About This Activity
Description
The Culpeper Warriors Wrestling Club’s Intro to Wrestling program is a great way to introduce the world’s oldest sport to a new generation of kids.We will introduce the kids, grouped by age, to all three styles of wrestling: Folkstyle, Freestyle and Greco-Roman through fun and physically active sessions.
Our goals are to educate them on wrestling, build their self-confidence, keep the kids physically active, and get them to have fun with this engaging introductory course.
Participants will be grouped together based on weight / size during the clinic.
Ages 5-7 must have an adult stay on-site.
What to wear / bring:
Wear comfortable athletic / work out clothes (not too loose) with no zippers. Please wear socks.
Bring a water bottle
Overview of Clinic
Day 1 – Folkstyle Wrestling 1 – History of Wrestling, Rules of Folkstyle and Stance and Motion, Takedowns, Sprawls.
Day 2 – Folkstyle Wrestling 2 – Bottom and Top Positions, pins, cradles, stand ups, tripod
Day 3 – Freestyle Wrestling Part 1 – History of Olympic styles, rules, more takedowns!
Day 4 – Freestyle Wrestling part 2 – Par Terre Position, defensive par terre position, par terre turns
Day 5 – Greco Roman Wrestling – History of Greco, Greco stance and motion, even more takedowns, throws,
Day 6 – End of program King of the Mat – mini tournament based on each style to allow a little bit of live wrestling.
FAQ's
Is wrestling a contact sport?Yes, wrestling is a contact sport that has one opponent trying to overcome their opponent. This is similar to martial arts.
Is wrestling a good method to teach self-defense?Yes, wrestling is often compared to a martial art as it has very similar concepts. In addition, wrestling experience is often sought after with people looking to compete in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).
Is Wrestling a team sport?Yes and no. Wrestling itself is an individual sport does as a team. When wrestling is done as a team, each individual has to wrestle their match and then the result leads to points assigned to one team or another. These points are tallied at the end and the team can win their competition against the other team.
What equipment is needed?You can purchase wrestling shoes if you think your child is going to be serious about the sport, but for the intro class, we will wrestle in socks.
My child is large or small for their age. Will this be a problem?Wrestling is a sport that is done in weight classes, and we will make every opportunity to match up kids by weight, gender and skill level.
Is wrestling like the professional wrestling (WWE) that I see on TV?No, what we will teach are the 3 most popular forms of wrestling and WWE is a form of entertainment that uses some aspects of wrestling.
Location: Culpeper Warriors Wresting Club at 14246 Success Dr. - Located on the Culpeper High School campus, past the baseball / football field and just before the transportation building.
Skills
Beginner
Intermediate
Location
Culpeper Warriors Wrestling Club, 14246 Success Drive, (at CCHS)
Instructor
Culpeper Warriors Wrestling Club
Map & Direction
Culpeper County High School
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14240 Achievement Drive
Culpeper, VA
22701
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