Highly credentialed coaching
Master of Sport is a Russian state ranking earned through national-level results. Artur holds it in freestyle wrestling, alongside a Southern Russia title and an Ivan Yarygin tournament win.
Adults · All Levels
Freestyle Wrestling in Maple, Ontario
Takedowns, control and scrambling. Six days a week at 7:00 PM.
Claim Your Free WeekFreestyle wrestling permits attacks on both the upper and lower body, which makes it the most directly transferable form of wrestling for students who also train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or mixed martial arts. The objective is straightforward: take your opponent to the mat and establish control.
For most grapplers, wrestling addresses the clearest gap in their game. Jiu-Jitsu students are often technically strong on the ground and considerably less comfortable in a standing exchange. This class develops level changes, finishing a takedown, defending against one, and winning the scramble that follows.
Artur leads the program with more than thirty years of wrestling experience. Originally from Dagestan, he is a former regional champion there and a champion of Southern Russia, a winner of the Ivan Yarygin tournament, and holds the title of Master of Sport in Freestyle Wrestling. He has trained alongside elite competitors including Alexander Volkov and Zabit Magomedsharipov.
The class is taught with beginners in mind as much as competitors. Live wrestling is introduced gradually, and the majority of our students began as adults with no wrestling background.
What makes this class different
Six sessions a week
Monday to Friday at 7:00 PM and Saturday at 2:00 PM, scheduled between Muay Thai and evening Jiu-Jitsu.
Taught for grappling application
The curriculum is built for students who will apply these takedowns under Jiu-Jitsu and MMA rules, covering the finish and the follow-up as well as the entry.
No wrestling background required
Scholastic wrestling is uncommon in Canada, and the class is taught on the assumption that most students are starting from the beginning.
Class schedule
Monday
- 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMWrestling
Tuesday
- 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMWrestling
Wednesday
- 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMWrestling
Thursday
- 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMWrestling
Friday
- 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMWrestling
Saturday
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMWrestling
Times are pulled live from the academy schedule, so this page cannot drift out of date. See the full timetable for every class we run.
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Common questions
Do I need wrestling shoes?
Not for your first few classes; clean indoor training shoes or bare feet are fine. If you continue, wrestling shoes are worth purchasing for ankle support and traction.
Is wrestling more physically demanding than Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
It places more demand on the legs and cardiovascular system. That said, you control your own intensity during drilling, and the class is built around technique and repetition rather than continuous live wrestling.
I only want takedowns for my Jiu-Jitsu. Is that appropriate?
Yes, and it is why most of our students attend. The class is taught with grappling and MMA application in mind rather than competitive freestyle rules.
Is wrestling included in the standard membership?
Yes. A single adult membership covers wrestling, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and open mat. No class on the adult schedule is priced separately.
Your first week is free
No commitment and no sales pitch. Come in, take a class, and decide afterwards. We are at 20 Cranston Park Ave in Maple, minutes from Vaughan and Richmond Hill.