The Junior World Championships took place in Estonia and Team USA took home second place behind Russia. Leading the way for the United States were David Carr (Canton, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC/Cyclone WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs and Mason Parris (Lawrenceburg, Ind./Cliff Keen WC)...

Alright guys, I’m back with you again to kick a little more knowledge about the wonderful sport of wrestling.  Normally in my articles I acknowledge my own bias toward the sport and certain aspects of it, however I won’t need to cover that...

  The United States had wrestlers competing in all three styles at the Pan Am Games which were held in Lima, Peru. All together, the U.S. brought home nine gold medals, two silver medals, and four bronze medals. In men’s freestyle, the young...

  The World Championships take place in Kazakhstan starting September 14th. Representing the United States at 70kg will be Team USA veteran James Green. Green is already a two time world medalist, taking second place in 2017 and third place in 2015. He...

  An offensive wrestler is looking for the pin, that’s a given. However, your strategy should not solely be based on pin hunting, as this can make you lose sight of the ulterior motives of the sport: scoring. In a tight match against...

  The World Championships take place in Kazakhstan this September starting on the 14th. Representing the United States at 125 kg for the third straight year will be veteran wrestler Nick Gwiazdowski. Gwiazdowski earned his spot on the world team by defeating the...

  The World Championships take place in Kazakhstan this September starting on the 14th. Representing the United States at 97 kg will be one of the USA's top wrestlers Kyle Snyder. To earn his spot on the world team, he wrestled Kyven Gadson...

  Defending takedowns is an important part of wrestling. There are many different types of takedowns that your opponent might try against you. One very common shot is a high crotch. If your opponent gets in on a deep high crotch, you may...

  The World Championships will take place in Kazakhstan this September starting on the 14th. Representing the United States at 92 kg will be J’den Cox. Cox earned his spot at Final X by being the returning 2018 world champion. He faced off against...

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...

  The World Championships will be taking place this September, starting on the 14th, in Kazakhstan. Representing the United State at 74kg will be Jordan Burroughs. In order to claim his spot on Team USA, Burroughs had to face off against former Illionios...

  The basics of any craft cannot be underestimated. Carpenters know to measure twice and cut once, writers know how to use commas to separate list items, and athletes know the fundamental movements related to their given sports. Wrestling is no different. Even...

  Just like most other sports, defense is a very important part of wrestling. How your react when someone shoots in on you can determine if you get taken down or if you end up with two points after it is all said...

  There are a lot of different turns you can hit in wrestling. The ultimate goal is to pin your opponent, but just turning someone to their back can really help you to rack up a lot of points during a match. A...

  Drilling is a very important aspect of getting better at wrestling. It is obviously important to drill takedowns, turns, and other moves, but likewise, it is also important to do drills that help make your movement better, decrease reaction time, encourage good...

  When you first get into the sport of wrestling, you are taught how to do individual moves which is necessary because you need to learn how to do them correctly, but when you watch a wrestling match, it isn’t a lot of...

  The longer you are involved in the sport of wrestling, the more you will come to realize that there is not one standardized way to hit all moves and techniques. One guy might hit a double leg one way and another guy...

  Kyle Dake and Alex Dieringer will finally face off against each other on August 17th at Round Rock High School in Round Rock, Texas, which is a suburb of Austin. The two were originally supposed to wrestle at Final X: Rutgers, but...

  There are a lot of different positions and tie ups you can use in wrestling to set up different takedowns like two on ones or underhooks. One position that happens in almost every single wrestling match is a collar tie. When one...

Team USA Brings Home Seven More Medals Yianni Diakomihalis, the soon to be junior from Cornell who is already a two time NCAA champion at 141lbs, continued his impressive win streak at the Ziolkowski Memorial Tournament this past weekend in Warsaw Poland. This...