#farmerburns

[wrestlingwiththepast-blog]

Name: Farmer Burns, 1862-1937  Aka: Martin Burns

Career: 1886-1936

From: Cedar County, Iowa

Accomplishments: American Heavyweight Champion (1x), World Light Heavyweight Champion (2x)

Halls of Fame: Wrestling Observer (2002), WWE (2017)

*Bio Snippets* - Claimed his career record was 6,000-7 - His inspiration to become a wrestler is said to have been Abraham Lincoln - Is credited with training over 1,600 wrestlers - Claimed he never cursed in his life

*Interesting Fact* - His neck was so developed he would drop himself with a hangman’s noose as a fair sideshow to no effect. 

[vintagebaron]

#farmerburnschoolofwrestling #farmerburns #1913 #wrestling (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMGSdS_hpxM/?igshid=1tj9rog5i8g7m

[rawisrollie]

Wrestling ad from a digitized issue of The Youth's Companion, #FRANKGOTCH, #FARMERBURNS, #WRESTLING, #YOUTHSCOMPANION, #AMERICANLIFE #CATARRH, #1923 https://instagr.am/p/CBrkj1lD03I/

[benberg1984]

Enhancing Performance Using Breathing Techniques https://powerandmight.blogspot.com/2020/02/enhancing-performance-using-breathing.html?m=1 #farmerburns #deepbreathing #exercises #breathe #thebreath #breathing #deepbreathingexercises #breathingtechniques #technique #breathislife #breathingisyourpower #jedi #shaolinmonks #shaolinmonk #conditioning #endurance #performance #lastingstrength #strength #catchwrestling #mma #bjj (at Hayden Lake, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8hFbjSHKlK/?igshid=1xq7sv14re9bd

[benberg1984]

Martin "Farmer" Burns. Lessons In Wrestling & Physical Culture https://amzn.to/2Kg70FR #farmerburns #catchwrestling #conditioning #bjj #mma #physicalculture #oldschool #wrestling #cacc #submissionwrestling #submission #physicalconditioning #submissions #holds #takedowns #wrestle #amazon #book #lessonsinwrestlingandphysicalculture #early1900s #worldchampionwrestler #worldchampion (at Hayden, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYj8XsHau3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1caglaskm7i7t