Mark Cocker (wrestler)

Mark Cocker (wrestler)
Mark Cocker
Born June 14, 1982(1982-06-14)
Bolton, England
Nationality British
Known for British and International wrestler


Mark Cocker (born June 14, 1982) is a Freestyle wrestler, Ju-Jitsu black belt and Judo player who trains with Bolton OWC[1] and The Manchester Y Club. Cocker is a British and English freestyle wrestling champion[2][3] and has competed for both England and Great Britain over a time period spanning thirteen years.[4] He is also a 1st Dan black belt in Judo under Steve Pullen MBE and 1st Dan Black Belt in Ju-Jitsu under Professor Trevor Roberts.

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Early career

Cocker first got into martial arts after training with local instructor Trevor Roberts, and gained his 1st dan black belt in Roberts' Tetsu-no-otoko-ryu style of Ju-Jitsu. After showing a flare for grappling, Roberts began to coach him in the Russian style of combat known as Sambo wrestling and eventually, he began to train at his local wrestling club in Bolton under coaches Tony Morris, Paul Morris and John Rennie. Cocker's junior career saw him take regional and national titles and he was chosen to represent Great Britain in the World Cadet Championships in 1998 held at the then Nynex Arena in Manchester. He placed 14th in the world.[5]

Senior career

After a successful Junior career, Cocker moved into the senior ranks with notable success winning and medalling in numerous domestic and international tournaments. In 2002, he narrowly lost a 'wrestle off' for the English 2002 Commonwealth Games team to a former South African wrestler who had gained eligibility to wrestle for England, and he attended the Games as 96KG reserve. 2002 also saw him place 7th in the FISU World University Wrestling Championships and was the first British wrestler to ever compete at this event.[5] Cocker continued to compete domestically and internationally until late 2004, when he then began to cross train in other sports including a return to Ju-Jitsu and taking up Judo. He successfully transferred his wrestling skills onto the Judo mat training under Steve Pullen at Urmston Judo club and gained his 1st Dan black belt in Judo, represented the North West in the National Team Championships, and secured a Bronze medal in the 2008 Heart of England Judo Championships.[6]

Return to wrestling

In late 2008, Cocker decided to resume his freestyle wrestling career and began training again at Bolton Olympic Wrestling club. He made his competitive comeback in the 2009 British Open wrestling championships winning the Bronze medal in the 120KG weight division.[7] He went on to win the 2010 English Open Championships at the 120KG weight division[3] and placed second in the 2010 British Closed championships.[8] In July 2010, Cocker was again chosen to represent Great Britain at the UK Sport funded GB World Cup event held in Sheffield and won the Silver Medal, beating wrestlers from Uzbekistan and Latvia to reach the final.[9][10] In August 2010, Cocker was victorious in a final 'wrestle off 'against the Great Britain international Chinu Chinu, at the 120KG weight division,[11] to decide who should represent Team England in the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi. The 'wrestle off' was a 'best of three' series of matches held at the Salford Wrestling academy, the same venue that he had lost his 2002 Commonwealth Games 'wrestle off'. Cocker won both matches and was successfully selected to represent Team England in both the Greco-Roman and Freestyle disciplines[12][13][14] making him the first ever English wrestler to compete at a Commonwealth Games in both styles. Cocker lost in the quarter finals stage, finishing 5th in both styles.[15][16] He also won the 2011 British Championships[2][1] and represented Great Britain at the FILA 2011 European Wrestling Championships held in Dortmund (Germany).[4]

Documentary

In 2002, Cocker was part of a documentary[17] 'Catch – The Hold Not Taken' that was created to investigate the roots of different styles of wrestling such as freestyle and Catch wrestling, and how wrestling has evolved over the decades.

References

  1. ^ a b "Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club". Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club. http://boltonolympicwrestlingclub.co.uk/Bolton%20Olympic%20Wrestling%20Club/. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "British Senior Championships (2010) FS FW – British Wrestling Association". Britishwrestling.org. February 12, 2011. http://www.britishwrestling.org/events.asp?itemid=1945&itemTitle=British+Senior+Championships+%282010%29+FS+FW&section=26. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "English Senior Championships – British Wrestling Association". Britishwrestling.org. http://www.britishwrestling.org/events.asp?itemid=1939&itemTitle=English+Senior+Championships&section=26. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "J. Foeldeak GmbH – Sports Mats, Wrestling Mats, Judo Mats, Grappling Mats". Foeldeak.com. http://www.foeldeak.com/wrestlingdatabase.php?language=en. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b [1][dead link]
  6. ^ http://www.britishjudo.org.uk/pdf/Heart%20of%20England%202008%20Results.pdf
  7. ^ "British Senior Championships – British Wrestling Association". Britishwrestling.org. http://www.britishwrestling.org/events.asp?itemid=295&itemTitle=British+Senior+Championships&section=26. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  8. ^ "British Closed Championships – British Wrestling Association". Britishwrestling.org. http://www.britishwrestling.org/events.asp?itemid=2934&itemTitle=British+Closed+Championships&section=26. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  9. ^ "GB Cup – British Wrestling Association". Britishwrestling.org. http://www.britishwrestling.org/events.asp?itemid=1940&itemTitle=GB+Cup&section=26. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  10. ^ Hope, Nick (July 17, 2010). "BBC Sport – Wrestling – British wrestlers star at GB Cup". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wrestling/8831371.stm. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Mark Cocker wins 120kg wrestle off – Talk British Wrestling". Talkbritishwrestling.ning.com. http://talkbritishwrestling.ning.com/forum/topics/mark-cocker-wins-120kg-wrestle?commentId=2698615%3AComment%3A8721&xg_source=activity. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  12. ^ England  at the Commonwealth Games. "England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games#Wrestling. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  13. ^ "Delhi 3rd–14th October 2010 – British Wrestling Association". Britishwrestling.org. October 14, 2010. http://www.britishwrestling.org/page.asp?section=192&sectionTitle=Delhi+3rd%2D14th+October+2010. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  14. ^ "THE ENGLAND TEAM | Sporting Life | Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010, Medal Table". Sporting Life. http://www.sportinglife.com/commonwealth2010/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others/10/09/28/manual_172154.html. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  15. ^ "J. Foeldeak GmbH – Sports Mats, Wrestling Mats, Judo Mats, Grappling Mats". Foeldeak.com. http://www.foeldeak.com/english/infoservice.php. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  16. ^ "Freestyle wrestling – Mark Cocker (England) : season totals". The-sports.org. March 30, 2011. http://www.the-sports.org/freestyle-wrestling-cocker-mark-results-identity-s21-c2-b4-o132-w141276.html. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Catch Profiles: Mark Cocker". Riverhorse.tv. http://www.riverhorse.tv/catch/Profiles/cocker.htm. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 

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