British Bulldog Full GNW Wrestling Seminar

[@nk56950]

I'm so glad to see that Harry Smith is doing this. He's not only got the heritage, but the actual experience to teach people how to do this CORRECTLY. Kudos to him on all his success in Japan. He really deserves it.

[@jonathancrosby2959]

He was a student of Chris Benoit. Who was also a close family friend, may I add.

[@mk2mister2]

This is excellent!! Even the workout routine was good to watch too. Exactly what I need!! I love the technical wrestling aspects of this video too!

[@DeepPocketsEnt]

I had no idea how huge this guy was, Jesus christ, those Hart family genetics are monstrous. 😳

[@ctmdarkonestm]

Met him at a convention...he is enormous

[@ykoba4054]

Wow, Smith is wearing the Kazushi Sakuraba orange shorts and WATER rashguard!

[@Tenchigumi]

I just noticed that too. Legit pro and catch-wrestling cred, there. If I see anyone wearing that, I'm gonna watch my damn ankles, because you never know if they're gonna dive on a low single.

[@newworldorder9363]

Makes him look like an ass lol

[@joshuagriffin9516]

Harry Smith is a great teacher. I would love to be at his wrestling school.

[@bkohler89]

This is seriously one of the best wrestling seminars i've ever watched Pro wrestling mixed with some mma-hart family dungeon-like maneuvers

[@rickyfreebird7492]

This is what lacks in most "pro schools" in the UK. This is how I'd expect to be coached if I was trying to break into the business. Solid warm up and fundamental basics right here.

[@michaelgrant499]

If you can, visit Marty Jones Squared Circle in Oldham.

[@jtrixx1928]

No…these trainees learnt nothing about working, story telling, psychology etc. This guy wants to just show off his physical fitness at the expense and humiliation of “TRAINEES”. Do your workouts in your own time and if your going to be paid to train at a wrestling class have the decency to teach some actual wrestling. The Ego of this guy !

[@captainclyde5082]

@@jtrixx1928 The people that payed for this seminar *should* have already been taking it seriously enough to breeze through this workout along with the instructor. Times have changed, we can all access youtube videos of Al snow teaching wrestling psychology. The business as a whole is lacking the fundamentals and mindset taught in this video

[@benneifert5740]

This is the best way to start. Don't teach moves until everyone has been whipped into great physical shape. Look at all the success out if the Hart dungeon from this method. Ric flair said Verne Gagne even used this type of method and credits it to his success.

[@stephenbergmann3357]

I love how happy he is and barely winded

[@stephenbergmann3357]

Tired as fuck try doing this harder variation... hana

[@BigBobbyRayz]

He definitely needs to open up a wrestling school

[@TheHannibalTV]

That would be great. We are hoping to have him back for another seminar in GNW this year!

[@NYKgjl10]

Love the Wrestling scientific aspect in the video by Davey Boy Smith Jr., also the warm up exercises is well done. Love the Hindu Push-Ups.

[@demonicrebellion6903]

Davey Boy showed up looking like an absolute specimen and proceeded to show everyone how to get like that.

[@yungcashregisterakalilbroo4042]

yo the guy in orange looks exactly like the true geordie

[@ToroBravo4]

51:55 that’s that Hart Dungeon training right there

[@1980bwc]

I think o saw a little bit of Stu coming out of Harry at certain moments. Especially when he was teaching those ankle locks. Lol

[@m.p.jallan2172]

Thanks Hannibal that was fascinating, not being an athlete myself. I watched the whole thing last night and was on the edge of my seat. I had never seen a man whip five guys without even laying a finger on them before.

[@FoutstoChandler]

Hope Davey gets to do more in NJPW.

[@MFSINPSA]

Nice find. Downloaded. I am Going to do this daily until I can get through it.

[@thebodysnatcher4359]

Great video with a lot submission grappling techniques!

[@Sköt222]

Good job to everyone there. Training with someone like DBSJ is no easy task I would imagine. Takes guts.

[@14yeartwitch14]

They're probably in better hands with DBSJ than most big-name pros who have been in the business for 20+ years. No ego in it, and Harry has plenty of accomplishments that could shelter one, but he seems awfully humble.

[@bkohler89]

@@14yeartwitch14 Very true. David looks VERY humble here

[@dannyyates659]

Great fucking video. I feel the 19 minute mark is where they started thinking “Shit, this is tough 😂”

[@mikes.7654]

You can watch this and *TELL* who's got it from who doesn't. Just look at who's in shape and how they're dressed versus those that aren't.

