The Fox Valley Grappling Club provides an excellent atmosphere for current high school and college level wrestlers to come in and train wrestling during the off season. Structured classes taught by a coach, as well as open mats, are offered throughout the year.
Freestyle
Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest sports in history. American high school and college wrestling are conducted under different rules and termed collegiate wrestling, or locally as "folkstyle" wrestling.
Folkstyle
Folkstyle Wrestling is the form of wrestling that is practiced mostly in American high schools and colleges. The object of folkstyle wrestling is to pin your opponent. Failing this, you want to get as many points as possible. Folkstyle scoring focuses mainly on changes in control. Taking an opponent down to the mat, escaping from or reversing control, or turning an opponent's back to the mat are all scoring situations. This differs from other styles such as Freesytle or Greco Roman, which don't encourage escapes or reversals. The scoring for folkstyle wrestling is as follows: turn an opponents back to the mat for 2 seconds, score 2 points. Hold him for 5 seconds, and you earn 3 points . In a takedown, once you gain control of your opponents hips and they have 3 points of balance (arms and legs) on the mat, you earn 2 points. If they can reverse the position so that they have control of your hips, they earn 2 points. If they simply get away so that you both are standing with no one in control, it is called an escape and they earn one point.
Greco-Roman
Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world. Along with freestyle, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games.
Colloquially referred to simply as Greco, this style of wrestling forbids attacks below the waist. As a result, throws are encouraged as the Greco-Roman wrestler cannot avoid being thrown by simply hooking or grabbing his opponent's leg. Otherwise, the sport is similar to freestyle.
Arm drags, bearhugs, and headlocks found in freestyle have greater prominence in Greco-Roman. Throws especially known as a suplex are used, in which the offensive wrestler lifts his opponent in a high arch while falling backward on his own neck to a bridge in order to bring his opponent's shoulders down to the mat. Even on the mat, a Greco-Roman wrestler must still find several ways to turn his opponent's shoulders to the mat for a fall without legs.
Required gear includes shorts, a t-shirt, mouth guard, and athletic supporter. Optional gear includes rash guards or ear protection.
Sound like something you would be interested in trying? We offer a two-week free trial period for anyone interested in training. The two-week free trial includes this and all other programs offered at the Fox Valley Grappling Club. Contact us by calling 920-450-3172 or send us email at foxvalleygrapplingclub@yahoo.com. We look forward to training with you.
Our gym services members from throughout Wisconsin and the Fox Valley area, including: Appleton, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac De Pere, Freedom, New London, Kaukauna, Waupaca, Neenah, Menasha, and Kimberly among many others.
