FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
Even
though we endeavour to answer all your questions, it's time consuming
and eventually gets boring having to repeat the same answers again and
again. Therefore before you put a query to us, please spend a few minutes
here to see if the answer to your question is already here. Naturally
contact us should you still not be able to find your answers here.
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New to wrestling
LAW and affiliates
How to join?
Practice
How am I kept informed?
Medical
Media, Photographers, Film etc
Thanks for your co-operation
New to wrestling
LAW and affiliates
How to join?
Practice
How am I kept informed?
Medical
Media, Photographers, Film etc
NEW TO WRESTLING
I've never wrestled before and am a bit apprehensive
Our club is the only UK club licensed to the BAW that offers a full structured modular training programme for beginners leading to competition first entry level.
I know there are many types of wrestling. What are they?
To quote all wrestling styles would need a website of it's own. However, the official Olympic wrestling styles are;
Greco Roman
Wrestling moves can only be executed using any and onto parts of the opponent's body waist upwards.
Freestyle
Wrestling moves can be executed using any and onto any part of opponent's body except for the obviously "out of bound" parts of the body
Grappling (Submission)
Previously normally know as Submission wrestling, under the BGA, this style of wrestling is now known as Grappling. Similar to judo except without the gee (combat clothing) Grappling allows chokes and arm bars etc. However, no punching or any impact moves allowed.
Click here for more submission details
Will wrestling compliment my current lifestyle?
Will wrestling assist / improve / affect my current body?
Will wrestling compliment / improve my current sporting activities?
Wrestling is a powerful sport that involves mental and physical agility, skills and discipline, therefore we can safely summise that you should experience improvement overall depending on your dedication to the sport.
I'm really interested in Professional wrestling/Shoot/UFC/Self defence etc.
Will your wrestling training help?
Wrestling is the basis to most close combat practices and is used in both military and civilian enforcement training programmes. Eventhough all the other styles utilises individual finishers to end it's bouts, all it's essential moves are derived from grappling, the natural basics of wrestling.
I see two addresses for LAW. What are they?
Allboxes, 37 Sandwich House, Sandwich Street, London WC1H 9PR
This is a mailing address only. No callers to this address.
Martial Arts Hall, Main Building, City University, Northampton Sq, London EC1V
This is the practice venue for our London group.
How come I do not get my telephone calls returned when I asked for it
We CANNOT return telephone calls. Our club exists on volunteers and we get approximately 20 calls a week and most requests for return calls are back to mobile phones. As a club, we cannot subsidise our volunteer's telephone bills. We advise you to get your answers to your questions here or to email us otherwise you would have to keep calling back.
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I've never wrestled before and am a bit apprehensive
Our club is the only UK club licensed to the BAW that offers a full structured modular training programme for beginners leading to competition first entry level.
I know there are many types of wrestling. What are they?
To quote all wrestling styles would need a website of it's own. However, the official Olympic wrestling styles are;
Greco Roman
Wrestling moves can only be executed using any and onto parts of the opponent's body waist upwards.
Freestyle
Wrestling moves can be executed using any and onto any part of opponent's body except for the obviously "out of bound" parts of the body
Grappling (Submission)
Previously normally know as Submission wrestling, under the BGA, this style of wrestling is now known as Grappling. Similar to judo except without the gee (combat clothing) Grappling allows chokes and arm bars etc. However, no punching or any impact moves allowed.
Click here for more submission details
Will wrestling compliment my current lifestyle?
Will wrestling assist / improve / affect my current body?
Will wrestling compliment / improve my current sporting activities?
Wrestling is a powerful sport that involves mental and physical agility, skills and discipline, therefore we can safely summise that you should experience improvement overall depending on your dedication to the sport.
I'm really interested in Professional wrestling/Shoot/UFC/Self defence etc.
Will your wrestling training help?
Wrestling is the basis to most close combat practices and is used in both military and civilian enforcement training programmes. Eventhough all the other styles utilises individual finishers to end it's bouts, all it's essential moves are derived from grappling, the natural basics of wrestling.
I see two addresses for LAW. What are they?
Allboxes, 37 Sandwich House, Sandwich Street, London WC1H 9PR
This is a mailing address only. No callers to this address.