[@michaelvasquez5948]

Ive been there on that Fatigue. Doesn't matter what sport or anything that does with muscle fatigue or cardio. I feel for these guys. I love their determination and at least trying. Dbsj is a freak of nature. I only planned on watching a few min and emded up watching the whole damn thing.

[@cwav4718]

Harry is legit

[@TempleofAmon666]

Damn, I’ll start doing those exercises. Maybe my fat ass will lose some weight

[@joshuagumpert8910]

Throw some pull-ups in there and it’s literally a perfect exercise routine. Do them fast as you can with proper form and you will lose weight. No doubt

[@Hibiscusbush]

Id watch a whole show just him training n stretching trainees that would be amazing and stu would be proud

[@TheHannibalTV]

Good idea

[@almuhad1]

this catch wrestling

[@ryanpotter9373]

This man trained in the Hart dungeon in Calgary. His mom is Bret Harts sister. People screamed when Stu would get them in a submission move.

[@dmitrijbiryukoff7738]

I have some background in Shuai Jiao - Chinese wrestling. And when they teach you throws and take downs, they teach you to SNAP into them. The move is supposed to be SHORT and EXPLOSIVE. Now, just like in Judo, in Shuai Jiao you can do the move in a snappy, explosive motion, without doing it full force. That's what we did in demonstrations. And what Mr. Smith does is EXACTLY how we were doing REAL moves real take downs, real throws, in demonstration. SNAP, explosive but not full power. I guarantee you that Mr Smith can put so much force into this headlock take over that he can bruise your ribs with it by literally DRIVING you into the mat. But the way he does it is ideal. It LOOKS real, without BEING real. That's the best pro wrestling IMHO. When the REAL move (lets say, fireman carry) is done in a snappy and explosive way, just like you would do it in the competition or full contact sparring, but without putting all the force into it. That's why when japanese guys do the moves, they look REAL. Many of the japanese pro wrestlers have background in Judo, wrestling, karate, kickboxing. That's why their moves look so awesome. Even "Simple" moves.

[@rock236875]

In the tech part I feel that he should've let the guys do the drill and make some mistakes (correcting them after) instead of finishing them all off (hence "showing off"). When you pay for a seminar you pay to learn and practice the stuff, not to only tap out to the instructor. I feel he didn't seem prepared for the technique part at all.

[@patrickthewolf840]

Lol I can't even do more than 20-25 pushups, maybe 50 squats, can't even imagine how insanely in shape you gotta be to even think about learning pro wrestling

[@theboys5314]

The lesson here is that in order to be a great pro wrestler you gotta be in shape or at least have decent endurance,You know the men from the boys when you do something like this the men go through it never giving up while the wannabes give up and lay flat

[@Albert-lj5jb]

Harry may be a pro wrestler, but he's still a beast, I bet he could do alright in shoot fighting if he wanted to. Also, he was going really soft on these guys with the holds, Stu would've had them screaming in agony.

[@bkohler89]

I can CLEARLY see him being a legit MMA fighter

[@silentwarrior9301]

I think he's legit , he trains submission grappling since his teens

[@CrateDigger777]

@@silentwarrior9301catch wrestling via both Hart family and his dad

[@artemisgruis1528]

Fucking awesomeeeeee!!!!!

[@jordanpeakofficial]

He’s showing these guys legit submission wrestling techniques and tapping them out when all of these guys here have never done any legit grappling only pro wrestling. I feel sorry for them they probably had no idea what they were signing up for. I wish more pro wrestling looked like legit fighting like how josh barnett’s pro wrestling matches looked. I train jiu jitsu but would love to learn catch wrestling like smith jr is teaching

[@6steveo9]

Its an old timer technique where you apply holds for real so the guys can learn how to sell them properly.......because selling is 90% of working.

[@stevie-raymcdaniel4187]

We went in to train more pro wrestling but expected more technical submission grappling because of the event and trainer. This was a pro wrestling show done in a MMA cage with MMA themed matches.

[@tichtran664]

You could learn it from a disciple of Billy Robinson or even Karl Gotch. Men and women like Debbie Malenko(she was trained by Karl Gotch), Dean & Joe Malenko(Gotch), Norman Smiley(Gotch), William regal(who was trained by Marty Jones. Who was trained by Billy Robinson), Shayna Baszler(Billy Robinson and Josh Bartnett), etc.

[@captainclyde5082]

All these comments complaining about him not teaching wrestling psychology ect.. these guys signed up with someone from the Hart family, they shoulda known what they were in for. Also with how exposed the business has become and how much information is available online the actual raw physical stuff is pretty much all thats left that requires a real in person training session.

[@sudicalwig]

They probably couldn't move the day after this workout! =) hehehe

[@c.b.saunders4358]

Really inspiring... Stu vibes

[@hunterironside9969]

you do not want to piss off davey boy smith.

