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Western Connecticut Wrestling Teams High School, College and Adult folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. BJJ Submission Grappling and Pankration.
With 6 wrestling and grappling medals under his belt, nationally ranked Al Bruhn is preparing for the ultimate fight in 2008 and the real belt. Bruhn, a national senior citizen icon, is training with Western Connecticut State University wrestlers and grapplers in preparation for USA Wrestling Federation tournaments in addition to Grapplers Quest and North American Grappling Association tournaments. Bruhn hopes to bring home the gold in 2008 and the prestigious NAGA belt. Bruhn competes in the 50 and older division in NAGA and over 40 in Grapplers Quest. Bruhn wrestles with adults in USA Wrestling of Connecticut tournaments. The 62 year old former cardiac rehab patient gained national attention in 2007 when he won three silver medals at NAGA tournaments. Bruhn is ranked #1 in Connecticut, #2 in New England and #14 in USA with NAGA. Bruhn also won a silver medal in wrestling at USA Wrestling Federation of Connecticut in 2006 and a bronze medal in wrestling at USA Wrestling Federation of Connecticut in 2005. In addition, Bruhn earned a gold medal in martial arts Pankration (grappling and boxing) in New York State during 2006. Bruhn is a volunteer wrestling coach with WCSU and head writer with exclusive national medical projects among them How To Prevent A Heart Attack: Cardio Wrestling and MMA & Healthy Heart For All Ages. Along with members of WCSU wrestling and grappling team, Bruhn is working with a prominent New York City entertainment attorney to start a sports business and get their books published. Bruhn is a guest teacher with Easton-Redding School District and retired teacher with Danbury Public School District after earning a gold medal for his teaching services from former city school superintendent Dr. Anthony L. Singe. Al Bruhn's other book projects include How To Protect Your Child In School (co-authored with Eric Bruhn based upon his educational experiences in life in conjunction with Jacqueline Lapa Sussman), The Anatomy Of A Bad Public School (based on Al Bruhn's inner city school experiences) plus Thanks For Watching & Who's Really Watching (based upon Al Bruhn's 30 years in cabl e TV p ub lic access broadcasting as America's First Longest Running Public Access Producer/Host and Comcast Golden Award recipient). Bruhn is a real fighter despite a back injury from a wrestling tournament in 2005 and dislocated shoulder during wrestling practice with a high school coach. Bruhn attributes his physical well being to Dr. Christopher Mascetta of Ridgefield. Bruhn is fully recovered from back and shoulder injuries and plans to "fight like hell" to win in 2008. "I research and listen to all available resources and as pilot of my body, I make the final call," Bruhn explained. According to the latest research, Bruhn could have expired within 6 months of his summer 2003 heart attack, but despite the odds against him, he continues to live a healthy lifestyle with a strong supportive team. Al Bruhn lost approximately 100 lbs. since his heart attack and is currently engaged in auditions for reality television shows, TV commercials and film. Project Two: MMA & Healthy Heart For All Ages Members: Dr. Christopher Mascetta: Supervisor; Max Rinaldi: Head Trainer/Project Two Author: University of Buffalo; Western Connecticut State University Wrestling/Grappling Group / Western Connecticut Wrestling Teams: Oliver DeVre: Mixed Martial Arts Coordinator; Joey Bongiorno: Head BJJ Trainer; Matt Soukas: Cardio/Weightlifting Trainer Jason Rogerson: Wrestling Coach; Will Fitzpatrick: Wrestling Coach Connecticut College: Justin Biggs: Pankration/BJJ Trainer; USA Police Department Trainer: Mario Leone: Advanced BJJ/Martial Arts Trainer of LionSelfDefenseAcademy
Making sports medical history for Al Bruhn is not something new. He�s been making medical history during the past fours years following a heart attack while on a family vacation in southern California in August 2003. Since then, Al has taken the initiative to loose nearly one hundred pounds and follow in the footsteps of his sons Andrew and Eric and enter the world of martial arts. Both Andrew and Eric are accomplished Tae Kwon Do black belts. Andrew interested his father into submission grappling while a senior at Ridgefield High School along with his classmates. Over time, Al became more interested in submission grappling and during a martial arts class in Patterson, New York and met Max Rinaldi who produced a mixed martial arts program MMA & Healthy Heart For All Ages. Max is credited with helping Al complete his first book How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio Wrestling slated for publication in 2008. Submission grappling both GI and NO GI in addition to boxing and kickboxing are the focal points of Max Rinaldi�s martial arts program. In addition to home training with Max in the various forms of mixed martial arts, Al trains with members of his Western Connecticut State University wrestling and grappling group. NAGA 12 is the latest martial arts event for Al which earned him his third silver medal and claim to fame as a sports medical history maker. In a grueling submission grappling match with a 52 year old Wall Street attorney who was thirty pounds heavier, Al maintained self-control and fought against his opponent like a true champion and did not tap out which is the ultimate objective of all grapplers and instead lost by points giving Al second place and another silver medal. The NAGA (North American Grappling Association) event was held at Essex College in Newark, New Jersey November 17, 2007. Al was joined by his son Eric, Oliver DeVre, Joey Bongiorno and Justin Biggs all of whom participated in the grappling tournament. Al didn�t gain weight during the NAGA weekend which included team dining at upscale Italian and Korean restaurants. Members of the Western Connecticut Wrestling Team celebrate NAGA 8 victory outside Wildwood Civic Center on the boardwalk under sunny skies August 4, 2007. Justin Biggs, Joey Bongiorno, Max Rinaldi and Al Bruhn are part of the submission grappling team which competed during the NAGA event. Al Bruhn scored a silver medal during his match in the 50 and older beginners group. Justin Biggs scored two impressive wins during his novice 150 weight class and Joey Bongiorno grappled a good match in the novice 140 weight class. Max Rinaldi provided outstanding coaching to the three Nutmeg State grapplers. Both Bruhn and Bongiorno won medals in a previous NAGA event April 21, 2007, Bruhn a silver medal and Bongiorno a bronze. Rinaldi scored an impressive Gold medal win during a Grapplers Quest tournament in February 2007. Bruhn is a Western Connecticut State University alumni volunteer coaching WCSU students in college wrestling and mixed martial arts including BJJ submission grappling and Pankration. Bruhn is credited as a founding father of WCSU radio station WXCI in late 1960's and served as its volunteer news director in 1978. He co-ordinated WXCI FM and Cable TV news operations in the first radio/TV live call-in election night coverage during 1978 in America. Bruhn will be celebrating his 30th year in