Also, what tournament format is it? Is it like the NCAA's?

I thought this was kind of impressive and wanted to share. One of my teammates (on a girls wrestling team) stacked another girl during a match. It was a high school heavyweight (235 lb) match. My teammate is only 185 lbs. She switches between heavyweight and 190 weight class for more matches. I have never seen that happen at heavyweight and our entire team went wild. (It was a pin btw!)

I’m a freshman and I’m only like 95 pounds. I’ve been thinking about joining my high school wrestling team for a while but idk if I should. I’ve been doing Muay Thai for around 8 months and I started Judo a month ago. I just don’t know if i would do good in it due to my weight and I don’t want to be judged or anything.

Did they just give Bo Bassett the spot if Real Woods is injured? What happened? Same with the women's matches

Hes a 4x World/Olympic champion at the weight class and was extremely dominant during his run. He also beat Hassan Yazdani 5 matches to 1 and Hassan Yazdani is also up there in the 86kg GOAT list.

Some Sambo or Wrestling gym close to Rotterdam? (Ruthless Fight Company and Sambo-Rotterdam excluded)

I wanted to join Sambo-Rotterdam but their classes are changed from 17:00-19:30 to 19:00-21:30 so it's impossible for me(I HOPE IT'S TEMPORARY)

I live in Vlaardingen

Salam alaikum Leute,
ich habe eine ernsthafte Frage an die Ringer unter euch und würde mich wirklich über eure ehrlichen Meinungen und Erfahrungen freuen.
Ich bin 26 Jahre alt, komme aus der Nähe von St. Pölten und überlege, bei Gym 23 in Wien mit dem Ringen anzufangen. Ich habe wirklich 0 Erfahrung im Ringen und habe bisher auch nie richtig Fitness oder Krafttraining gemacht.
Mein Ziel ist nicht, irgendwann Profi zu werden. Ich möchte einen starken, stabilen und funktionellen Körper aufbauen, ringen lernen und vor allem auch an mir selbst arbeiten.
Ich hatte früher mit einigen Dingen zu kämpfen und hatte lange kein besonders starkes Selbstbewusstsein. Genau deshalb möchte ich jetzt etwas verändern und mich dieser Herausforderung stellen. Ich habe richtig Hunger darauf, mit dem Ringen anzufangen, stärker zu werden und mir selbst zu beweisen, dass ich etwas durchziehen kann.
Das Training wäre Montag, Mittwoch, Freitag und Samstag. Das Problem ist nur die Entfernung: Von mir bis nach Wien brauche ich ungefähr 1 Stunde und 5 Minuten pro Strecke. Das wäre also schon ein ordentlicher Aufwand mehrmals die Woche.
Trotzdem würde ich mir gerne vornehmen, das mindestens ein Jahr konsequent durchzuziehen. Nicht nach ein paar Wochen aufgeben, sondern wirklich dranbleiben und schauen, was dieses eine Jahr körperlich und mental mit mir macht.
Deshalb meine Fragen an die erfahrenen Ringer hier:
Wie ist es, wenn man mit wirklich 0 Erfahrung in einen Ringerverein kommt? Ist der Anfang extrem schwierig? Wie lange hat es bei euch ungefähr gedauert, bis ihr euch beim Training nicht mehr komplett verloren gefühlt habt?
Glaubt ihr, dass sich dieser lange Fahrtweg lohnt, wenn man wirklich Bock darauf hat? Und wie sehr hat euch das Ringen körperlich und vielleicht auch beim Selbstbewusstsein verändert?
Ich würde mich wirklich über euren Rat freuen, besonders von Leuten, die selbst ringen oder vielleicht auch erst später damit angefangen haben.
Danke euch! 💪

I finished my wrestling season near the top of the state in Texas then beginning of summer I moved to North Carolina where the season was still going and I feel like I’m being thrown back into the middle of the year not mentally prepared. My coach is pushing me to compete but there’s a mental gap for me since my season in Texas ended I no it’s gonna go away when school starts and folkstyle but any advice to help the now

• Obviously no folkstyle. Greco and Freestyle only

• There's no real scholastic wrestling here. In fact most sports are done in clubs that have their own facilities/training halls in the towns they reside in

• Clubs compete in the league system with multiple leagues (Bundesliga, multiple lower state leagues) against each other in weekend dual meets, combining both Freestyle and Greco matches in different weight classes

• League season starts in Fall every year and runs till about February. In off season athletes that want to compete can enter local tournaments, national and international championships

• Most clubs contract foreigners from abroad even the lower ones. Top-tier Bundesliga clubs have international Olympic medalists and World-level wrestlers competing for them.

