The front head lock is a fundamental wrestling position that offers a lot to wrestlers. It is also a fairly easy position to find yourself in. A common way to get into the front headlock position is off of a good sprawl. You’re...

The front headlock is one of the most powerful positions in grappling. As the old saying goes, if you control the head you control the body and control is what wrestling is all about. Even with how  powerful as the headlock is, there...

  I enjoyed the last film breakdown I did, so I figured I would do another between two Fanatic Wrestling athletes: Pat Downey and Nicholas Heflin, in the 86kg finals of the 2019 US Open. Both wrestlers bring distinct styles into this match,...

As any person who has ever wrestled before will obviously know, you can end up in some pretty weird positions during a match. It’s the highlight reel scrambles that entice people watching as well as the wrestlers in the match. These are the...

Pat Downey is a popular name in the world of wrestling. His many accolades started back in his high school days, when he was a dominant force in three sports: football, lacrosse, and obviously wrestling. Moving on from high school, with a new...

  To all of you Fanatic Wrestling fans out there; wrestling competition finally returns this Sunday at the Rumble on the Rooftop! The event takes place Sunday June 28th at 6pm CST in Chicago, Illinois, and features eight matchups of some of the...

  Have you ever heard the term “Meta” used when describing certain strategies that rise to the top of competition? The cool kids refer to these Top-Tier Tactics as “meta” because they are used at the highest levels of competition. This is why...

  Times are tough right now. It can be easy to get lost and overwhelmed with everything that is going on in the world today. If you have ever suffered an injury and couldn’t train how you are used to it can feel...

  Big time throws are one of the great spectacles of wrestling. Watching high level athletes launch one another through the air is hard to look away from. They also can be some of the riskiest techniques to pull off. One of the...

Pat Downey will be representing the United States at the world championships in Kazakhstan on September 14th. Downey is an NCJAA national champion and an NCAA All-American taking fifth place in 2016 for Iowa State. In addition to his college achievements, Downey won...

Will Downey Capitalize On This Opportunity? Final X went down this past weekend at Rutgers University and Pat Downey made his first world team. His opponent was supposed to David Taylor, but Taylor pulled out of the event after injuring his knee at...