Martial Arts Hall, Main Building, City University, Northampton Sq, London EC1V
This is the practice venue for our London group.
How come I do not get my telephone calls returned when I asked for it
We CANNOT return telephone calls. Our club exists on volunteers and we get approximately 20 calls a week and most requests for return calls are back to mobile phones. As a club, we cannot subsidise our volunteer's telephone bills. We advise you to get your answers to your questions here or to email us otherwise you would have to keep calling back.
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LAW AND AFFILIATES
I'm new to your club, what's it like?
Anyone is welcome. We execise a strict equal opportunity policy. Our training programme is geared towards wrestlers of all levels from total novice to competition level.
Which wrestling styles are being taught in LAW?
Both the olympic wrestling styles i.e Freestyle and Greco Roman and Submission. Submission is like Judo without the gee
I got your club's details from a gay / lesbian magazine / website, therefore you must be a gay club and practice gay wrestling?
Our club promotes wrestling to all enthusiasts and welcomes all modes of clean advertising. We cannot control and/or refrain any media from listing our club details. Our club does not affiliate to any political, cultural, religious, sexual preference whatsoever interest groups. As stated, our club only practices Olympic freestyle, Greco Roman and Submission wrestling.
LAW is NOT a gay wrestling club and does NOT practice gay wrestling
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I'm new to your club, what's it like?
Anyone is welcome. We execise a strict equal opportunity policy. Our training programme is geared towards wrestlers of all levels from total novice to competition level.
Which wrestling styles are being taught in LAW?
Both the olympic wrestling styles i.e Freestyle and Greco Roman and Submission. Submission is like Judo without the gee
I got your club's details from a gay / lesbian magazine / website, therefore you must be a gay club and practice gay wrestling?
Our club promotes wrestling to all enthusiasts and welcomes all modes of clean advertising. We cannot control and/or refrain any media from listing our club details. Our club does not affiliate to any political, cultural, religious, sexual preference whatsoever interest groups. As stated, our club only practices Olympic freestyle, Greco Roman and Submission wrestling.
LAW is NOT a gay wrestling club and does NOT practice gay wrestling
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HOW TO JOIN?
Fine, so what do I have to do now so that I can start wrestling with LAW
Taster Session
You can simply come along to any one of our practice sessions and pay as a guest, have a go, then decide after the session if you wanna join us there and then.
This session basically allows you to try out the sport and our club and also allows us to assess your general fitness. There is NO special session or test and you will be with everyone else throughout the practice though you will be treated as a beginner.
Please call us on 07941 226 318 at least 24hrs in advance to let us know that you are coming to the taster session so that we can inform security.
Do NOT just turn up uninvited.
Why all the security procedures and medical information requirements?
Eventhough LAW ensures qualified coaches (except for submission wrestling), safe practice environments and structured endorsed training programmes, all our endeavours would be useless if the membership consists of unsuitable characters. Anyone who is not prepared to divulge their ID and their residence to the club is not welcome. All LAW members have the right to know who the opponent is and that everyone is insured properly.
Furthermore as wrestling is a close combat sport and eventhough LAW is proud of our single figure injury statistics since our birth in 1996, accidents can and do happen. LAW would be able to assist the medical officers with the necessary information.
Who can join?
LAW welcomes anyone who is 18yo or above to join and practice with us. Minors of 16yo and over can apply for membership only with full written consent from either their parents or legal guardian. Consent forms are available from the membership link - click here.
LAW may request medical certification and other references if deemed necessary.
Click here for more details on our club membership
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Fine, so what do I have to do now so that I can start wrestling with LAW
Taster Session
You can simply come along to any one of our practice sessions and pay as a guest, have a go, then decide after the session if you wanna join us there and then.
This session basically allows you to try out the sport and our club and also allows us to assess your general fitness. There is NO special session or test and you will be with everyone else throughout the practice though you will be treated as a beginner.
Please call us on 07941 226 318 at least 24hrs in advance to let us know that you are coming to the taster session so that we can inform security.
Do NOT just turn up uninvited.
Why all the security procedures and medical information requirements?
Eventhough LAW ensures qualified coaches (except for submission wrestling), safe practice environments and structured endorsed training programmes, all our endeavours would be useless if the membership consists of unsuitable characters. Anyone who is not prepared to divulge their ID and their residence to the club is not welcome. All LAW members have the right to know who the opponent is and that everyone is insured properly.
