{"id":2580,"date":"2012-09-17T01:51:09","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T01:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/embodiedstrength.com\/?p=2580"},"modified":"2014-02-06T02:03:29","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T02:03:29","slug":"billy-robinsons-catch-wrestling-revolution-european-tour-2012-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/embodiedstrength.com\/?p=2580","title":{"rendered":"Billy Robinson’s Catch Wrestling Revolution European Tour 2012 Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

We arrived in Italy first thing in the morning after a short early morning flight from England. I had some serious airplane hair from sleeping wedged against the seat and the window upon our arrival.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Mike Raho was already waiting for us at the airport when we arrived. Mike has been to the United States and trained with Billy at his camps with Scientific Wrestling<\/a> several times. He’s also done a lot of professional wrestling and even a few\u00a0submission\u00a0grappling competitions. That’s Mike and Billy pictured below.<\/p>\n

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From the airport we headed with Mike to Venice. Arriving, we situated Billy in his hotel room, dropped off our bags, and headed straight out to have a look around the city. Below is the view from Billy’s room. Billy had actually been to Venice many years before for a wrestling match. He was very eager to get out and see the city again…<\/p>\n

\"\"Venice is absolutely amazing! I have never seen any place like this. All of the streets are literally water! \u00a0Instead of getting around in a car you have to get around on a boat. Below is Billy as we traveled in a taxi down the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal, called the Canalazzo, is a large s-shaped canal that divides the city in two.<\/p>\n

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Some parts of Venice can be completely crazy as well. Checkout this short video as we head from the Grand Canal up to Billy’s Hotel. It’s\u00a0incredible\u00a0how well these boats navigate through such close quarters. Mike was telling me to get licensed\u00a0\u00a0as a\u00a0gondolier, which includes\u00a0rigorous\u00a0testing and is one of the toughest licenses to get in all of Italy.<\/p>\n