cable TV public access broadcasting neat year and is America's first longest running public access producer host. Bruhn retired from Danbury Public School district in 2000 with 30 years of service including a Gold Medal from former city school superintendent Dr. Anthony Singe. Bruhn is currently a guest teacher with Region 9 Easton-Redding Public School District and co-produces a sports program with WCSU on Comcast Cable TV 23 with Justin Mazzarese (WXCI FM General Manager). WCSU students who have been participating with Western Connecticut Wrestling Team during 2006-2207 include Josh Mead, Christopher Foster, Thomas Liesesang, Gregory Grant, Jose Otero, Matt Soukas, Sean Malenfant, Oliver DeVre, James Hines, Steven Phillips and Paul Venezia. New incoming freshmen who plan to participate with other WCSU wrestlers inlcude Chris Carbone and Phil Shailer. Bruhn is training at WCSU westside campus cardio/weightlifting center as part of his Project Two MMA & Healthy Heart For All Ages under the direction of Max Rinaldi. Any WCSU student who wants more information on how to train and participate in wrestling and martial arts tournaments should contact Coach Bruhn at (203) 788-0416.   Project One:How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio Wrestling will be ready for publication in early 2008. Ryan Adamonis and Vito Flammia are the wrestling trainers with medical support from Dr. David Copen. Project Two:MMA & A Healthy Heart For All Ages is an exclusive medical study on mixed martial arts and its benefits to all age groups. Project Two is written and produced by Max Rinaldi in conjunction with medical supervisor Dr. Christopher Mascetta. (RIDGEFIELD, CT)...Al Bruhn is training for his first martial arts submission grappling tourney scheduled for April 21, 2007 at Jersey City Armory. The NAGA tourney is highly acclaimed and will include many participants from around the USA. Al Bruhn, his trainer Max Rinaldi and fellow Western Connecticut State University Wrestling team members Matt Soukas, Oliver deVre, and Joey Bongiorno will grapple in the tourney. Al Bruhn, a WCSU Alumni and head wrestling coach for Western Connecticut State University Wrestling Team, will be competing in No-Gi Executive Beginner 50 years and older light weight 150-159 division. Al Bruhn is a cardiac rehab patient and subject of two exclusive national medical projects on How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio Wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts & Healthy Heart For All Ages. The 61-year old grappler is a guest teacher with the Redding-Easton Public school district. Bruhn, a Comcast Gold medal recipient as America's longest running Public Access Producer-Host, is also recipient of a Gold Medal for outstanding educator from Danbury Public School district where he retired in 2000. Bruhn claims his zeal and zest for living along with trainer Max Rinaldi and fellow college grapplers is the reason behind his success in life. Video taping of the NAGA event will be posted at the Western Connecticut Wrestling Team website.(Ridgefield, Connecticut)...Martial Arts: Brazilian JiuJitsu is the focus of the Western Connecticut State Wrestling Team/Club with college wrestling members Oliver DeVre, Matt Soukas and Steven Phillips and trainer Max Rinaldi. The team/club met at Bruhn Home Gym March 4, 2007 to prepare for the next submission grappling tournament April 21, 2007 at the Jersey City Armory in Jersey City, New Jersey. Rinaldi, a Gold Medal recipient of the Grapplers Quest tournament February 17, 2007 at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, led the BJJ instruction with new member Steven Phillips. Phillips, a Newtown High School graduate, is a freshman at WCSU. Phillips distinguished himself on the mat during team/club training with his high energy and ability to learn BJJ techniques. Oliver DeVre and Matt Soukas participated in Grapplers Quest with commendable performances on the mat. WCSU Wrestling Team/Club is also training for collegiate wrestling and participation in tournaments. WCSU Alumni and head coach Al Bruhn instructed Steven Phillips March 4, 2007 during a special session prior to the BJJ session and reported that Phillips is a tough champion on the mat. Bruhn held a cardio/weighlifting session with Phillips March 3, 2007 and concluded he has what it takes to hit the mat and win. WCSU Wrestling Team/Club members are advised to contact one another and schedule collegiate wrestling training sessions at Bruhn Home Gym. The college wrestling team/club will be sanctioned as an official student activity during the next academic year with funding from Pepsi. Members should contact Bruhn at (203) 788-0416 for more information.
 UPDATE: (Wayne, New Jersey)�Max Rinaldi won a gold medal in the Grapplers Quest �BEAST OF THE EAST 3� tournament held February 17, 2007 at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Max Rinaldi won all four matches in his respective Brazilian JiuJitsu submission grappling category. Max Rinaldi, a student at Dutchess Community College , is an intern with Dr. Christopher Mascetta including head instructor for Project Two: Mixed Martial Arts & Healthy Heart For All Ages. Other members of the Western Connecticut Submission Grappling Team who succeeded during the tourney include Oliver DeVre, who won one of two matches in the Novice 180-189 weight class, and Matt Soukas demonstrating good BJJ techniques on the mat in the Novice 130-139 weight class. Both Oliver and Matt are students at Western Connecticut State University. All matches will be made available for viewing here soon. Al Bruhn weighed in at 166.5 at the tourney site and voluntarily withdrew from his submission grappling category after conferencing with trainer Max Rinaldi. Al Bruhn wasn�t ready for the extreme competition in Novice 160-169 weight class and wanted to avoid possible physical injury with the prospective list of 30 competitors and instead focus on preparation for the next submission grappling tourney in the Spring. Naga will have more suitable options for Al Bruhn including an Executive Beginner category for age 50 and older and Master�s Beginner for 30 years and older. UPDATE: Despite a forty year age difference, Al Bruhn and Steven Phillips share a common goal in life which is to get on the mat and win. Phillips, who will be 21 years old April 2, 2007 and Bruhn, 61 years old, are training together to motivate one another to get on the Naga Submission Grappling tournament mat and fight to win. Ironically, both Phillips and Bruhn share common education backgrounds and have developed a special sportsmanship between the twosome. Bottom line, both grapplers are committed to lead one another onto the tourney mat to face opponents and fight for survival "come hell or high water."Project Two: MMA & Healthy Heart For All Ages/Project One:How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio/Wrestling
Polish freestyle wrestler silver and bronze medalist 24-year Krystian Mazan had practice amateur wrestling match with Westport grappler Mathew DiMartino here during summer 2004 at Ridgefield Recreation Center. Polish freestyle wrestler silver and bronze medalist Krystian Mazan and Westport Wrestling Coach John Chacho lead a summer 2004 wrestling clinic here at Ridgefield Recreation Center.