Furthermore as wrestling is a close combat sport and eventhough LAW is proud of our single figure injury statistics since our birth in 1996, accidents can and do happen. LAW would be able to assist the medical officers with the necessary information.
Who can join?
LAW welcomes anyone who is 18yo or above to join and practice with us. Minors of 16yo and over can apply for membership only with full written consent from either their parents or legal guardian. Consent forms are available from the membership link - click here.
LAW may request medical certification and other references if deemed necessary.
Click here for more details on our club membership
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PRACTICE
What type of clothing should I wear during practice?
For olympic freestyle & greco, normal clean gym kit i.e. Tee/sweat shirt or vest, a pair of shorts and either a pair of wrestling shoes or a pair of clean trainers.
For submission, a pair of shorts for guys and for girls, shorts and a tight top.
Clothing must not have bulky zips, buttons, buckles or any loose ties etc that may hurt or get in the way of close contact.
No swim suits, thongs etc are allowed during practice. If you wish, you can wear a wrestling suit over a tee shirt.
Are spectators allowed?
Unless you are below 18yo and is practicing under approval from your parents/guardian who are then allowed to spectate, NO spectating is allowed during practice sessions.
Can I take photographs during practice?
No. Any cameras found to be in the practice hall will have it's exposure media whether solonoid (film) or digital storage removed and destroyed and your membership will be terminated without appeal.
Can I use my mobile phone?
No. All mobile phones must be switched off and kept in your kit bag. No mobile phones may be used in the practice area or the changing room irrespective of whether the said phone has a camera facility or not. Contravention of this ruling will effect immediate termination of your membership without appeal.
Will there be someone my age and size?
In wrestling, practice with different partners is an essential training asset. Age and size is not an issue during practice.
I'm a competition wrestler and would like similar experienced wrestlers for me to train with?
Our coaching sessions are taken by qualified, experienced, national and international guest wrestlers and frequently has international competition and experienced guests wrestlers as well as our squad. Obviously we cannot guarantee quality of wrestlers of your choice.
I'm an experienced wrestler and would like to follow my own practice programme
Unless you have permission from the coach, you must follow the practice programme set by the coach at that practice
Who is responsible for what I do during the practice?
You are. Therefore you must refrain from doing any move/s that you deem to be unduly harmful to either yourself or others in the practice
When are your practice sessions?
As a university club, our practice sessions abide by the UK academic 4 - term schedule.
Click here for our current practice session.
However as there may be certain cancellations, you are advised to ring us first if you are a new member.
How will I be kept informed of the club's activities and news
We have the EBL (Email Broadcast List) which is open to everyone to join, though members gets first preference, which is used to broadcast our club's news and event details including practice cancellations etc. which is why members are advised to be included.
To include yourself in this listing, simply email us at EBL@brgrappling.org with "include" in the subject box of your email.
What hygiene rules are there?
As wrestling is a close contact sport, personal hygiene is of utmost importance. You will NOT be allowed to join a practice if you are deemed to be unfit hygienically. Long hair must be tied up and finger nails must be cut short and no artificial body jewellery may be worn.
As a general rule, a good shower before practice is strongy advised.
How are the practice sessions organised
As our club utilises both experienced and qualified national and international wrestlers as coaches, it's entirely left up to the coach involved to plan his/her practice programme. However, the club's head coach will verify all coaching styles to ensure health and safety issues are adhered to.
Can I choose who I wrestle with?
No, everyone follows the instructions from the coach however you can choose not to do a particular drill or exercise due to your own personal health and safety reasons. However if the coach deems that you are simply choosing what you want to do and with whom you wish to wrestle with only, you may be excluded from the practice and reported to the club council for expulsion.
My religion forbids me to wrestle with the opposite sex?
LAW practices a strict equal opportunity policy based on the sport of wrestling only. It is your perogative to exercise your religious beliefs however if such personal exercises are deemed to be in contradiction to the club's practice programme, you may be excluded from future sessions.
What are the costs involved?
Click here
Is there shower and changing facilities at the practice venue?
There is a fully equipped changing room with showers and changing area in both the City University and Brighton venues.
Who do I make my payments to?
How come I have to bring the correct payment denomination?
