British Wrestling

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗚𝗕. 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣. //

Five head to Madrid, 10–12 July.

Muhammed Mokaev | FS 65kg
Amirabbas Doroodian | FS 70kg
Micah Naisbet | FS 74kg
Syerus Eslami | FS 86kg
Bryony Saunders-Dunn | WW 50kg

On the corner: coaches Mark Cocker and Trevor Hoskins. On the mat as referee: Oleg Druzhynets.

Go well, 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺.

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥. Beach Wrestling Championships. //

Entries close 17 July.

The first beach wrestling championship ever held in the UK lands on Cleethorpes beach front — a seven-metre sand circle, standing-only, decided by throws and takedowns.

This is a GB selection event, the domestic route to the Beach Wrestling World Series and World Championships.

History gets made on the sand. Don't miss the deadline — enter before 17 July: https://britishwrestling.justgo.com/Workbench/i/r/public/EventsAndBookingsPublic/details/16465A135EEBB630F21EC35FA4AC95E8B37738DF/

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦. Lawrence Dutton //

𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚:
I lead the planning and delivery of national competitions for British Wrestling, ensuring high-quality events for athletes across all levels.

𝘼𝙩/𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙒𝘼 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚:
I started at BWA in December 2025

𝙁𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘽𝙒𝘼:
Seeing athletes develop and compete at their best, knowing the work behind the scenes helps create those opportunities.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙒𝘼:
Attended the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2026 as a guest getting to see behind the scenes of a large scale week-long event.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙗𝙗𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠:
Golf

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙤:
Japan or South America

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚, 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙮:
𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 - I value straight talk, graft and people who've lived real lives rather than polished PR versions of themselves and he was dry, subversive, and a quietly brilliant comedian.

𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹 - He wasn't perfect, but he embodied grit, decision making under fire and the ability to carry weight that would break most people.

𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 (also known as Menes), the first king of unified Egypt - He's the earliest example of someone turning fragmented tribes into a functioning nation and built the first foundations of a state that lasted thousands of years.

𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩:
BJJ Black Belt

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚:
Computer Games

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩?
Its accessibility and the life skills it builds—discipline, resilience, and respect—while bringing together a strong community.

United World Wrestling marked a significant milestone for Grappling, Amateur MMA and Pankration on Monday with the official opening of its dedicated office for the three associated styles at the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne, Switzerland. Get the latest updates from the United World Wrestling, including news, features, stories, injury updates, match reports and more.

Level One Coaching Course. //

One day. 16 August. Tonbridge, Kent.

Your first step to coaching wrestling — learn the fundamentals, run safe sessions, and take your place on the mat as a coach. Every coach starts here.

Book now: https://britishwrestling.justgo.com/Workbench/i/r/public/EventsAndBookingsPublic/details/C629A2E6C94C546E927175DDE4CD09366522F068

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗚𝗕. U20 European Championships. //

Three athletes head to Skopje, North Macedonia, for the U20 European Championships, 6–12 July.

Danoush Jowkar // FS 57kg
Joe Mahoney // FS 65kg
Chandni Banks // WW 65kg

Coaches Vlad Gladkov and Cornell Robinson lead the corner, with Mo Osman officiating as referee.

Go well, Team.

𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟏𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲. //

Represent Great Britain at the 2026 UWW Veteran World Championships. Applications are open now and close Thursday 10 July.

Family travel deals are available direct from the organisers — full details in our members' WhatsApp community.

Apply now ➡️ https://forms.office.com/e/tY9dSzJpjh

Where the latest lands first. //

British Wrestling runs a members-only WhatsApp community. Event drops, entry deadlines, selection news, education course places — they land here first.

Just under 200 members are in. Lots of you aren't.

The invite is in your inbox. Check your email and tap to join.

Female-only. On the mat. //

A women's competition at the British Wrestling Academy, straight after the American Seminar.

The McBryde Sisters — three NAIA national champions — coaching mat-side throughout.

First bout or fiftieth, every level enters.

Register now // https://britishwrestling.justgo.com/Workbench/i/r/public/EventsAndBookingsPublic/details/799400291D5D25C00BF6EC0CB5D323A0B5B2D0A0/