[@SacredTruthing]

The only complaint I have is the pushups. It's a whole body motion, not just your top half moving up and down. Looking at them kills me. 😒

[@jordanpeakofficial]

Just wondering is he teaching pro wrestling here or submission grappling?? Was this before an mma event later that evening as this is taking place in an octagon rather than a ring?? Xx

[@donallfinn]

Everything I've seen in the video clips I've watched so far, I know from Judo and are 100% legit (Not saying I can do them all, but the ones I haven't have been done to me) However, I'd be willing to bet money those guys are Pro Wrestlers...they do NOT look like shoot grapplers to me.

[@stevie-raymcdaniel4187]

This was a pro wrestling event taking place in a MMA cage. Was called GNW Cage Wars.

[@tichtran664]

@@donallfinn MOST pro wrestlers these days wouldn't know how to fight but THAT WASN'T ALWAYS THE CASE. In the old days they would hire MOSTLY former amateur wrestlers and teach them to SHOOT(as in how to really grapple and do submissions). Back then the word shooters only refers to a LEGIT catch wrestlers. And there are still legit catch wrestlers/shooters in the pro wrestling world. Including Debbie Malenko(she was the only female trained by KARL GOTCH), Dean & Joe Malenko(Gotch), Norman Smiley(Gotch), 1-2-3 kid(gotch), Shayna Baszler(Billy Robinson), William Regal(trained by Marty Jones. Who was trained by Billy Robinson), etc.

[@calisthenicsbumble]

Looks so much like his dad. Knows his shit too.

[@mikereed3915]

Everyone healthy and in shape? Ummmm no they r not!

[@rossettoink]

#wrestling #seminars #harrysmith #hartwrestling #catchiscatch

[@bearvalentine379]

Who’s The Giant Guy ???

[@juandenz2008]

This was a good seminar, but to be honest I feel that seminars shouldn't start with too much of a tough warmup or incorporate too many conditioning exercises. If I go to a seminar I want to learn new techniques / knowledge, not spend half the time or more on conditioning. After all people can do squats etc on their own time [Yes I agree that some of those people should be in better shape].

[@LazarSoljaga]

juandenz2008 All the seminars i ever signed up for had their routines listed at the start, incuding the warm ups. Tho none where Wrestling seminars. Also hes not just telling them what exercises to do but is also explaining how to do them properly, and is doing it with them. Conditioning training is important for Pro Wrestling.

[@LazarSoljaga]

juandenz2008 This might also be a beginner course. Thus the importance on conditioning and technique.

[@KP-wi6in]

do squats on their own? how? they don't even know how to do them. the squat/pushup instruction was worth price of admission for these novices.

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

Disagree. People say they want to be wrestlers and then come to the seminars looking like a bag of shit. Your body and conditioning needs to be more of a focus than your wrestling. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying your wrestling doesn't need to be good, but if you want to be a wrestler and you want to make a career out of it and you don't go to the gym then you don't really want it. Yes there are guys that get signed who don't look great, but those guys are in amazing condition as far as stamina. And those guys are also insanely good workers and have been around for years. And I guarantee you most of them work out. Stuff like this shows the people who want to be wrestlers the kind of shit that they need to be doing. Imagine one of these guys it's out of shape by some miracle get signed by WWE. What is he going to do in NXT when they do blow up drills that make the best athletes puke? I help train at a school in Florida and it's a very good school. And I have participated in tryouts. When I did my try out I was 215 9% body fat. I lifted 6 days a week I dieted I trained at a wrestling school two nights a week and wrestled two nights a week and this is after I had been in the business for 6 years. And I thought I was going to die. This was 2 weeks after wrestling a 35-minute match. It's not easy. If this was now I wouldn't be able to do this easy as warm up. Because I don't want to be a wrestler anymore. I work out still but I don't have the conditioning and I'm not in the shape that I was. I don't think it should take away from the time the seminar last, but I think absolutely 100% people should have to be put through this. Because if they think they're going to get signed looking like a bag of shit with no conditioning they are wrong. Regal came down to her school and the head trainer and myself sat down with him for about half an hour before the students got there. Basically we asked what WWE looks for in their tryouts so we can prepare the people who are really serious. He told us basics. Footwork timing selling facial expressions and very very importantly conditioning. Not that you have to look like a bodybuilder, but you need to be in good physical condition. There are freaks of nature that are out of shape and can fucking wrestle forever but generally if you don't work out at all your conditioning is probably not going to be good. Wrestling cardio is completely different than other cardio, but if you have a fitness lifestyle then you have a huge step up. Think about this. How many spots are there around the world for wrestling companies where you can actually make a good living? And how many wrestlers are there? And then ask yourself how many spots are there for guys who look like shit? You should do everything you can to make yourself as good as you can in every department. And if you walk in looking like an athlete and have a good look you already are ahead of the curve. If you add good condition to that you're ahead of the curve again. And if there are two guys who are both good and both can talk and one looks great and the other looks like shit chances are the guy that looks good is going to get signed. Wrestling isn't just wrestling. It's a whole package

