Thomas Gilman explains what happened when things got heated after the Oklahoma State dual between him, Nick Piccininni and John Smith. ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ Watch The Best of FloPRO on FloWrestling: • The Best of FloPRO on ... ~-~~-~~~-~~-~
I hope Gillman wrestles for a long time, but he could make an absolute fortune in MMA. He’s the exact kind of guy the UFC 125-pound weight class could use with his personality, ability to talk, intensity, charisma, etc. He would be the perfect “heel” to some of the boring goody-two-shoes in the lighter weights that absolutely refuse to do anything at all to draw attention to a fight. He would make big big money.
I saw this video promoted and watched it. It is interesting how paranoid he is. That got me remembering what happened to me. I grew up in gymnastics from age 4 in Ukraine then kept going in USA when I got adopted and moved. I was way much more muscular than other boys in my school because of gymnastics at age 4. When I was age 16 I was riding my bike on country roads near our house when some older high school boys found me and took me into the cornfields. They held me in a full nelson and took off my gym shorts and spent a lot of time working over all 4 rows of my abs and obliques and pecs. They ran over the front time of my bike and I had to walk over 3 miles back home carrying my bike with my abs severely worked over. I became fearful after that and trained my abs to be rock hard and took a lot of abuse from guys I knew to protect me from taking abuse from guys who wanted to injure me. I was paranoid for the last 2 years of high school. I'm age 19 and have worked through that paranoia. Gilman's world of wrestling might be dangerous. I never thought those guys were trying to keep from competing in gymnastics. They just didn't like it that I did gymnastics. And they were jealous.
Oh and btw... love this kid. He is the type of personality I would gravitate too. Guys like this become the best friends. That always show up when you call. Loyal and always display true brotherly love.
there is no way he could outwrestle anyone over 165 lbs. There is a clip of him attacking the Minnesota middleweights. He gets pushed back like a child.
What the hell wrestling room has this kid been hanging out in jeez lol I love how half of the line up during the hand shake had no idea what was going on or seemed to care lol
Im sick of seeing “ 0 ncaa titles “ . Then how bout you go wrestle D1 and get one, oh wait you can’t . At least win a state championship before coming for Gilman who may I add has 4 *cough cough*
@Tomfoolery I always put it like this. If a guy places top 8 at NCAAs he's a stud. An all American. Now imagine there's 2 tournaments full of nothing but NCAA champs and top half all Americans. Gilman won those multiple times, and then beat every top wrestler in the world but 1.
My wrestling coach didn’t allow us to sit up with our arms bracing us from behind because his career was ended by him doing that and some heavy weights falling on his arms and messing him up really badly so I don’t see this as crazy at all
This is a wrestler who makes wrestling a lifestyle, he said he’s afraid to turn his back to an “enemy” because it shows weakness, he treats it like a war and he wants it to be his battle.
A wrestling match is nothing like war. Trust me, done both. One you hit the showers and go home. The other you have to worry about stepping in the wrong spot, IEDs, snipers and rocket attacks. Picking up pieces of your buddies. Not even close
Save all that aggression and waiting to prove yourself for when your on the mat! When your off the mat stay calm and respectful as the best of the best usually do!
This attitude is great for this sport, but not so much for real life. These uber-confrontational, uber sensitive hyper masculine guys often turn out to be bullies who want to fight anyone they think looks at them wrong.
Know the enemy and know yourself in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. Paranoia is a sign of mental weakness! I can win on that weakness alone.
