Two-Piece or Not Two-Piece

There has been a shake up recently in the United States regarding recent rule changes enacted by the National Federation for State High School Associations. Though offensive friendly changes were made to scoring on the edge of the circle for near falls and pins the one change that has everyone talking is the adoption of…

Dan Gable Book Signing

Dan Gable will be at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa on Wednesday, May 10 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for his very first book signing for the new book. All are welcome to attend. A Wrestling Life 2 is currently available for to order. Attend the Dan…

USA Youngsters Win Tallinn Open

On March 26-April 7, 23 American youth wrestlers participated in a three-country wrestling tour and won the largest freestyle/Greco-Roman event in Europe. The boys were coached by 2016 Olympian Jesse Thielke and three-time NCAA Division III champion Nazar Kulchytskyy. The tour started March 26 with the group flying out of Chicago to Warsaw, Poland. Once…

Making the Transition from Folkstyle to Freestyle

With most youth and high school wrestling seasons now complete, it’s the time of year where many wrestlers will transition from competing in folkstyle to freestyle. “Freestyle wrestling really teaches the fundamentals of the sport,” says University of Iowa Head Assistant Coach Terry Brands, a two-time Freestyle World Champion and 2000 Olympic Bronze Medalist. “The…