Konrad Herrmann is a 22-year-old Victoria local and a student at the University of Victoria taking pre-requisites in the hopes of becoming a pharmacist. He also happens to be a decorated combat wrestler in the 74kg (around 163 lbs) division who won silver for Canada at the Combat Wrestling World Championship in Bucharest, Romania, on Oct. 19.
He puts his win down to a good cardiovascular base, a laissez-fair attitude, learning from failure and B次元官网网址� most of all B次元官网网址� his family and the people he trains with. He says heB次元官网网址檚 picked up a lot of different things along the way that have made him a better wrestler.
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Basically, Herrmann says, combat wrestling is a mix of jiu jitsu and wrestling, with a modified set of rules and more takedowns. B次元官网网址淵ou canB次元官网网址檛 use the open guard position,B次元官网网址� he says, which means a competitors ankles can never be crossed. B次元官网网址淥nce the match goes to ground, you only have 30 seconds to submit your opponent.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淢att Kaiser at Kaiser Jiu Jitsu definitely coached me a lot, but IB次元官网网址檝e been training for about seven years and IB次元官网网址檝e picked up a lot of little things along the way,B次元官网网址� Herrmann says. He says he did a lot of running as a kid, trained all the time his first two years after high school, trained at an MMA gym, and has been on a power-lifting kick lately.
Herrmann said he had to win a lot of matches in order to win silver in Romania. B次元官网网址淥n Vancouver Island I think IB次元官网网址檝e competed more than anyone else, so there wasnB次元官网网址檛 really any shock for me there. I competed hard, IB次元官网网址檓 not really nervous about it I know exactly what I need to do,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淚n the end, the American blew me out of the water, he was very good.B次元官网网址�
But he wasnB次元官网网址檛 always this calm and collected. B次元官网网址淚 used to feel like a lot was on the line,B次元官网网址� Herrmann says. B次元官网网址淵ou canB次元官网网址檛 really get good at jiu jitsu without being submitted a lot of times.B次元官网网址� He says his first few competitions werenB次元官网网址檛 exactly silver medal-worthy, but he learned and improved from those experiences.
Herrmann advises jiu jitsu hopefuls to leave the ego at the door and be open-minded to learning opportunities. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 easier said than done, but if you can go into it with an open mind to anything people can teach you, itB次元官网网址檒l help improve you,B次元官网网址� he said.
Herrmann says he sees jiu jitsu being a hobby for him in a few years, and he hopes to move into more of a coaching role.
B次元官网网址淚 really enjoy helping people, so pharmacy offers some opportunity for me to help people,B次元官网网址� he says, B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檒l definitely still compete so IB次元官网网址檒l probably go to Hungary and compete with team Canada if I can win a qualifier again. I might take on a few Super Fights in the meantime.B次元官网网址�
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