Wrestling in Sydney... WTF?

[HIMBOB]

So I was doing a google and put in "wrestling in Sydney".

And to put it mildly WTF is going on.




1st one to come up is an unfinished site for in school wrestling, no good but no issue

2nd one, boxing gym which offers a combined BJJ and wrestling class, not bad, might have a looksie some day.


3rd one, shit starts to get weird,

Sydney Submission Wrestling Club Rules

"Do you want to wrestle? Does the idea of fighting another man until he submits to you appeal?"

Ummm sounds a little bit funny don't ya think.
Maybe english is not a strong suit so lets read on,


Various rules sets varying from
# White rules:
No eye gouging, no choke or sleeper holds, no slams, no pile drivers, no finger bending, no punching or kicking. Submission by tapping the mat or opponent, or by saying "I submit". Attacker must immediately release the hold.

down to

# Black rules:
No choke holds, no pile drivers. Submission by tapping the mat or opponent, or by saying "I submit". Attacker must release the hold within 2 minutes, or if their opponent loses consciousness, or by referee's order.

Hold for up to 2 minutes after they tap????
Eye gouging is legal and yet no choke holds?????

Those cnuts be crazy.


4th one,

Harbour City Wrestling Club
www.hcwc.com.au/

Harbour City Wrestling Club is a gay/gay friendly not-for-profit group learning amateur Olympic Freestyle Wrestling in Sydney. Established in 1993, Harbour City .


Gay friendly yeah alright whatever, but gay focused ahh no thanks.



5th one,
Pro wrestling.


6th one it gets more normal.




Just found this a bit funny.

 

[AusRiki]

So you found some random crappy wrassling website and going WTF?

 

[Memories***]

So you found some random crappy wrassling website and going WTF?

The first post in a Sherdog thread decides what the rest of the people who reply will say.

So looking at this post...

LOL 4REALZ BRO THIS DIDNT NEED A THREAD

 

[HIMBOB]

So you found some random crappy wrassling website and going WTF?

WebsiteS, ie plural. But anyway go to this link and tell this places is not friggin strange.

Sydney Submission Wrestling Club Rules

ie
Point 3 of the rules,
Members can choose whether they want to be photographed or not. Club photos will appear in the Members-only section of the Club website.


Photographs huh who cares? I have never judged a gym on its photograph policy, have you?

 

[HIMBOB]

The first post in a Sherdog thread decides what the rest of the people who reply will say.

So looking at this post...

LOL 4REALZ BRO THIS DIDNT NEED A THREAD

Yeah I imagine it will head towards the wasteland soonish,


But seeing i am here if anyone can point out a good wrestling school in Sydney, please do.

 

[argy-bargy]

This explains why Sotiropoulos couldn't get Siver down.....

 

[Dougiek]

Move to Melbourne!

 

[Hybrid_Killer]

This explains why Sotiropoulos couldn't get Siver down.....

Pretty much. As someone that used to wrestle quite seriously up until a couple of years ago...the difficulty I found in finding a good wrestling club that trained regularly was the main reason I stopped doing freestyle.

 

[aus101]

Back at my old junior school Mosman prep we had freestyle wrestling. Was fun but its a shame no high schools or unis do it here.

 

[HIMBOB]

move to melbourne! :d

never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[thewhiteSRR]

PCYC in Miller/liverpool

 

[HIMBOB]

PCYC in Miller/liverpool

Thanks,

Too far away to work, but thanks anyway.

 

[thewhiteSRR]

Thanks,

Too far away to work, but thanks anyway.

np, good luck, it's not easy finding MMA facilities in Australia, let alone Sydney.

 

[thirteen]

Wrestling in Australia is a sad joke.
Harsh but true.

 

[xxl85]

I know a few Bjj guys who cross train in freestyle wrestling over at Sydney uni.. Heard they were pretty good. Check them out.

Wrestling | Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness


Sydney Uni Wrestling Club is home to not only Australia's Wrestling Coach, Leonid Zaslavsky, but also 2008 Olympian and 2010 Commonwealth Games athlete, Kyla Bremner.The club welcomes all levels of wrestlers from beginners looking for a social sport experience to elite level competitors.

 

[thewhiteSRR]

Wrestling in Australia is a sad joke.
Harsh but true.

Not really harsh, the statistics speak for themselves.

 

[HIMBOB]

Sydney Uni Wrestling Club is home to not only Australia's Wrestling Coach, Leonid Zaslavsky, but also 2008 Olympian and 2010 Commonwealth Games athlete, Kyla Bremner.The club welcomes all levels of wrestlers from beginners looking for a social sport experience to elite level competitors.

Excellent news and bad news, Leonid does the wrestling class at my MMA gym (never knew he was someone of note), but unfortunately the time he does it (once per week) about as bad for me as it could be.

Think I shall have to reorganise and make sure I can make it.


Thanks

 

[judogido]

Apparently also over at Hornsby PCYC.

As for MMA, there are a few around. In the Hills District you can come to
Universal Combat Academy specialising in BJJ & MMA in the Hills District of Sydney Australia

Simon has EXCELLENT knowledge of MMA as well as sport BJJ and self-defence.

 

[Blue Streak]

Sydney Uni Wrestling Club is home to not only Australia's Wrestling Coach, Leonid Zaslavsky, but also 2008 Olympian and 2010 Commonwealth Games athlete, Kyla Bremner.The club welcomes all levels of wrestlers from beginners looking for a social sport experience to elite level competitors.

It was my understanding that the Australian Olympic Wrestling team's coach was based in Melbourne and taught out of the Hawthorn Wrestling Club in Altona?

 

[HIMBOB]

It was my understanding that the Australian Olympic Wrestling team's coach was based in Melbourne and taught out of the Hawthorn Wrestling Club in Altona?

The olympic wrestling coach could be but I know for a fact that Leonid trains at my gym in Sydney and is scheduled to take a class next week.