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Oak Park wrestler Ellis Coleman achieves unlikely Olympic dream - Chicago Sun-Times
This was just a good read. From article:
It was at Oak Park-River Forest that Coleman got on the right track. It was also there where he developed his signature move, ‘‘The Flying Squirrel,’’ named after his affection for the ‘‘Rocky and Bullwinkle’’ cartoon. Coleman devised the move during practices with his older brother, Lillashawn.
‘‘It was shocking and cool, but the refs had never seen it before,’’ Powell said. ‘‘[The first time Coleman used it], they scored it wrong and gave points to the other guy. People who aren’t naturally that athletic can’t comprehend it.’’
The move is hard to describe because Coleman is moving so fast when he does it. He somersaults over his opponent’s head and shoulders, wraps his arms around his opponent’s waist and flips him over. Referees don’t award Coleman any style points when he uses the move.
This was just a good read. From article:
It was at Oak Park-River Forest that Coleman got on the right track. It was also there where he developed his signature move, ‘‘The Flying Squirrel,’’ named after his affection for the ‘‘Rocky and Bullwinkle’’ cartoon. Coleman devised the move during practices with his older brother, Lillashawn.
‘‘It was shocking and cool, but the refs had never seen it before,’’ Powell said. ‘‘[The first time Coleman used it], they scored it wrong and gave points to the other guy. People who aren’t naturally that athletic can’t comprehend it.’’
The move is hard to describe because Coleman is moving so fast when he does it. He somersaults over his opponent’s head and shoulders, wraps his arms around his opponent’s waist and flips him over. Referees don’t award Coleman any style points when he uses the move.