BHS Jesse Capecelatro in control of Coach Bruhn during summer 2004 Regional Wrestling Clinic. Brewster High School Junior Pete Vigilio grappled Danbury High School Senior Justin Apted and 59-year old Coach Al Bruhn during special sports event at Danbury Sheraton Hotel July 9 here. Brewster High School senior wrestler 18-year old Jesse Capecelatro heads wrestling clinic at Ridgefield Recreation Center June 20, 2004 here where he grappled DHS Senior wrestler Justin Apted and Coach Bruhn.  SPECIAL SPORTS BULLETIN:(DANBURY, CONNECTICUT)...Western Connecticut State University has its first wrestling club/team which officially starts during December 2006. Josh Mead, WCSU junior music major, is the club/team leader along with a dozen college wrestlers. The club/team will be training and competing in wrestling tournaments during the 2006-2007 season. The club/team is applying to the WCSU Student Government Association for acceptance as an official student activity and funding from Pepsi. Al Bruhn, WCSU Alumni, is the WCSU wrestling club/team advisor/coach. Anyone can join the WCSU wrestling club/team. Call (203) 788-0416 for more information.
Any age is welcome to participate in "free-of-charge" clinics/tournaments at Ridgefield Recreation Center BEST OF RIDGEFIELD REGIONAL WRESTLING TEAM PHOTOS HERE!
Germany's All-Saints Day (November 1, 1945) Al Bruhn controls American/Iranian Mike Khorsandi (RHS '96) with punishing single to double arm lock during tough match at Recreation Center circa 1996. Both grapplers respected one another during their tenure as co-captains of Ridgefield Wrestling Team. Bruhn's famous historical quote "you may win the battle, but you will loose the war." The best of Western Connecticut Wrestling Team action photos will be available for public viewing and linked to this website soon. Now, click onto Bruhn/Khorsandi picture and get thrown out of the box! (Ridgefield, Connecticut)...Ridgefield Wrestling Team has high school, college and adults practice scholastic, freestyle, collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestling with the Western Connecticut Wrestling Teams at the town recreation site. Free-of-charge instruction is provided for anyone interested in learning amateur wrestling. Head Coach Al Bruhn is credited with the establishment of the wrestling feeder team in the City of Danbury that has helped Danbury High School earn top honors among high school wrestlers today. Scholastic wrestling is no longer just for kids. Adults too participate in amateur wrestling today. What was once reserved for high school students is now open field for all ages as well. And, for good reasons too. Grappling began many centuries ago. And over the years, its application was primarily for school age youngsters. But, kids became adults who continue to have the need to actively engage themselves in one of the most healthy sports of all times, amateur wrestling. Wrestling albeit scholastic, freestyle, collegiate or Greco-Roman demands the physical, mental and spiritual abilities of the wrestler on the mat. Surprisingly, that mat experience can lead to successful daily living as well. Whether it's for cardiovascular reasons, self-defense or to compete as one of the new sports individuals in the new century, The Western Connecticut Wrestling Team. Please complete on-line form for free membership with regional wrestling teams here. For more information, call Coach Bruhn at (203) 438-1243, or e-mail Coach Bruhn [email protected] REGIONAL WRESTLING CLINIC SCHEDULE here. Post your wrestling comments/opinions here. SPORTS UPDATE: Al Bruhn weighed 169 with blood pressure reading of 122/56 and heart rate at 68 following end of year 2006 training with Max Rinaldi's cardio/weightlifting and MMA program (Project Two:MMA & Healthy Heart for All Ages slated for completion August 31, 2009). Project One:How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio Wrestling will be completed June 30, 2007. Max Rinaldi's cardio/weightlifting program sanctioned by Dr. Mascetta is needed for another half year to quantify and qualify project one cardio/wrestling medical study for publication. Max Rinaldi's cardio/weightlifting program started July 2006. Project One originated January 1, 2005 and is an exclusive national cardio/wrestling medical study. A major New York/Connecticut publishing company published an in-depth study on the A-Team January 25, 2007 in all its weekly publications. 
 WCSU Wrestling Club/Team coach Al Bruhn prepares for first season 2006-2007 with former outstanding high school wrestlers. The club/team is expected to be sanctioned by the WCSU SGA during December 2006 and train for tournaments and other collegiate wrestling meets next year.  Al Bruhn, right on Comcast USA TV Talk set with Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal prior to his 2003 heart attack, has lost 65lbs. since then and attributes his extreme makeover to his trainer Max Rinaldi. "Max Rinaldi is God sent," Bruhn said. "Max knows how to motivate me and produce excellent results," Bruhn added. "I will start to reveal the secret about returning to the Fountain of Youth in my upcoming book How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio/Wrestling," Bruhn commented. Bruhn credits both John Carlo and Vincent Argese for their positive involvement with his life. "At John Carlo's Patterson, New York Martial Arts Academy, I met Vincent Argese who took an interest in my wrestling and helped me to improve my skills. And, as a result, I met Vincent's friend Max Rinaldi who picked up the ball and scored a Super Bowl victory for me," Bruhn remarked. Argese is a current top ranked Section One Carmel, New York high school wrestler. Rinaldi is a former outstanding Carmel High School football player who WCSU attempted to recruit for their football team. Rinaldi is now attending a New York State college where he will graduate 2007 and pursue a career as a chiropractor. Dr. Mascetta and John Carlo are CHS athlete graduates. Dr. Mascetta's brother teaches at CHS.     Update:61-year old Al Bruhn continues to make remarkable progress in the world of amateur wrestling and martial arts grappling. After several Pankration matches October 31, 2006 one of which he got his opponent to tap out followed by a boxing session with Max Rinaldi, Al Bruhn's weight was at an all time low of 173 with a blood pressure reading of 116/69 and pulse @ 109.    Evan Newland fights Al Bruhn during Pankration match. Newland and Bruhn are respectful fighters with Evan taking care not to hurt Al during fights. PANKRATION Pre-Christian form of Greek fighting. Pankration, sometimes spelled pancration, or pancratium or even pankratium, was a combination of earlier forms of boxing and wrestling practiced by the Greeks. Some historians trace its origin to the Indian vairamushti system. It should be noted, however, that pankration and the Pyrrhic dance, a Greek armed and unarmed war-dance similar to modern karate kata (formal exercises), both antedate Indian statues depicting temple guardians in poses similar to those used in latter-day fighting arts. In 648 BC pankration was introduced to the Greek Olympic Games. A subdivision, boy's pankration, was added in the 2nd century BC, which attests to the popularity of the sport. The object was, as in boxing, to force an opponent to acknowledge defeat, and to this end almost any means might be applied. Though rules were enforced by officials with a switch or stout rod, a whipping must have been more desirable than being killed, for the rules were often broken. Serious injuries and fatal accidents did occur, but they were rare, rarer probably than in ancient Greek boxing. Facing one another, much as in the position taken by wrestlers, pankratiasts, as they were called, tried to bring one another violently to