Match with Helen Report on a private session with Helen von Mott, of Virago Let me start off by saying that my match with Helen was simply AWESOME. She is by far the best female wrestler I have had the pleasure of meeting. I had had bouts with several women and had generally held my own against some of the best in the business. Helen took it to another level. I met Helen outside the studio she had arranged. She was pleasant looking in a knit top and mid-calf workout outfit. The well toned calfs immediately caught my attention. This was nothing compared to the shock I got 10 minutes or so later - after some chatting and changing into our respective attires - when I caught a glimpse of her shoulders. WOW. Not a bodybuilder's, but clearly VERY VERY strong. Then I noticed strong - though not particularly shapely - legs. Then I focused my attention on her incredibly flat abs. By now I was intimidated and she was only stretching. As she easily folded her legs over her head, I knew I stood no chance. I had never been intimidated before - even while losing - but now I was even before we started. We chatted easily, laughing occasionally as we warmed up. Now it was time to wrestle. The smile evaporated off her face. She was all business. The match moved quickly, with Helen in complete control. She was so dominant we each lost track of the number of falls she won (my tally was easy: 0). This had NEVER happened to me before. Occasionally I got a controlling hold but she methodically worked out of it with the same constant look of determination. It did not matter if I controlled her shoulders, bent her double, got a scissors, or the occasional head lock. She powered out of it. And each time she quickly went to work to gain the soon-to-come submission. As she gained control, she would look down, again with no hint of a smile. Just deep thought about what type of hold she would use to extract a submission. And her variety of holds was astounding, working generally my head and at times my body into many excruciating positions. When she applied such a hold, the pain was intense and my submission almost instantaneous. In the past, I had withstood and fought off many of my opponents best holds. These other times, I often escaped and other times just withstood for quite a while the supposed crushing hold. Not so against Helen. The pain was so severe from her great form and amazing power I had no choice but to submit immediately. This was a new phenomenon. Most of the time I focused on her shoulders and arms. Amazing size and power. And so skilled in putting me into the position she wanted, warding off my attacks or defenses, and then going for the kill. But at the very end, she applied a head scissors. I have never tapped out so fast. What power!!!! No one, not any of the vaunted head scissors queens, come close in that department. Now I knew the power in those legs - as I said very strong legs. I had underestimated those legs, that was for sure. A triangle hold was one thing, a body scissors discomforting, but that head scissors was devastating. Helen was intense. Hold after hold. Fall after fall. Concentrating. Never smiling. But what a competitor!!!!!!!! She is a fighter through and through. No titillation. No toplessness. No rubbing here or there or flaunting any part of her anatomy. She used all her body as a finely honed weapon. No gloating or rubbing in her fighting superiority. Just an absolute comptetitor. Not the prettiest wrestler out there. Not the sexiest wrestler out there. If you are looking for either of those traits, go elsewhere. But if you want a session with a no-nonsense, hard-nosed competitor, I know of no better. I would note that Helen is fully respectful of limits. I wanted no chokes, she fully obliged. After a while, I wanted to avoid joint locks, again no problem. When I submitted, she released immediately, sometimes releasing upon a grunt, thinking it might have been a submission. I cannot say enough about her. And when she is not fighting, she has a pretty smile. But when she fights, she goes for the submission, and goes for it hard. I recommend her fully. Helen Von Mott San Francisco, CA 415-479-6542 vonmott@linex.com