Bristol Academy For Wrestling is a community amateur freestyle wrestling club which over the years has produced European British and English champions.

Olympic Freestyle Wrestling

When you think of Wrestling you might think of the fun and glamorous Matches often seen on TV which are more showbiz? Than sport. But wrestling is an actual Olympic sport.

There are no bats or balls no pads or helmets. There is no time to rethink strategy, regroup, or even to catch your breath. There is only you, and your opponent of equal weight and size. Experience, preparation and the will to succeed will determine the victor. There is no doubt about it wrestling tops the list of intense, highly-competitive sports. Wrestling involves a unique balance of practically every aspect of physical and psychological Conditioning. Strength is as important as stamina, speed as technique, strategy as intensity, And power as co-ordination. However, it is not always the Natural athlete that ultimately succeeds in the sport – it is the Natural competitor. There are literally hundreds of Styles of wrestling world-wide today; freestyle wrestling is the most popular wrestling style in the world. It is a highly exciting, Creative and dynamic sport.

Few sports require total use of the body and wrestling develops this with all the following benefits: greater physical development, flexibility, body awareness, strength and leverage, balance, co-ordination and reaction time, speed and the opportunity to achieve very low body fat, as fitness is achieved.

Wrestling in schools and clubs is a sport of individual participation functioning within the framework of team concepts. This aspect contributes to the development of life-long patterns of responsible behaviour including respect for others regardless of social or racial origin. A young person involved in wrestling can be expected to display increasing self-confidence and appreciation of their self-worth, and develop analytical and adaptive skills.