the ground by grappling, hitting, kicking, leg-sweeping, choking, or joint-locking. There was much preliminary sparring. Hands were bare and generally held open, although the clenched fist was used for hitting; feet were also bare. As in Greek boxing, there were no rules against hitting a man when down. More often than not, the contest was decided on the ground, even though, when both fighters were down, hitting was usually ineffective. Biting and gouging were prohibited. Kicking was an essential part of pankration and the stomach area was a common target. Because of this comparatively rare tactic, historians speculate that pankration may have been one of the first, if not the first, total martial art known to mankind. Such throws as the flying mare and various foot-and-leg holds, although too risky for Greek wrestling proper, were freely employed in the pankration. A pankratiast sometimes threw himself on his back to accomplish a throw. Much later, these techniques became common in judo, called sacrifice throws. Another type of sacrifice throw was the stomach throw. Seizing his opponent by the shoulders or arms, the pankratiast threw himself backwards, simultaneously planting his foot in his opponent's stomach, pulling him over his head. This technique, later a favorite among the Japanese, is depicted in the tombs of Beni-Hassan, giving rise to the belief that it may have been used by the ancient Egyptians. Locks applied to an opponent's limbs or neck were as common in pankration as in jujutsu. Opportunities for applying them were more frequent when one or both combatants were on the ground, where the struggle was usually decided. The Eleans especially commended strangling as a means of defeating the adversary. The favorite stranglehold of pankratiasts was the "ladder-trick":the attacker jumped on his opponent's back, entwined his legs around the body, and his arms around the neck. A trained pankratiast realized when his opponent had secured an injurious grip and acknowledged defeat at once. The decisive struggle on the ground was said to be as long and as complicated as it is in modern wrestling. It was to this aspect of pankration that Plato objected, saying it "did not teach men to keep their feet." In the palaestra, the Greek wrestling school, pankration was given a separate training room, known as the Korykeion, equipped with punching and kicking balls, called korykos, suspended from the ceiling beams. The Greek boxer and the pankratiast used the punch-ball much as the modern boxer does. Another larger ball, used for kicking practice, hung about 2 feet from the floor. Pankration was taught progressively: when a student had thoroughly learned the movements and their combinations, he would be permitted to engage in "loose play," as it is called in fencing. As would be expected in such a brutal sport, pankration did not escape criticism-principally due to the advent of professionalism. An excess of purses and honors in all Greek sports had precipitated social complications. The "evil" effects of professionalism were considered worst in boxing, wrestling, and pankration. In Greece itself, the problem was increased by the absence of weight classifications, making these events the monopoly of heavyweights. In 1973 Jim Arvanitis and martial arts journalist Massad Ayoob wrote an account of this little-known, but historically important, discipline. They pointed out that Alexander the Great made friends with Dioxippus, the champion pankratiast who won the Olympic crown by default in 336 B C because no one dared compete against him. Later, as Alexander marched in conquest across the in 326 BC, laid the groundwork for kung-fu in China. Still, due to inadequate evidence, the links in martial arts evolution remain unsubstantiated. MAJOR SPORTS BULLETIN:From the diary of Al Bruhn�Saturday, October 14, 2006�Today was one of the most beautiful days in my life. Like a great fall football game, my day was divided into four quarters with great results in each quarter. First quarter, I took my son Eric to see Dr. Christopher Mascetta about his back problems. Eric felt great after his initial visit with Dr. Mascetta. I felt equally as great after Dr. Mascetta did physical therapy to my right shoulder and regular skeletal adjustments to my body.
Second quarter, Max and I had a mixed martial arts session at my home gym . It was a great session. I am getting better at submission grappling and Max knows how to challenge me on the mat. The challenge is that I have to make Max submit or pin him during a amateur wrestling match in order to earn the right to go to a tournament with him. The bar may be high, but the challenge will be met!
Third quarter, Max and I ventured to my boyhood home at 105 Seeley Road in Cannondale, Connecticut which is only 15 minutes away from my Ridgefield home. Ironic how close I am to my youthful grassroots. My former Cannondale home is on the David M. Keiser estate, which consisted of one hundred acres. Mr. Keiser was president of the Jack Frost empire and chairman of CBS and the New York Philharmonic and instrumental in getting Leonard Bernstein to head the musical group in the 1950�s.
My father was the caretaker and gardener of the Keiser estate from the 1940�s to 1980�s.
My childhood was a mixture of the arts and philosophy. Sports was an individual aspiration, as I hiked, biked and walked daily all the time around the Keiser estate thinking about life in general.
Although I had extreme freedom as a child and enjoyed every moment of it as a mature respectful child, it had the missing ingredient, namely a sound father and son relationship. Fast-forward to today and Dr. Akhter Ahsen, founder of imagery psychology, said I have to work with my lack of a strong father relationship as a boy in order to better learn wrestling skills and succeed on the mat.
It�s called muscle memory. And, Dr. Ahsen said my muscle memory needs to be strengthened in order for me to succeed as a grappler on the mat. Since last June, I have been working with Max in developing better strategies on the mat to learn martial arts techniques and with success I might add.
Today�s journey to Cannondale was prompted by a postcard I received from Mrs. Keiser who announced the unveiling of an eight foot statute of George Washington which was sculptured by Gifford Proctor.
Max accompanied me to see first hand my past and through me the revisiting of my younger years. It was an awesome event. We walked about the Keiser state in awe of how the environment had changed over the years. Although I have passed the estate numerous times during the past decades, I was walking around the grounds for the first time since the mid 1970�s with Max talking about what I did when I was a boy.
It was very therapeutic. I met Mrs. Keiser, her daughter Florence and son Pete who I played with as a kid. We reflected upon my father George Bruhn. We saw the statute of George Washington and its dynamic look on this beautiful fall day, as predicted in the Farmer�s Almanac and the reason for the scheduling of today�s event by Mrs. Keiser.
  Al Bruhn on mat face down with Max Rinaldi during USA Wrestling Federation of Connecticut freestyle tournament June 10, 2006 in Hartford. MAJOR SPORTS BULLETIN:(Ridgefield, Connecticut) On October 1, 2006 following Max Rinaldi�s updated Project Two Daily Diet Cardio/Weight Training Program at Ridgefield Recreation Wellness Center, Al Bruhn weighed 177 with a blood pressure reading of 121/60 and pulse at 109.
Treadmill for 15 mins. consisting of 5 mins. at 4.0 miles per hour, 5 mins. at 5.0 per hour and 5 mins. at 4.0 miles per hour.
Circuit I with 10 reps for Cable Crosses (30 lbs.), Lat Pull downs (60 lbs.), Chest Press 135lbs.), Eagle Row (110 lbs.) , Overhead Press (70 lbs.) , Arm Extension (80 lbs), Arm Curl (60 lbs.).
