THE NEXT EVOLUTION IN REAL NO-GI SUBMISSION WRESTLING IS HERE!
Snake Pit U.S.A.’s primary mission is to breathe new life into real Catch as Catch Can Wrestling and help lead the Catch Wrestling revolution for Martial Artists, and those pursuing recreational training and fitness alike. Our ever expanding, state of the art, online training database was developed to help teach, and spread authentic technical knowledge of Catch as Catch Can Wrestling while developing students, and official locations/certified Catch Wrestling schools throughout the United States and around the world.
At Snake Pit U.S.A. we use an easy to understand curriculum with guidelines that include both student & coach levels. This curriculum was developed to provide guidance and ensure technical proficiency, while promoting the growth of REAL No-Gi Submission Wrestling, Catch as Catch Can style to individuals of all skill levels and backgrounds.
By utilizing only the most highly effective, high percentage, combat & combat sports proven techniques & training methods available we have done everything possible to guarantee you the highest quality instruction, and support you deserve for all your personal Martial Arts training and fitness needs.
JOEL M. BANE
SNAKE PIT U.S.A. HEAD COACH & HEAD COACH, SNAKE PIT U.S.A. MIXED MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY/MACHADO JIU-JITSU. (SNAKE PIT U.S.A. WORLD HEADQUARTERS)
Coach Bane brings nearly 30 Years of Mixed Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Catch Wrestling, Judo, Luta Livre, Amateur Wrestling (Greco/Freestyle), Boxing & Muay Thai experience to the team as our Head Coach.
As the leader of The Snake Pit U.S.A. Catch Wrestling Association, the affiliation has won 25 Team Submission Grappling Championships. The organization has sold over 30k Training DVD’s/Videos and Coach Bane has conducted 200+ seminars and camps while the Team/Affiliation has attained over 600k fans around the world.
– Fully Certified Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling Coach: Under legendary Coach Billy Robinson
– 5th Degree Black Belt in Luta Livre: FIRST-EVER American to be promoted directly by and under 9th Degree Red Belt, Grand Master Hugo Duarte, “The General,” as a member of the Hugo Duarte Luta Livre International Team.
– Leader of the Hugo Duarte Luta Livre International Fight Team.
Luta Livre Lineage:
Rufino dos Santos > Euclydes “Tatu” Hatem > Carlos Brunocilla > Hugo Duarte > Joel Bane
– 3rd Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Under Legendary 8th Degree, Red/White Coral Belt, Master Rigan Machado
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Lineage:
Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Hélio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Jr. > Rigan Machado > Joel Bane
– 1st Degree Black Belt in Judo & 2nd Degree Black Belt in Shingitai Jujitsu: Under 3 x National Heavyweight Judo Champion, 8th Degree Coral Belt (Hachidan), Coach John Saylor (former U.S. Olympic Training Center Head Coach 1983-1989)
– 3-Time USAF Heavyweight Champ, 2-Time Team Captain & 2-Time Assistant Coach of the United States Air Force “All Air Force Wrestling Team,” (2013 – 2017 International, Greco Roman/Freestyle) Under the expert tutelage of 2X U.S. Olympic Wrestling Coach, Floyd “Bad News” Winter
– TWO-TIME Greco Roman Wrestling U.S. World Team Alternate
– Former CSW Coach (Combat Submission Wrestling): Under Coach Erik Paulson (Shooto Lightweight World Champion) Founder, Combat Submission Wrestling
– USA Wrestling Certified Coach: Copper and Bronze levels certified
– President, International Catch Wrestling Federation (ICWF) and USA Catch Wrestling
– Founder/Creator, Catch Wrestling Magazine
– U.S. Rep & Member of the “International Network of Wrestling Researchers” (INWR) The worlds largest scientific support group for an international sport
– Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach: American Sport Education Program (ASEP)
– Certified Modern Army Combative Program (MACP) Instructor: Levels I and II
– Member of USA Wrestling, “New Jersey State Wrestling Association”
– KRU RANKED (Senior Instructor) in Muay Thai by The United World Muay Thai Association
– Coach Bane has attained multiple noteworthy Legitimate Catch Wrestling Lineages that lead directly back to the Legendary Catch Wrestling Coach, Billy Riley, Founder of the original Snake Pit (Formerly known as Riley’s Gym) in England.
