New Twitter Handle @iWrestle

We were lucky enough to get into Twitter early and got @wrestling as our Twitter handle. Today, that changed to @iWrestle. A few weeks back the social media director for United World Wrestling, then FILA, approached me and asked me if…

Goodbye FILA. Hello United World Wrestling.

Not sure I’m a big fan of the name, but I’m sure it’ll grow on me. The FILA Bureau voted on the name change as the sport’s world governing body gets set to undergo a significant rebranding exercise which also…

Shoot – A Wrestling Film

Jimmy is the lead trainer at Tampa Bay Athletics and the TEN Institute and Nick is the wrestling coach at Anclote High School in Holiday. The two Division 1 Wrestling standouts grew up wrestling and were game for a…

Gym Shoes

Gotta have wrestling shoes at the gym. via Flickr

How to do the flying squirrel.

A sequence photo of Ellis Coleman performing his flying squirrel wrestling move. Flipping an opponent like this isn’t going to be easy. If you’d like to read the text, either right-click and save the large version, or I’ve written up…

Daniel Cormier Retires

Daniel Cormier retires from wrestling for good, leaves his shoes on the mat after win over Chris Pendleton. — Daniel Cormier tied a ribbon around his prestigious amateur wrestling career earlier this afternoon, defeating former Oklahoma State University (OSU) teammate,…

Minneapolis needs an amateur wrestling club.

Unlike other spots, once a wrestler walks off the high school mats, they don’t often wrestle again. Sure, some get into college programs, or get the opportunity every now and then, but, for the most part, their wrestling career is…

American Hero – Custom Wrestling Singlet

Have you checked out Takedown Sportswear yet? They’ve got some great custom singlets. There’s the American Hero (as seen below), Silverback Gorilla, Haulk (Incredible Hulk), B-Man (Batman), and a cool Armed Forces one just to name a few. They also have…

Wrestle Hard

This video was made for Wesleyan University wrestling a few years ago and it’s very well done. The music and special effects are mesmerizing.