[@FreneticZetetic]

Totally get where you're coming from, OP, but the reality is MOST people are in garbage shape, especially cardio wise. They have to have a proper warm up, and most of the time, it WILL seem a bit overkill or redundant. The level of conditioning required to stay focused and not get blown up in front of 20K people is a very misunderstood part of the business IMHO.

[@Serajaza]

Snow said: "When you lock up, don't put your hand behind his head, put it on his shoulder. Your heads might smash together" Davey showed them to put it behind the head. What is right, what is wrong?

[@greygamer6220]

Wow 😳

[@TheRogueMonk]

actually you should go back the same way i think with the special pushups... i thought it was called military pushups

[@KingGh0st_o]

Pulled out the old Karl gotch playing card game oh..... I wonder how many of these guys went into this knowing that they were going to get stretched

[@tichtran664]

Well the irony is that Gotch's DISCIPLES are STILL ALIVE. People like Debbie Malenko, Dean & Joe Malenko, Norman Smiley, 1-2-3 kid, Ken Shamrock, etc. LOL.

[@Mecanotech]

What's the point on killing your energy with workout before the technical stuff ?

[@TheHannibalTV]

To test what type of men they are

[@brittanygordon6544]

Maybe he should be a coach at a college or something when he’s not wrestling

[@RAPEDBYBLACKS]

Excellent grappling instructor

[@user-wu1mc2no3x]

1:13:01 haa

[@TheRogueMonk]

stretch your opponent...

[@thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486]

Stu book of wrestling

[@bbuildingfan01]

Guy in the green shirt just has to work on his balance

[@ivandrago4089]

He should grow his hair and he would be the double of his dad.

[@TheHannibalTV]

I have told him he should too. He said he has considered it.

[@GreyDragonChannel]

This look is good enough.

[@mikereed3915]

So you want to be a wrestler?

[@yusufsayed7039]

Stop slamming them on a cage mat.

[@bkohler89]

43:00 is when the real actual training starts

[@albertomedina3025]

Not good teacher...rule # learn how to fall...

[@adamkahn8645]

Wheres the British Bulldog?

[@14yeartwitch14]

I know he's a Smith... with some Hart blood flowing through his veins, but (as a 100% straight male) he could carry on the Mr. Perfect "nickname/gimmick" and do it tribute.

[@mikeynada2231]

That’s more of a bjj seminar.

[@mikeynada2231]

ghalloffame notice I said “more of” instead of “100%” indicating a mixture. Knowing shoot martial arts is great for workers but pro wrestling is a work so calling a shoot based seminar a worked seminar is a little inaccurate.

[@CrateDigger777]

Catch wrestling.

[@peacemaker6460]

I feel like these guys turned up for a pro wrestling seminar, got something totally different, why is he teaching this like its the pro wrestling we all know? hes just rag dolling the guys in there, taught nothing useful for pro wrestling

[@TheHannibalTV]

He taught it more dungeon style

[@benneifert5740]

The best teachers don't train you on actually pro wrestling until they've whipped you into good shape first. I remember Ric flair talking about training like before actually learning wrestling moves, in his biography and credited it to his success.

[@peacemaker6460]

@@benneifert5740 I agree, but giving the students a heads up first, they didnt look ready for that

[@yardape99]

@@peacemaker6460 Which is a lesson in itself: be physically prepared for anything

[@captainclyde5082]

These basic fundamentals are what is missing in wrestling today though... spotfest matches are mind numbing to watch and shorten the lifespan of the performers considerably. As opposed to the premise that it's an ACTUAL physical contest

[@Toddry]

Jiu-Jitsu.

[@Zeekoso]

Catch wrestling actually

[@jtrixx1928]

No…these trainees learnt nothing about working, story telling, psychology etc. This guy wants to just show off his physical fitness at the expense and humiliation of “TRAINEES”. Do your workouts in your own time and if your going to be paid to train at a wrestling class have the decency to teach some actual wrestling. The Ego of this guy !

[@masonclark4770]

I love David Hart Smith, but he looks terrible in those orange trunks.

[@ivandrago4089]

Far too skimpy

[@doinitforfun888]

He shoots on the students not good. Try one of the mma stars he will make you humble.