Bike for 10mins. at 15 miles per hour with heart rate of 107-125.
Circuit Two repeated Circuit 1.
Elliptical Resistance Machine for 10mins. at 100 strides per minute and heart rate
of 113-125.
Circuit 3 repeated Circuit 1 and 2. Increase weight listed for Chest Press, Arm Extension and Arm Curl during three circuits.
Al Bruhn's favorite CD while training at Ridgefield Recreation Wellness Center. On a spiritual note, Al Bruhn prays to Jesus, God, and The Holy Spirit with images of Max Rinaldi, his father George Bruhn and favorite childhood place (Cannondale, Connecticut Keiser estate where Al lived while attending Wilton Public Schools) to get his inner strength to succeed at cardio/weightlifting. It's part of Akhter Ahsen, PH.D, program to excel at wrestling on the mat.
Spa for 30 mins.
September 30, 2006 finished anther cycle with the Project Two Mixed Martial Arts and Healthy Heart For All Ages. Max Rinaldi said it was the best session to date.
And, Dr. Mascetta, Max Rinaldi, Al Bruhn met at Ridgefield Chiropractor Wellness Center for meeting and assessment of Project Two. Both Al and Max received medical assistance from Dr. Mascetta and said they felt great.
In the meantime, Project One How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio/Wrestling will be finished December 31, 2006 with Max Rinaldi cardio/weight training program to help Al Bruhn pass medical tests in December and get approval from cardiologist Dr. David Copen to conclude project for publication.
Al Bruhn faces Max Rinaldi during USA Wrestling Federation of Connecticut freestyle tournament June 10, 2006 in Hartford. Coach Vincent Argese trains both Al and Max. This is favorite photo and can be viewed at News-Times here. MAJOR SPORTS BULLETIN:(Ridgefield, Connecticut)...Senior citizen and wrestling medal recipient Al Bruhn continues to make significant progress on his cardio/weightlifting/mixed martial arts program supervised by Max Rinaldi and Dr. Christopher Mascetta.
60 year old cardiac rehab patient Al Bruhn's weight for September 15, 2006 is 180.4 with blood pressure reading at 116/64 and pulse at 74. Max Rinaldi's physical fitness program is part of Dr. David Copen's cardiology philosophy to pursue a vigorous daily routine of a diet (fruits, vegetables, white meat, fish and no diary products), cardio exercising and use of medication.
Al Bruhn attended Brazilian Jujitsu class at Patterson, New York Recreation under the direction of John Carlo and Trevor Sargent September 14 and was able to grapple with young athletic adults in their 20's on the mat. Al Bruhn had been told May 15, 2006 at Danbury Hospital Emergency Room by a medical doctor on duty that he would never wrestle again after dislocating his right shoulder during a training session with Chris Mascolo of Immaculate High School. Al Bruhn has been under the medical treatment of Dr. Christopher Mascetta since the shoulder dislocation and is able to train with Max Rinaldi and wrestle on the mat.
Max Rinaldi is helping Al Bruhn finalize his book How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio/Wrestling slated for publication in 2007. In the meantime, Max Rinaldi is championing a new mixed martial arts program for the healthy heart with Al Bruhn which is the subject of a three year medical study under the supervision of Dr. Christopher Mascetta and will end in 2009 with a published book.
In the Ridgefield Press September 14, 2006 edition, Al Bruhn salutes the Ridgefield Recreation Center for its state of the art facilities which enables him to improve his healthy lifestyle.
Ridgefield Recreation Center Wellness Center is a state of the art facility
that provides the best professional staff and equipment to help anyone
improve their health. As a cardiac rehab patient and subject of an
exclusive national medical study, I am pleased to note that the town recreation
center Wellness Center is helping me to achieve higher cardio achievements.
As part of How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio/Wrestling, I am
expected to pursue a vigorous cardio program to help my heart
become stronger as part of cardiologist Dr. David Copen health
services.
Along with my martial arts/cardio physical trainer Max Rinaldi
and medical consultant Dr. Christopher Mascetta, I am able to
follow a cardio program that helps me to maintain proper weight, improve
heart rate and blood pressure readings all the time. In fact, when
I was not using the Cybex Eagle Back Extension correctly, Wellness Center
staff member Jason Wood went above and beyond the call of duty
to demonstrate how to properly use the equipment, thus eliminating a back
discomfort I had as a direct result of not using the equipment correctly.
Ridgefield is fortunate to have a well established and highly respected
Recreation Center. Hats off to all staff members!
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An excerpt from Chapter 7:Session 51506 (May 15, 2006) An Act Of God/Chapter 7:How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio/Wrestling
A former teacher friend of mine told me one time that God only gives you what you can
handle, and this session was a sparkling example. I will never forget it.
Why?
God�s script was the most challenging one to do since I was summoned to Danbury
Hospital August 15, 2003 following my heart attack. Ironically, three months short of
my third year anniversary of that summer date, I was taken to Danbury Hospital. But, not
for a heart attack, thank God!
This time, it was a shoulder injury I sustained while practicing freestyle wrestling with
coach/ trainer Chris Mascolo of Immaculate High School in Danbury, Connecticut.
Feeling confident about my new weight lose and freestyle wrestling techniques I recently
learned from New York State Section One high school wrestling champ Vincent Argese,
I was focused to wrestle my heart out with Chris. And, I did.
With a new frame of reference, I aggressively faced Chris on the mat and focused on my
wrestling strategy.
Within minutes of our session as I was scrambling on the bottom fighting not to get
turned over onto my back, I slammed my hand into the mat and dislocated my shoulder.
Chris could hear the sound of a dislocated shoulder and stopped. And, I knew something
happened to my shoulder at the same time.
I rolled over and at that moment of truth asked for help and Chris was there for me. I will
never forget those moments on the mat. It was one of the most intense times in my life. I
was at the mercy of Chris and he was there for me as a brother and friend.
I knew I had dislocated my right shoulder and I asked Chris to help me to get it back in
place. I felt a sense of crying but a sense that Chris would help me. It�s a dramatic
turning point in this cardio/wrestling project.
Was my wrestling career over?
Had my project ended?
What was I to do?
I instinctively turned inside myself to find a reason for this mishap and solution.
And, with God�s help, I found it.
I would not give up the fight.
I would not throw in the towel.
Too many people have given of themselves to this project and the end results need to be
made public to help people coup with issues in their lives similar to the ones I have
encountered during this time period.
I had a history of a dislocated left shoulder from an injury sustained in the USAF back
in the 60�s. And, after weightlifting over the years, I regained full strength in my
left shoulder.