Why dont the practice session officer have change?
Can I pay by cheque,credit/debit cards or vial any internet payment mode like paypal?
Click here for costs involved
From the link above, you should know the costings that affects you, if not, please ask before you commence any activity. It is your responsibility to offer to pay your dues and its not up to our volunteers to ask you for your payments. As our practice session officer is already doing us a favour by collecting all our dues, it would be unfair to request them to bring along change too therefore please ensure you have the correct payment denomination.
Our club can only accept payment in cash, cheque (made payable to LAW - Cheque payments acceptable for sums OVER £10 or for orders via the mail only ) and international money order made out in sterling pound currency only.
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MEDICAL
I have this rash on my body. Can I still come to practice?
I have a medical condition, will that be a problem?
What should I do if I'm not well
We are NOT medical practitioners and therefore are not able to answer such questions. Please consult your own GP. You are responsible to make sure that you are fit enough for wrestling. Additionally, you must ensure you have notified LAW about your medical condition as required on your registration form. It is your responsibility to inform your coach at time of practice of any medical condition/s you are suffering from.
You must NOT turn up for practice if you're not well. It would be helpful if you ring to let us know your ailment and when you will be back.
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What type of clothing should I wear during practice?
For olympic freestyle & greco, normal clean gym kit i.e. Tee/sweat shirt or vest, a pair of shorts and either a pair of wrestling shoes or a pair of clean trainers.
For submission, a pair of shorts for guys and for girls, shorts and a tight top.
Clothing must not have bulky zips, buttons, buckles or any loose ties etc that may hurt or get in the way of close contact.
No swim suits, thongs etc are allowed during practice. If you wish, you can wear a wrestling suit over a tee shirt.
Are spectators allowed?
Unless you are below 18yo and is practicing under approval from your parents/guardian who are then allowed to spectate, NO spectating is allowed during practice sessions.
Can I take photographs during practice?
No. Any cameras found to be in the practice hall will have it's exposure media whether solonoid (film) or digital storage removed and destroyed and your membership will be terminated without appeal.
Can I use my mobile phone?
No. All mobile phones must be switched off and kept in your kit bag. No mobile phones may be used in the practice area or the changing room irrespective of whether the said phone has a camera facility or not. Contravention of this ruling will effect immediate termination of your membership without appeal.
Will there be someone my age and size?
In wrestling, practice with different partners is an essential training asset. Age and size is not an issue during practice.
I'm a competition wrestler and would like similar experienced wrestlers for me to train with?
Our coaching sessions are taken by qualified, experienced, national and international guest wrestlers and frequently has international competition and experienced guests wrestlers as well as our squad. Obviously we cannot guarantee quality of wrestlers of your choice.
I'm an experienced wrestler and would like to follow my own practice programme
Unless you have permission from the coach, you must follow the practice programme set by the coach at that practice
Who is responsible for what I do during the practice?
You are. Therefore you must refrain from doing any move/s that you deem to be unduly harmful to either yourself or others in the practice
When are your practice sessions?
As a university club, our practice sessions abide by the UK academic 4 - term schedule.
Click here for our current practice session.
However as there may be certain cancellations, you are advised to ring us first if you are a new member.
How will I be kept informed of the club's activities and news
We have the EBL (Email Broadcast List) which is open to everyone to join, though members gets first preference, which is used to broadcast our club's news and event details including practice cancellations etc. which is why members are advised to be included.
To include yourself in this listing, simply email us at EBL@brgrappling.org with "include" in the subject box of your email.
What hygiene rules are there?
As wrestling is a close contact sport, personal hygiene is of utmost importance. You will NOT be allowed to join a practice if you are deemed to be unfit hygienically. Long hair must be tied up and finger nails must be cut short and no artificial body jewellery may be worn.
As a general rule, a good shower before practice is strongy advised.
How are the practice sessions organised
As our club utilises both experienced and qualified national and international wrestlers as coaches, it's entirely left up to the coach involved to plan his/her practice programme. However, the club's head coach will verify all coaching styles to ensure health and safety issues are adhered to.
Can I choose who I wrestle with?
No, everyone follows the instructions from the coach however you can choose not to do a particular drill or exercise due to your own personal health and safety reasons. However if the coach deems that you are simply choosing what you want to do and with whom you wish to wrestle with only, you may be excluded from the practice and reported to the club council for expulsion.
