Adult program
Wrestling
Takedowns, top control, and the base that wins every grappling exchange.
What it is
Wrestling is how the fight starts and, often, how it is won. This class teaches takedowns, sprawls, and the relentless top pressure that makes the rest of your grappling work. It is a hard, honest hour that pays off in every other class you take.
What a class looks like
Expect a real warm-up, then drilling of a takedown or a defensive sprawl broken down step by step, followed by positional rounds — one person tries to score, the other tries to stop them. It is a good workout, and coaches scale it so a beginner can keep up and improve rather than feel lost.
The missing piece for grapplers
Plenty of good jiu jitsu players cannot get the fight to the ground on their terms. Wrestling fixes that. Learn to shoot, to sprawl, and to ride, and your whole game changes.
Toughness on purpose
Wrestling builds the kind of conditioning and mental grit you cannot fake. Come in willing to work and the class gives it back.
On the schedule
When we run it
- Wednesday7:30 PM – 8:30 PMWrestling
Your coach
Mike Rakshan
2x ADCC Open Champion · IBJJF Pan American Champion · 2x IBJJF Worlds Silver
Full bioCommon questions
Before your first Wrestling class
Yes. Coaches teach the basics from scratch and scale the intensity so beginners can keep up and improve.
A t-shirt or rashguard and shorts without zippers or pockets. Wrestling shoes are optional.
Directly. Winning the takedown and holding top position is a huge advantage in both gi and no-gi.
It is one of the more demanding classes on the schedule, but it is coached, not a free-for-all. You work at a level you can handle.
Try Wrestling free
Your first class is on us — no experience or gear required. Book online or call (201) 815-7066.
199 Scoles Ave, Clifton, NJ 07012 · (201) 815-7066