Pippa L’Vinn, Submission And Lady Pro Wrestler Defines Mastery.

Pippa L’Vinn is a rare true wrestling technician that has mastery in two worlds.

A skilled technician on a good day supremely demonstrates the beauty of their handiwork and inspires the apprentice to over achieve in the ascending mastery of theirs.

Madeleine May Kunin is an American diplomat and politician. She was the 77th Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999.

In her brilliant career she stated many truths, motivated the masses and courageously led by example. One of the quotes she uttered that will forever hold true is, “a skilled worker, regardless of the job description, remains a treasure.”

In the women’s wrestling world, Pippa L’Vinn appears to have reached the treasured status at a very early age.

Her mastery of the sport can be seen in the sparkling trail she has blazed in both the lady pro ring wars and the tough feminine battles engaged upon the submission wrestling mats.

What many like about watching Ms. L’Vinn wrestle is her hard work ethic and determination to prevail.

She expresses at her website, “I am involved in Professional / Competitive freestyle submission and Mixed wrestling. I have also had coaching in the art of Boxing.

I have visited wrestling clubs in other countries such as : U.S.A. South Africa, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Holland and Belgium. You may also see me working at Major Venues across the U.K. in Professional Wrestling Shows and have appeared on T.V. and Radio in the U.K. on many occasions.

Based in Manchester, England I have probably the best private wrestling facilities available in the U.K.

I have my own video production company and promote Ladies Wrestling Shows at my Gym. I also produce custom video’s to order, which are of the highest quality in the business.”

Having been a fan for years Female Competition International (FCI) agrees.

In an interview with slam.canoe.ca, Pippa shares, “I’ve got a 14-foot ring in there, shower-room facilities. A lot of the girls come down here to train. It’s not a specific training regimen, it’s more about getting the girls together and having a base to put on shows. This year has been difficult because we’ve done a major re-fit of the place, and I’ve spent a lot of money. It’s a financial commitment, but I hope that at some point it will really benefit some of the girls. I’d like to be able to look back at some point, and say that I made a difference. I’ve put my money where my mouth is, and I hope it works out.”

Many outside of the United Kingdom through film and school learning are familiar with the world famous city of London but probably less so with Manchester.

Let’s fly there now.

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in North West England with a population of 510,700 (2012 est.,). Since 2001, population has grown by 20.8% (87,900), making it the fastest growing city in Britain.

It lies within the United Kingdom’s second most populous urban area which has a population of 2,553,379. Manchester is located in the south-central part of North West England, fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south and the Pennines to the north and east, and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation. The local authority is Manchester City Council, and the city’s inhabitants are referred to as Mancunians.

Today Manchester is ranked as a beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. The city is notable for its architecture, culture, music scene, media links, scientific and engineering output, social impact, sports clubs and transport connections. Manchester was the site of the world’s first railway station and is where scientists first split the atom and developed the first stored-programme computer. Manchester is also where Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto and where the Trades Union Congress was established.

Its metropolitan economy is the third largest in the United Kingdom with a GDP of $88.3bn (2012 est., PPP). As of 2011 Manchester is the fastest growing major city in the UK and the third-most visited city in the UK by foreign visitors, after London and Edinburgh.

Thank you Wikipedia.

Pippa has wrestled for over ten years and in that time has trained many. One of the many admirable characteristics about her is her ability to take risks and follow through on her goals. She has competed well in the squared circle and on the submission mats which is a rarity. Most who try both excel at one and often struggle during the other.

During her above interview she provides us with some insight to her success. “I did real submission wrestling for around three years, before I started watching a few pro wrestling tapes. I found the concept of pro wrestling very interesting, especially the idea of how different it was from submission style, yet a lot of the moves were interchangeable between submission and pro. I saw people like Leilani Kai, and I knew that I was capable of doing pro wrestling. From there, the challenge of becoming a better pro wrestler has got me where I am today.”

Pippa has a long association with Lady Sports – Professional Girl Wrestling Association (PGWA).

Regarding the PGWA, Wikipedia shares, The Professional Girl Wrestling Association (PGWA) was founded in 1992. The aim of the PGWA is to preserve and promote “Old School” women’s pro wrestling. Based in North Carolina, the organization frequently sponsors matches and whole cards in the Mid-Atlantic and Mid-South states, as well as in Mexico and the United Kingdom through partnerships with other regional promotions. From its founding in 1992 until her death in mid-2008, the Commissioner of the PGWA was Penny Banner.

The company sets up wrestling matches for independent female wrestlers—wrestlers that are not signed to a major company—video tapes the matches and sells them to help promote their careers. Because the women do not sign exclusive contracts, they are free to wrestle in other promotions or major wrestling companies. Unlike many female-only wrestling organizations, PGWA does not overly emphasize the sexuality of the female wrestlers, nor does it promote them as “eye-candy“, but rather stresses their skills and ability.

PGWA matches tend to run 15 to 30 minutes, as opposed to the usual 5 to 10 minutes often allotted female wrestlers by promoters. This allows wrestlers to display a full range of their abilities, rather than having to focus on a few key moves in the short span of time their match allows.

At Female Competition International we have always been fans of Ms. L’Vinn because of her talent, networking, and endless victories. She has practiced what we have preached; please get involved in all submission wrestling as well as the squared circle.

Sometimes a skilled technician is hard to find but when you do, appreciate their mastery.

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