My religion forbids me to wrestle with the opposite sex?
LAW practices a strict equal opportunity policy based on the sport of wrestling only. It is your perogative to exercise your religious beliefs however if such personal exercises are deemed to be in contradiction to the club's practice programme, you may be excluded from future sessions.
What are the costs involved?
Click here
Is there shower and changing facilities at the practice venue?
There is a fully equipped changing room with showers and changing area in both the City University and Brighton venues.
Who do I make my payments to?
How come I have to bring the correct payment denomination?
Why dont the practice session officer have change?
Can I pay by cheque,credit/debit cards or vial any internet payment mode like paypal?
Click here for costs involved
From the link above, you should know the costings that affects you, if not, please ask before you commence any activity. It is your responsibility to offer to pay your dues and its not up to our volunteers to ask you for your payments. As our practice session officer is already doing us a favour by collecting all our dues, it would be unfair to request them to bring along change too therefore please ensure you have the correct payment denomination.
Our club can only accept payment in cash, cheque (made payable to LAW - Cheque payments acceptable for sums OVER £10 or for orders via the mail only ) and international money order made out in sterling pound currency only.
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MEDICAL
I have this rash on my body. Can I still come to practice?
I have a medical condition, will that be a problem?
What should I do if I'm not well
We are NOT medical practitioners and therefore are not able to answer such questions. Please consult your own GP. You are responsible to make sure that you are fit enough for wrestling. Additionally, you must ensure you have notified LAW about your medical condition as required on your registration form. It is your responsibility to inform your coach at time of practice of any medical condition/s you are suffering from.
You must NOT turn up for practice if you're not well. It would be helpful if you ring to let us know your ailment and when you will be back.
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HOW AM I KEPT INFORMED?
I came to practice and found it cancelled, why has no one told me in advance?
How do I know when practice is cancelled?
At least someone could have rang to advised me of this change?
Why has no one emailed me to advise me?
LAW keeps our members and guests informed via our EBL (Email Broadcast List) and via our Latest News link in the homepage of this website only. However, our logistics are governed by the venue operators and even though we endeavour to keep you informed of changes in advance, sometimes we ourselves are advised of emergencies too late. Furthermore, once a broadcast is executed via EBL, it is beyond our control if you do not receive the email.
Please realise that as a club managed and run by volunteers, sometimes things do go wrong and your co-operation to understand our situation when/if you have been inconvenienced in anyway.
If you are not happy with anything at all with the club, you are requested to write in to us with your reasons and the committee will look into the issue.
You are requested to ring LAW for any queries/practice confirmation as it is impossible for LAW to ring everyone to advise you of a change each time it occurs.
LAW will NOT tolerate anyone abusing any of our volunteers in anyway whatever. Anyone confirmed exercising such actions will be ejected from the club without appeal.
LAW does not refund any fees paid.
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MEDIA, PHOTOGRAPERS, FILM etc
I'm a photographer who wants to film wrestlers
I represent a television company that needs wrestlers/facilities etc
I'm doing a research on wrestling
All requests to use our club, members and/or facilities must be put in writing and emailed to us in the first instance.
The vetting process takes approximately 3 months unless if you are from a registered charity or another registered FILA licensed grappling group/club.
Please note that any successful application will be subjected to the following unrevokable terms;
1. LAW retains full rights to all works produced from any involvement
2. LAW has final approval to all productions before release either privately or publicly
In general our club does not entertain any commercial requests for whatever reasons whatsoever.
Please DO NOT telephone us attempting to short cut our vetting process
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Questions?
Eventhough we're always happy to hear from you, but repeating the same
answers to the same questions again and again is both tiring, boring and
cumbersome, so before you email or ring us, please click
here for our Frequently Asked Questions section for answers to the
usual questions everyone ask us.
By all means, contact us should the answers not satisfy you or is non
existent!
To contact organiser
Click Here to email us
Or telephone : 07941 226 318
To join our Email Broadcast List (EBL)
Click Here to join EBL
Simply insert "include" in subject box of your email
By joining EBL, you will be notified of any new events, news, announcements
etc
Be assured that as a community group, we DO NOT sell or SHARE our EBL with anyone.
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