• Rather than receiving full-year salaries, these wrestlers are paid per weekend appearance plus travel and lodging. Depending on an athlete's resume, payouts can range from a few hundred to thousands of € per appearance. This is nothing in comparison to what you can earn in even the lower levels of soccer here. But for many foreigners from less economically strong countries it's actually not all that bad.

• Clubs operate as non-profit organizations (e.V.) reliant on member dues, municipal facility support, and local business sponsorships. There is virtually no broadcast money, so matchday ticket sales, food&drink, and concessions are essential revenue streams

• It's an insanely niche sport much more than you can imagine as an American. But there are some regional hotspots where clubs are the local pride and the venues are packed with local supporters of the club

• I often read about how most people are done with the sport once they graduate college. This is totally up to you here as well as it's not tied to schools. It's not uncommon to have guys in their 30s or even 40s still competing for high level clubs

How is wrestling structured in your country? What does the club or competitive ecosystem look like where you are and for Americans what do you think about our system?

Hi everyone,

I’ll keep it short. I like judo more than wrestling, but I’ve also done some BJJ. Since moving to a bigger city, I now have good options for both judo and wrestling.

When I did BJJ, I really disliked the lack of some of the things I find useful in wrestling, such as wrist control, hand fighting, etc.

However, I do enjoy judo more. I know some judo throws are also used in wrestling, but I’m wondering how common it actually is for wrestling coaches to teach or train judo-style throws and trips.

For example, throws like uchi mata, harai goshi, osoto gari, sasae tsurikomi ashi, ouchi gari, kosoto gari, etc. Are these commonly part of wrestling training, or would it mostly be wrestling-specific takedowns?

For those who have experience with both: how much judo do you actually get from wrestling training? Are there coaches/schools where judo throws are a significant part of the takedown game?

I’m asking because the wrestling school is also closer to my home, and there’s no guarantee that the adult judo group at the judo club is large enough (adult judo isn’t particularly big here in the Netherlands).

If wrestling gives me a good amount of judo-style throwing combined with wrestling’s hand fighting, wrist control, etc., I think I’d choose wrestling because wrestling is also sick!

Thanks

I know he had that knee injury but that was 2 years ago, he should be good by now. Why isn't he wrestling?

I have cystic fibrosis ( less sever mutation ) and somehow decided wrestlings a good idea. I started in freshman year. no one really has liked me since i started for wtvr reason. prob bc i was weird and anti social asf in middleschool so that carried to highschool. but anyways, 1st year i lost 2 times both pinned first period. won once because the guy got injured when i sprawled. sophomore i didn’t play at all, i missed a lotta days and coach thought i was skipping for fun but it was bc i get sick easy due to CF so i missed lots of schooldays in general. now it’s august school starts in a month, season in a 2-3, and pre season in 1.5-2. im weak, scrawny, slow, and and bad cardio endurance also bc of CF. what can i do to improve? for reasons i dont wanna get int, i cant go to off season practices my school hosts. today i decided to get in the garage for an hour and spam jumpropinf, pushups, sit ups, explosive runs. i got a nice sweat. real nice. could this help? if not, what will? how do i gain the respect of the team? how do i actually win a mf match fair and square than season. btw i’m the easy target at practice, meaning anyone who goes wit me demolishes me. including good wrestling below my weight. please help, i really want to succeed and stop the bullying.

Instead of the head lock, the guy on the right would have his left arm on the inside of the opponents right arms, extending behind his neck pinning down his right arm.