Chris was able to get my right shoulder back into place. I flexed it causing
it to dislocate again. I cried to Chris to help me relocate my shoulder. This time, Chris
wasn�t able to manipulate my dislocated shoulder back into place, and made the decision
to take me to Danbury Hospital.
As Chris drove me to the hospital, I kept a sense of humor about my injury
and rationalized that it was meant to be. I could sense that Chris was
troubled about the incident. But, I reaffirmed the fact that I free willingly
wrestled with him and not to worry.
Dressed in black Adidas shorts, knee pads, wrestling shoes and tight black t-shirt,
I walked into the emergency room with a painful stiff right arm. I was placed
on the stretcher and given a pain killer waiting to have my shoulder x-rayed.
Chris and I joked about our friendship calling it the Laurel and Hardy routine.
In fact, I remarked that I could have been practicing in my newly acquired full black
body wrestling singlet, and that I might have been taken to a different ward at the
hospital.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Whisked away to x-ray leaving Chris in the waiting room area, I felt stronger
and confident that I will overcome this �bump in the road� in my life. Being
x-rayed was painful. I was then taken back to a room in ER and Chris returned.
Again, we joked about my situation.
We strengthened our friendship. I felt a greater sense of responsibility and reached
out to Chris to help him in our project.
Next day, I went to Dr. Christopher C. Mascetta for physical therapy
that will rebuild my injured right shoulder within the next few weeks or perhaps
months. Dr. Mascetta corrected a severe back problem I had after a wrestling
injury from a tournament last year.
In the meantime, I will continue to train with Chris Mascola and Vincent Argese on
cardio exercising including stomach muscle and leg development. This will satisfy
my heart specialist Dr. David Copen�s recommendation that I pursue a more aggressive
daily cardio exercising program.
While I continued my special teacher assignment at John Read Middle School
in Redding, Connecticut, I kept a low profile about my physical mishap except to
mention it to one of the best teachers I have ever teamed with in my life Mrs. Brigit
White and a few students.
My strength will intensify with great people like Chris Mascola, Vincent Argese, and
fellow staff members and students at school.
It�s an act of God!
Amen!
August 2006...Trainer Max Rinaldi's cardio program is producing positive results for Al Bruhn at Ridgefield Recreation Center. Al's Weight at 180 and blood pressure reading of 126/57 and pulse at 63 is a sample reading. Max Rinaldi's cardio program supports Danbury Hospital cardiologist Dr. David Copen's cardiac rehab program. In addition, Dr. Christopher Mascetta's chiropractic services enables Al Bruhn to pursue cardio wrestling without limitations. Click onto The News-Times sports report on the exclusive national medical cardio/wrestling project here. And, for a complete synopsis of project, click here. MAJOR SPORTS BULLETIN:(Ridgefield, Connecticut)...Major medical developments have taken place regarding cardio wrestling and cardio mixed martial arts projects. Dr. Christopher Mascetta has given a green flag to mixed martial arts instructor Max Rinaldi to implement his basic weightlifting program for Al Bruhn at the Ridgefield Recreation Wellness Center. Bruhn, a cardiac rehab patient who has earned wrestling medals since his heart attack in August of 2003, recently embarked on an intensive cardio exercising program including Pro Treadmill, Upright and Recumbent Bike, and Precor Elliptical authored by Max Rinaldi at the town recreation wellness center.
Dr. David Copen, cardiologist, wants Al Bruhn to do more cardio exercising in order to excel on upcoming medical tests in December, when Project One:How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio Wrestling is expected to be completed and ready for national book publication.
In the meantime, Max Rinaldi has set-up a circuit for Al Bruhn to follow at the Ridgefield Wellness Center in addition to lap swimming in the on-site pool. Among the state of the art weightlifting equipment at the town recreation site, Al Bruhn is using the Cybex Eagle Back Extension, Arm Extension, Arm Curl, Incline Pull, Chest Press, Row and Overhead Press.
Max Rinaldi is director/producer of Project Two:Mixed Martial Arts & Healthy Heart which is a three year medical study on how martial arts can strengthen heart muscles. A preliminary two month study is ready for completion August 31, 2006
and thus far the results are positive.
According to Al Bruhn, Dr. Mascetta and Max Rinaldi are the best people to help people achieve their healthy lifestyles. �Dr. Mascetta has produced miracles for my body,� Bruhn explained. After sustaining a serious back injury during a wrestling tournament last year, Bruhn said Dr. Mascetta was able to correct his back problem 100%. And, during a training session with a Project One trainer earlier this year, Al Bruhn dislocated his right shoulder and Dr. Mascetta came to the rescue giving him the medical help he needed allowing him to continue on the mat as a wrestler.
Max Rinaldi is a gem in the eyes of Al Bruhn. �Max has what it takes to bring Project One to closure on a successful note, and continue as my trainer in Project Two,� Bruhn said. �We have a great coach/player relationship,� Bruhn remarked. �He cares about me and knows how to teach me and get desired results,� Bruhn added.
MAJOR SPORTS BULLETIN:(Ridgefield, Connecticut)�Medical question? How is a 60 year old cardiac rehab patient who dislocated his right shoulder able to grapple with a young male adult athlete and get him to tap out especially after nearly three hours of intense mixed martial arts training sessions?
Dr. Christopher Mascetta answered �Al Bruhn has recently been receiving micro-current therapy on his right shoulder. Micro- current therapy is a form of electric muscle stimulation in the form of a low-volt pulsed microampere called Micro Current Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation. Low volt, or weak stimuli has been shown to increase physiological activity by penetrating the cell membrane and increasing the formation of ATP in the mitochondria of the cell.�
Dr. Mascetta said other physiological function which are improved consist of improved protein synthesis, oxygenation, ion exchange, absorption of nutrients, and the elimination of waste products, which will improve the overall function of the cell.
The improved cellular function will result in a reduction of inflammation and improved collagen production, which will improve and increase healing time. It is also beneficial in pain reduction and improved joint range of motion according to Dr. Mascetta.
Dr. Mascetta told Al Bruhn �the benefits of the extremity chiropractic adjustments, but the majority of your healing was the result of improved joint function, alignment and stimulation of proprioceptive (nerves which control mechanical function and balance to a joint) nerve function reducing nocioceptive(pain fibers) stimulation of the shoulder. Also don't forget that you are in phenomenal physical condition which also added to your recovery time, as well as proper nutritional supplementation. Keep up the great work.
