Ironclad Wrestling

Every wrestler should have these >>> THE KEYS TO WINNING

Here's a STACK of RECIPES for how to wrestle Freestyle and Greco so you're not in the dark about how to wrestle at your next event.

Also serves as insurance so that one guy doesn't flex on you like he's special for knowing what we give away for free.

This is more detail than you're going to find anywhere else, but we want you to have it. If you get better, we do too.

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If you want the videos that go with it, you can find those at www.IroncladMethods.com 1 year of All Access costs less than a camp

Don't let your kid be frustrated or dunked on at tournaments because they don't know HOW to do something

Your wrestler should be learning on their phone 22 hours a day and practicing at practice 2 hours a day. This accelerates development and breaks the crazy cycle of losing over and over the same way and getting more frustrated because of all the time and money you're wasting.

Here's an example of some resources we created to teach or learn how to turn people in FREESTYLE AND GRECO.

Keep coming on this journey with us. It only continues to make more sense

You can find the accompanying videos at www.IroncladMethods.com

🔥 Quick Weekend Recap – Premier National League Wisconsin was AWESOME! ⚡

We rolled deep with a group of 8 athletes, squeezing it in between VA Beach Nationals and the US Open in Las Vegas next week.

First off — EVERY single one of the 8 competed at a brand-new level and showcased skills they’d never shown in competition before.

That’s always the goal: to perform and reveal a new you — constantly being renewed. Read Romans 12:2

Over time, that’s exactly how real transformation happens. 💪

Of our 8 travelers:
✅ 7 finished Top 8
✅ All wrestled 6–10 matches against the best programs in the country (UWW weights)
Not bad for a little club in Alabama — with no built-in partners and coaches who “don’t care” (IYKYK 😂).

Many of our kids finally got to get their hands on nationally ranked opponents in live competition. That experience is rare and priceless.

For kids coming up in Alabama or any non-traditional wrestling state, it’s tough to know what’s right.
Too many voices shouting directions, selling FOMO, or planting doubt just to recruit your athlete and build their own “group of hammers.”

That’s exactly why we started Ironclad. We've seen the cycle many times with different characters in 25 years. (actually had a crazy revelation when recapping some of this dark history yesterday. Another story for another time)

We exist to give kids in our state (and across the country) real access to the Truth. Nothing matters more.

I don’t care what T-shirt you wear or what tribe you’re in — seek the best answers. Seek Truth. Then go do and become everything you’re capable of through this sport.
This is our ethos. This is our WHY.

We’re not here to tear others down. Our aim is to keep things above the line, tho there is temptation to when you know the story behind the curtain. Frankly, most of it would be dismissed as bias or fall under selfish ambition).

Instead, we’re here to invite everyone to be better — and to help wrestling families avoid the mistakes we made, including getting taken advantage of by those who pretend to know more.

I believe wrestling clubs are a lot like churches: you should visit more than one. Ask questions. Seek understanding. Discover the Truth for yourself so you can test what you’re being told. The Good Book says you will know them by their fruit. Who do you want pouring into your kid?

If there’s a better way, we’ll take it. This is the Narrow Way we’ve found after 25 years of stepping on a few land mines. (Read Matthew 7:13-14 ESV)

Super proud of this crew. We'll continue to leaad, grow and Coach whoever shows up in an authentic way. Fortunately for you, in the face of several false rumors that have been coming back to us, I've decided to start back documenting our journey more publicly.

Good luck to all of you out there grinding! Thats athletes, coaches and parents alike.

If we can help your family in any way — training, advice, or just honest answers — let us know. Drop a comment or shoot us a message.

— Coach Jake
205.793.6089

In-person training: www.ironcladwrestling.com
Online training access: www.ironcladmethods.com

How do we raise resilient kids in an astro-turfed society?

Hint: the original game - WRESTLING.

Pure. Organic. Human interaction.

"Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easier." - Dan Gable

Message us for a free week trial and find out how wrestling is a better fit for your family...

How do you raise tough kids in an astro-turfed society? The original game: WRESTLING Think of it as Manufactured difficulty so life isn’t.

Had a Coach reach out asking for Underhook resources. I thought we might share these with everyone else to get your brain thinking.

An Underhook isn't just 1 move. It is a 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦. It is a 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. It is a 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭. All with unique development time called a rope. There's dozens of ways to get into the position and dozens of options to finish it.

In a truly Ironclad system 𝗮𝗹𝗹 "𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀" 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲'𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱! We're separating those things and "writing the book" so its not so abstract to understand wrestling.

It shouldn't be...
- so painful for new people to start learning.
- so hard for Coaches to scale teaching to their whole team.
- so hard to understand where to work or what to do to get better.

And we shouldn't be arguing about your moves or my moves. They're all tools.

What makes one tool better than another? Why? What are the merits of both? What about the next dozen variations?

Wrestling is a progressive as a sport like gymnastics when you understand it. Unfortunately, it's a multi decade journey to arrive at these conclusions. 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

One day someone else will improve on our work the way others are improving the Gracie's manuals on jiu jitsu.

This passage from Hebrews is inspiring text to move onto deeper levels of understanding:
"So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding." Hebrews 6:1-3 NLT

I hope all this finds you well

We just filmed a bunch of new UNDERHOOK content today that is getting uploaded to help you. There's dozens of systematic trainings that will be like a secret weapon for your post season