was undefeated between 1890 a 1893. Často zápasí s mnohem většími muži, Burns používal techniku ​​a sílu, aby porazil všechny vyzyvatele během jeho vlády. He finally retired in the early 1900s after a second reign as champion between 1895 a 1897.

Burns started training other wrestlers in 1893. Frank Gotch byl jeho nejslavnějším žákem. Burns defeated his future student in 1899, when Gotch was 21. Dojem Gotch v tak mladém věku, Burns primárně řídil a trénoval Gotche, who won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt in 1908, from 1899 on.

V 1914, Burns would publish an almost hundred page course on lessons in both physical culture and wrestling. Besides Gotch, Ed “Strangler” Lewis also followed Burns’ training methods.

Burns passed away on January 8, 1937 na 75 years of age in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Burns and his wife had three children, two sons and a daughter. Burns’ wife passed away in 1930. After his daughter passed away in 1932, Burns’ health began to deteriorate quickly. Smutek byl jediným soupeřem, který získal navrch “Zemědělec” Burns.

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