Dr. Mascetta is medical consultant for Project Two:Mixed Martial Arts Cardio Exercising Makes The Heart Grow Stronger which consists of a two month preliminary study before the official starting date of September 1, 2006. Max Rinaldi is martial arts cardio instructor for Project Two, who is managing Al Bruhn�s cardio exercising program at Ridgefield Recreation Wellness Center, in addition to instructing boxing, kickboxing, submission grappling and mixed martial arts/ultimate fighting techniques and other cardio exercising skills at the Bruhn Home Gym. Also, Al Bruhn is a student of Brazilian Jujitsu instructor Trevor Sargent at Patterson, New York Parks and Recreation Center under the direction of highly acclaimed mixed martial arts boxer John Carlo.
After a two hour mixed martial arts instruction session with Max Rinaldi, Al Bruhn
had another one hour Brazilian Jujitsu session with instructor Trevor Sargent.
During the second session, Al Bruhn was able to escape from a fellow grappler�s full guard to a side guard and then to a full-mount forcing the young male adult to tap out. Al Bruhn attributes his success on the mat to the training of both Max and Trevor. John Carlo has also been providing Al Bruhn with extra training as well.
Despite Al Bruhn�s physical challenges, he has shown remarkable improvement in one week. During a 60 minute non-stop cardio session August 5, 2006, Al Bruhn used Ridgefield Recreation Center Wellness Center equipment with significant improvement compared to the start of his cardio exercising program July 29, 2006.
Pro Treadmill (15mins.) Heart rate started at 108 and went to 130's while going 3.5 - 4.5mph at Level 1 with Heart Rate returning to 113.
Upright & Recumbent Bike (15mins.) 15mph plus with heart rate between 130-140 and down to 115.
Pro Treadmill (10mins.) Level 15 2.5mph plus with heart rate at 118.
Precor� Elliptical (10mins.) Heart rate started at 118 to level 5 at 100 steps per minute and heart rate at 125.
Upright & Recumbent Bike (10mins.) Level 5 Heart rate started at 118 and went to 130's with 15mph and heart rate back down to 117.
30 minutes in the Ridgefield Recreation spa consisting of 10minutes in whirlpool, 10 minutes in sauna and 10 minutes in sauna/steam room which led to Al Bruhn�s weight of183 with a heart rate of 117 at end of session.
On July 29, 2006, Al Bruhn weighed 188lbs on the first day of Ridgefield Recreation Wellness Center cardio training.
Pro Treadmill (15mins.) 2.0mph � 3.0/3.5mph � 5mph with heart rate in 140�s).
Upright & Recumbent Bike (15mins.) 20mph with heart rate @ 125.
Precor� Elliptical (15 mins.) Level 1 with 100 steps per minute @heart rate 125.
Al Bruhn weighed 186 � lbs. after first cardio exercising training.
Project One: How To Prevent A Heart Attack: Cardio Wrestling is a two year medical study and expected to be completed for publication December 31, 2006.
Dr. David Copen is cardiologist for Al Bruhn. Vincent Argese and Vito Flammia are key wrestling trainers.
Interesting to note is the fact that Danbury Hospital Emergency Room medical doctor told Al Bruhn he would never wrestle again after dislocating his right shoulder May 15, 2006. Al Bruhn�s primary care physician Dr. David Yacono said Al waited too long to receive proper medical attention May 15 at Danbury Hospital ER and the medication he was administered doesn�t relieve pain. Al Bruhn had to wait several hours in ER with a dislocated shoulder before receiving medical attention. The X-rays showed the bone was totally removed from the shoulder. The dislocation was the direct result of a wrestling match with a Project One trainer. MAJOR SPORTS BULLETIN:(Ridgefield, Connecticut)...The top rated Ridgefield Parks and Recreation Center Wellness Center is the focus of a newly designed cardio exercising program for Al Bruhn, as he prepares for final testing in Project One on how to prevent a heart attack through cardio wrestling. Max Rinaldi is programming Al Bruhn's cardio exercising routine at the Ridgefield Parks and Recreation Wellness Center which started July 29, 2006. Max and Al will continue to explore and discover together the Ridgefield Parks and Recreation Center Wellness Center and establish an updated daily routine for Al Bruhn to follow in order to better strengthen his heart muscles to pass the stress test, echo heart test and annual physical in December of 2006.
Al Bruhn reported that Max Rinaldi is best qualified to help him prepare for the three major tests later this year and pass them as well. "Max Rinaldi knows how to teach and how best to instruct me in terms of abilities level as a cardiac rehab patient," Bruhn explained. While Al Bruhn is complimentary of all Project One team members, "there can only be one pilot driving our team home for a victory and that is Max," Bruhn commented. Max Rinaldi has received medical support of Ridgefield based Dr. Christopher Mascetta. Max is a blue belt in Brazilian Jujitsu and college major in physical therapy with an eye at chiropractic services. The 19 year old former Carmel, New York High School graduate is writing a two month medical study on how to do cardio exercising in boxing, kickboxing, submission grappling and mixed martial arts with Al Bruhn as cardiac rehab patient. Project Two Mixed Martial Arts/Cardio Project In Preliminary Stages Senior Wrestler Medalist Bruhn Given Red Flag On Summer Beach Tourney Any Adult Can Get Into Professional Wrestling Slated For Danbury  Believe it or not! Polish freestyle medalist Chris Mazan controlling his opponent during match at Ridgefield Recreation Center. Mazan lost to Dr. Akhter Ahsen in arm wrestling. How? Secret!  World respected author and originator of imagery psychology Akhter Ahsen, PH.D., who's website is located here , knows how to beat anyone in arm wrestling. It's apart of imagery psychology and Al Bruhn plans to find out how to use Dr. Akhter Ahsen's secret technique on the mat to win. Al Bruhn is a client of Dr. Ahsen.  SPORTS BULLETIN:(Hartford, Connecticut)...Hot Tomato restaurant chef Vito Flammia is writing menus for a chapter in How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio/Wrestling slated for publication in 2007. Vito Flammia, a folkstyle wrestling trainer for exclusive national medical cardio/wrestling project
and former outstanding high school wrestler, is making menus that will include 80 percent of Danbury Hospital Cardiologist Dr. David Copen diet and 20% of other diets. Dr. Copen's diet consists of fruits, vegetables, proteins, fish and no diary products. Dr. Copen is Al Bruhn's cardiologist who claims Dr. Copen's diet works to loose weight and feel good. Al Bruhn adds that his team's medical project will challenge FDA daily caloric guidelines.
Vito Flammia instructed Al Bruhn on how to make herbal sauces, chicken and fish. Al Bruhn, who doesn't like fish, could not tell the difference between
Vito's fish menu and regular chicken during a cooking session. Vito Flammia, 296lbs., earned a gold medal during a Bristol Gladiator freestyle wrestling tournament
in April 2006. Vito heads Sunday best folkstyle wrestling training and practice sessions at Bruhn home gym.
