Youth wrestling in Mustang, all three styles
Folkstyle for the school season, freestyle and Greco-Roman for everything else. Evening classes Tuesday and Thursday, plus daytime sessions for homeschool and Academy wrestlers.
- Ages
- 9 to 17, girls and boys
- Evenings
- Tue and Thu, 6 to 7:30 pm
- Styles
- Folkstyle, freestyle, Greco
- Price
- From $75 a month
One room, three styles
Most kids in Oklahoma only ever learn folkstyle. Wrestlers who also train the Olympic styles tend to get better at folkstyle too, because they've seen more positions.
Folkstyle
The style used in Oklahoma school wrestling. We focus on stance, shots, mat returns, and riding, so your wrestler shows up to the school season ahead.
Freestyle
The international style, scored for exposure and big throws. It rewards scrambling and attacks from every angle, which builds confidence on the feet.
Greco-Roman
Upper-body only: clinches, underhooks, and throws. It forces wrestlers to fix posture and hand fighting, and it pairs naturally with what our judo students learn.
Small groups, more coaching
Our wrestling room is younger than our judo program, and right now that works in your kid's favor: classes are small, so every wrestler gets corrected, not just the loudest one.
Coach Jodie Shavers runs the room. He wrestled at Carl Albert High School, served six years in the Army, and in five years of coaching has taken brand-new wrestlers to state placings and state titles in a single year. He's also studying sports psychology, and he coaches the mental side of wrestling as seriously as the physical side: handling a loss, staying composed when you're down on points, and showing up the next day.
This summer we also hosted high-level wrestling and judo clinics. We'll announce the next ones on Facebook and Instagram.
Mustang is a wrestling town
Mustang High School produced Olympic champion Kendall Cross, and the Broncos are still a nationally ranked program. Wrestling runs deep here, and plenty of kids want more mat time than a school season gives them.
That's who our wrestling program is built for: school wrestlers who want extra reps in the off-season, kids who've never wrestled and want to try before middle school, and homeschool athletes who don't have a school team at all.
Judo students are welcome to cross-train. A judo throw and a Greco-Roman throw often start from the same clinch.
Wrestling questions
Will this help my kid's school wrestling team?
That's one of the main reasons families come. Folkstyle is the style used in Oklahoma middle and high school wrestling, and extra mat time with a coach between practices adds up fast. Freestyle and Greco-Roman also sharpen skills that carry straight into folkstyle.
What's the difference between folkstyle, freestyle, and Greco-Roman?
Folkstyle is the American school and college style, with points for control and riding time on the mat. Freestyle is the international and Olympic style, with more points for big exposures and throws. Greco-Roman is also Olympic, but holds below the waist aren't allowed, so it focuses on upper-body throws and clinches.
Do girls wrestle here?
Yes. Girls train in the same classes as boys, and coaches match partners by size and experience.
Does my child need wrestling shoes?
Not for the first class. Athletic shorts and a t-shirt are enough. Students who keep training will want wrestling shoes and headgear for tournaments, and we can point you to good options.
Do you compete in wrestling tournaments?
We're finishing our USA Wrestling club registration and plan to compete locally and nationally as the season starts, the same way our judo team does.
Bring your wrestler Tuesday or Thursday.
The first week is free. Shorts and a t-shirt are all they need.