1st:
BILLY RILEY > KARL GOTCH/YOSHIAKI FUJIWARA > MASAKATSU FUNAKI > KEN SHAMROCK > SEAN DAUGHERTY > JOEL BANE
2nd:
BILLY RILEY > BILLY ROBINSON > JOEL BANE
3rd:
BILLY RILEY > KARL GOTCH > SATORU SAYAMA > YORINAGA NAKAMURA > ERIK PAULSON > JOEL BANE
ACHIEVEMENTS:
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Former Competitive Mixed Martial Artist: “Reality Fighting” and “Combat in the Cage”
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Won or placed in USA Wrestling’s U.S. Open & Armed Forces Wrestling Championships, NAGA, Grapplers Quest, U.S. Grappling, Mission Submission and Good-fight (expert/advanced No-Gi divisions) including North American and World Championships
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U.S. World Grappling Team Heavyweight alternate, No-Gi and Gi divisions, 2013 FILA World Championship
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Heavyweight Champion & Captain of The United States Air Force “All Air Force Wrestling Team” (2013, 2014 & 2015)
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U.S. World Team Heavyweight (Senior) Alternate Greco Roman (2013 U.S. OPEN)
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U.S. Military World Championship U.S. Military Heavyweight Alternate for both Greco & Freestyle (2014 CISM)
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Assistant Coach, United States Air Force “All Air Force Wrestling Team” Greco/Freestyle (2016 & 2017)
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Combat Sports and self defense instructor to U.S. Army MACP Instructors (2008-2011)
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Has taught Grappling/Combative techniques to over 560 U.S. Military and Coalition Force members in the United States, and Afghanistan
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Completed Krav Maga Personnel Security Detail (PSD) Combative training, (Afghanistan 2005)
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Coach Bane is a 3 x Veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and 1 x Iraqi Freedom along with two other middle eastern deployments. He was a USAF Security Forces Senior Non Commissioned Officer (Master Sergeant), now retired having served over 20 years Active Duty Military service.
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While deployed he led counter intelligence operations including, but not limited to counter IED missions, personnel security details, weapons cache seizures, raids, apprehensions and convoys. Joel is one of very few certified U.S. Air Force Sharpshooters in the history of the program, and is a highly skilled small arms weapons expert. He served proudly alongside his U.S. Army counterparts for the greater part of his career attending specialized rigorous schools while being repeatedly assigned to Combined Joint Task Force units in Afghanistan.
“STEPPING INTO THE SNAKE PIT”
Featuring Snake Pit U.S.A. Head Coach Joel Bane
By: Daniel Dimarzio
Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling, a brutal martial art and sport, was created in England beginning in the 1490s and refined for hundreds of years. Sailors from the British Navy traveled all over Asia and the Middle East, bringing back fighting techniques from these exotic lands. Englishmen mixed these techniques with their existing wrestling techniques sourced from all over Europe. The result was a devastating martial art known as “Catch Wrestling.”
The history of Catch Wrestling makes us take a hard look at what we think we know about the martial arts and where they came from. Also included in the book is a rare interview with one of the few Catch-as-Catch-Can experts still carrying on the tradition, Coach Joel Bane of Snake Pit USA. He reveals invaluable information about Catch Wrestling you would be hard pressed to find anywhere else.
Catch Wrestling is pushing its way back into the spotlight after almost being lost to the sands of time…and modern-day fighters are taking notice.
This best selling book is available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Catch-Wrestling-Stepping-into-Snake/dp/1365279332/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505228558&sr=8-1&keywords=catch+wrestling+books
As well as in bookstores around the world.
DALE ROSSI
SNAKE PIT U.S.A. ASSISTANT COACH & SNAKE PIT U.S.A. MIXED MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY/MACHADO JIU-JITSU ASSISTANT COACH. (SNAKE PIT U.S.A. WORLD HEADQUARTERS)
Coach Rossi brings 15 Years of Mixed Martial Arts, Catch Wrestling, Luta Livre, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Boxing & Muay Thai experience to the team as our Assistant Coach.
He has been the direct understudy of Snake Pit U.S.A. Catch Wrestling Association Head Coach Joel Bane for over 12 years in Catch Wrestling, Luta Livre, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo. He is the highest ranked Coach/Student World/Wide in not only the Snake Pit U.S.A. Catch Wrestling Program but in the USA Catch Wrestling & International Catch Wrestling Federation.
– Snake Pit U.S.A. Full Coach Certified.
– Has completed every Snake Pit U.S.A. Skill level + over 100 seminars & All Required Two-Day Camps.
– USA Catch Wrestling/ICWF Level 8/Assistant Coach Ranked
– Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Lineage:
Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Hélio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Jr. > Rigan Machado > Joel Bane > Dale Rossi
– 2nd Degree Black Belt in Luta Livre
– SECOND-EVER American to be promoted directly by and under 9th Degree Red Belt, Grand Master Hugo Duarte, “The General,” as a member of the Hugo Duarte Luta Livre International Team.
Luta Livre Lineage:
Rufino dos Santos > Euclydes “Tatu” Hatem > Carlos Brunocilla > Hugo Duarte > Dale Rossi
– Second Degree Brown Belt in Judo
– 13 + Years Boxing & Muay
– 10th KHAN in Muay Thai
– USA Boxing Certified Coach
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