Hot Tomato is part of a group with a website at here.
SPORTS BULLETIN:(Hartford, Connecticut June 10, 2006)...Three Western Connecticut Wrestling Team members earned medals during a USA Wrestling Federation of Connecticut freestyle tournament at the Classic Magnet School in the Nutmeg state capitol. Max Rinaldi, who weighed in at 204lbs., earned a gold medal in exhibition matches with Al Bruhn, and a silver medal in his respective weight class. Al Bruhn, who weighed in at 180.6lbs., earned a silver medal in exhibition martches with Max Rinaldi. And, Vincent Argese, who weighed in at 120lbs., earned a bronze medal in his respective weight class.
Videos of the regional wrestling team members tournament matches will be available here soon. Vincent Argese is the head freestyle wrestling instructor/coach with the Ridgefield based wrestling team.
SPORTS BULLETIN:Martial arts event pits Vincent, Max and Al against the most challenging opponents in their lives and awards them success in a personal way. Most notably was Al�s Pankration match with Vincent. It was the last bout in a series of boxing and submission grappling matches to take place in the ring at the Recreation Center in Patterson, New York.
With no referee in the ring and a four minute time limit, Al Bruhn in black gi uniform with fighter gloves faced Vincent Argese in shorts and tee shirt with word Terror on it and fighter gloves. Pankration is submission grappling including boxing. It�s 9:45pm and the spectators are watching with questionable anticipation as to what to expect of a senior grappler against a high school grappler. Max and Eric Bruhn were in Al's corner and Carmel High School students were in Vincent's corner. Al noticed fresh blood on the canvas in the ring. But, that didn�t deter Al�s fight with Vincent. Their gloves met in a friendly chester to signal the start of the Pankration match.
Both fighters move cautiously around one another in the ring throwing punches at each other. Vincent dives for a takedown of Al and secures a mount position with Al. Al protects himself with a guarded position on his back and pulls Vincent�s head into his chest as Vincent is hitting at Al�s head. Al gets Vincent�s head into his chest as he hits Vincent�s head. Al turns onto his stomach and then reverses himself only to get caught in a rear choke hold by Vincent several times during the match.
Finally, during a rear choke hold by Vincent on Al, a New York based submission grappler instructor yells out at Vincent on what to do to get Al to tap out. Despite the pain being felt by Vincent�s rear choke hold, Al continues on the canvas as a fighter like his father and image of which Dr. Ashen told him to keep during the day as a reminder of his need to improve his muscle memory, but then taps out. It�s a win for Vincent. But, it�s a win for Al too. Both Vinny and Al were awarded medals for their Pankration match by sports promoter John Carlo.
Ironically, Al was told that he would never wrestler again by a Danbury Hospital ER medical staff member following his May 15, 2006 dislocated right shoulder, as a result of a training session with coach Chris Mascolo. Following the Pankration match, Chris hugged Al and that said it all. He made it. With the help of Vincent, Max and Dr. Chris Macetta, Al fought back and achieved success with his fellow team members on June 10, 2006.
 SPORTS BULLETIN:(Patterson, New York)...Al Bruhn, upper left hand corner picture, will face Vinny Argese,
in second row second picture from left, when the two meet in a Pankration Match June 10
at Patterson, New York Recreation Center.
Argese is training Bruhn for USA Wrestling Federation of Connecticut open tournament
in Hartford, Connecticut June 10, 2006.
Bruhn and Argese are great friends, but take on a different style when in the ring.
Both grapplers plan to demo their martial arts techniques and hit hard at one another.
Pankration has been around for centuries and can be viewed here.
Bruhn is involved in an exclusive national medial cardio/wrestling project, which can be
accessed here.
SPORTS BULLETIN:(Ridgefield, Connecticut June 10, 2006)...Vincent Argese has been appointed head manager of the exclusive national cardio/wrestling project and Max Rinaldi has been appointed assistant manager of the project. Vincent Argese is a New York Section One honor roll wrestler and member of the Carmel High School wrestling team. His expertise in freestyle and folkstyle wrestling and dedication to the project is above and beyond the call of duty. Max Rinaldi is a blue belt in Brazilian Jujitsu and former Carmel, New York football team member who's currently attending college with career objective of a physical therapist. Max Rinaldi's outstanding athletic abilities and dedication to the project is above and beyond the call of duty. For update on project, click here.
Also, News-Times sports department published a feature on the project here.
 Mark Dollins, far right, proudly stands on podium after earning Bronze Medal at US Nationals in April 2006. Mark Dollins, Senior Vice-President/Public Relations with Pepsi is a key wrestler with Western Connecticut Wrestling Team and its cardio/wrestling project.
290lb. Vito Flammia easily won two key freestyle wrestling matches during the Gladiator Freestyle Tournament to earn a Gold Medal. Flammia pinned his opponent during the matches at Bristol East High School April 29, 2006. Flammia, a former Connecticut high school heavyweight wrestler, is a chef at upscale Hot Tomato's in Hartford. His menus will appear in upcoming book How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio/Wrestling. Flammia is a key coach/trainer with Western Connecticut Wrestling Team. Another WCWT member 125lb. weight class freestyle wrestler 18 year old Vincent Argese earned a Silver Medal during the USA Wrestling Federation of Connecticut sanctioned event after a pin and decision win during two of three matches. Vincent is a New York Section One top seeded high school wrestler. He placed third during sectional competition as a Carmel High School wrestler. Currrently, Vincent is training with Al Bruhn for a USA Wrestling Federation of Connecticut freestyle wrestling tournament in Hartford June 10, 2006 to be held at Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School. 60 year old veteran wrestler Bruhn and Argese are involved in an intense freestyle wrestling program in preparation for the June 10 tournament. Bruhn plans to wrestle at 170. He earned Bronze Medal during the Bristol Gladiator Freestyle Wrestling Tournament last year. WCWT honors Bryant Lishness as an outstanding tournament director of the Bristol Gladiator Tournament.
Brookfield High School Senior Max Beaudry:Heart Month Award Recipient  Max Beaudry has been recognized as a Heart Month Award Recipient for his community service as trainer with the exclusive national medical cardio/wrestling project How To Prevent A Heart Attack: Cardio/Wrestling. Beaudry, Brookfield High School senior, distinguished himself with the cardio/wrestling team project as an outstanding regional high school wrestler, as part of an 18 month study on how to strengthen heart muscles as a wrestler. Al Bruhn, a cardio rehab patient, is the subject of the project study with medical advisors Dr. Gary T. Yacono, Dr. David Copen and Dr. Christopher C. Mascetta. |
