ADULT WRESTLING ENROLLMENT

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The weeks of June 15th-30th, we are holding our practices at the Beach. Want directions/times? Text 714-325-8462

Schedule: Mondays & Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 PM. Sundays at 10AM-12Noon. Weekends vary—due to availability of tournaments, travel, clinics. Summer often means outdoor sessions. Team updates via REMIND (email only) and IG Chat.

Two free practices, no strings attached! Show up with your waiver and give it a shot. Pay only after you commit to joining. We want wrestlers who are all in! You Must Bring A Waiver To Your First Practice: oc-grappling.org/forms

Questions? Text 714-325-8462

Want to drop in? $20 cash per session, paid to Coach Petrosyan.

OCG trains Freestyle, Greco-Roman, Beach Wresting & Folkstyle.

Local USAW Adult (over 18+) Wrestling available at LAWA

Where do we train? www.oc-grappling.org/directions

World-class Coaches www.oc-grappling.org/coaches

Masters/Veterans Wrestling https://masterswrestling.com/

Do you want to improve quickly? Try Private lessons (w/Coach Petrosyan).

Financial questions: www.oc-grappling.org/how-to-make-a-payment or email ocysa.accntng@gmail.com attn. Catherine.

Follow us on Instagram at: @orangecountygrappling

FAQ

Q #1: What are the membership costs your club costs? A #2: $125-75/mo. depending on your commitment level (month-to-month vs. annual).

Q: What does it cost to check out a practice or do a drop-in for non-members? A: $20, Same day payment via Cash is fine.

Q: Does OCG support Masters and/or Veterans Wrestling? A: Yes.

Q: Does OCG support the US Law Enforcement, Military and Veterans? A: Yes, we offer discounts for these groups and their families. Thank you for your service!

Q: How do I set-up payment arrangements? A: Email our Accounting Dept. at: ocysa.accntng@gmail.com , attn. Catherine. She does everything in writing so it’s easy and there are no misconceptions.

Q: Any advice for newbs or out-of-shape ex-wrestlers when starting at OCG? A: Don’t overdo it in your first 2 weeks and don’t wrestle “live” in your first 1-2 practices. Focus more on technique and drilling, and meeting more experienced people. Further, if you’re a beginner, don’t go “live” with other beginners in your first six (6) months of learning the sport. Poor conditioning & newbs wrestling other newbs = injuries in our sport. Let your body acclimate if you’re not in great shape for the sport already. Have fun and be a sponge! When in doubt, do ‘exactly’ what the Coach said.

Do you know the rules of Folkstyle wrestling? Here’s the basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbWB1mPa69c

• Do you know the rules of Freestyle wrestling? Here’s the basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS3AySHmwxE & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp-hWr-opUc&t=49s

• What are the basic differences between Folk (USA’s H & College style) & Freestyle (an Olympic/International style of Wrestling)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4zR75SLKRQ&t=7s

Recent club videos: 1) https://youtu.be/ZB61fbFNgVk ,

Wrestling for BJJ/NoGi/Catch Wrestling: We teach an Eastern European Freestyle type of wrestling that offers less neck and throat exposure to guillotines.  Yet of course, complete dominance on the feet.

Wrestling for BJJ/NoGi/Catch: Our advanced junior high and high schoolers learn Eastern European Freestyle—dominant on the feet, less neck exposure to guillotines.

Military, police, first responders—active, reserve, or retired—get 50% off dues with promo code “MIL50.” Our thanks for your service.

Be real. If you’re soft, lack grit, or quit easy, wrestling ain’t for you. This sport demands you leave your comfort zone. Expect ice packs, anti-inflammatories, electrolyte chugs, and blood-stained clothes. You’ll shake hands with warriors who just smashed your face into the mat, then lift you up as brothers and sisters. Quitters don’t earn that bond. In wrestling, you get what you grind for—nothing more, nothing less.

Schedule: Mon-Wed, Sat-Sun, year-round. We compete in Beach (Summer-Fall), Folkstyle (Fall-Winter), Freestyle (Spring-Fall), Greco-Roman (Spring-Fall)—local to world-level.

WHAT DO MARTIAL ARTISTS & MIXED MARTIAL ARTISTS SAY ABOUT TRAINING WRESTLING AT OCG?

WALK-IN VISITORS PLEASE NOTE

We do not accept unscheduled walk-ins, to attend a practice please first check our schedule then text 714-325-8462 (24 hours in advance) requesting the day/time you want to visit. You may choose a Monday or Wednesday practice.

If you want to join us for a day to catch a wrestling workout the drop-in fee is $20.

Bring an executed waiver. If you currently do not have wrestling shoes, you may borrow a pair from us out of our “spare shoes bin” so bring socks and come 15 minutes early and tell the Coach you need to borrow shoes.

FREESTYLE & greco RULES & REGULATIONS

(Pls download this PDF Rulebook - Int’l Rules for Freestyle & Greco)

Please click here -> https://www.usawmembership.com/usa_wrestling_rule_book

OCG Adult Wrestling Program is a year-round wrestling program run by Wrestling life-learners as well as ex-D1 NCAA wrestlers and national team and world team competitors who want to give back to the sport we all love and helped us to grow as human beings.

ADULT OPEN COMPETITION

As an Adult, if you want to compete there are local USA Wrestling Associations link LAWA who will be provide tournaments in LA County with Open F/S & Greco matches and even “Exhibition” matches if you request them from the Tournament Director usually. Depending on your age this is also a good Adult/Masters/Veterans Wrestling site to bookmark: https://masterswrestling.com/events/

Here are the USA Wrestling Weight Classes and Age Groups, click here!

MEMBERSHIP PACKAGES & DEALS

• BRONZE MEMBERSHIP (Intermediate & Advanced wrestlers) Monthly Training Cost (30 days): $ 125/mo.. Please remember to make a payment on your due date. All BRONZE MEMBERS shall receive all the basic membership privileges and the right to attend all practices even our COMPETITION TEAM PRACTICES, and are encouraged to compete. (Optional) Private Lessons are $50/hr.. (Optional) Clinics will vary in cost. Click here to make a payment via VENMO and Zelle.

• All BRONZE MEMBERS must set-up monthly payment arrangements to ensure that each month on the same day each month. Since we lack the Accounting personnel to collect money on the phone or email each month, we need our members to be fiscally conscious and act honorably. Unless otherwise stated by OCG Accounting (Catherine ocysa.accntng@gmail.com) in writing, the $125.00 monthly club fee is due on the 1st of every month.

• If our Accounting department/Catherine (email: ocysa.accntng@gmail.com ) abovementioned has to contact you via email, REMIND, text or phone to make a monthly payment more than once, you may be required to pay the $375 in advance via Quarterly. We unfortunately do not have the administrative resources to collect dues and have to trust the good graces and punctuality of our customers. OCG encourages all Bronze Members to purchase & wear the following concussion-mitigating Wrestling Headgear (approximately $40.00 - $45.00) as well as knee pads and wrestling shoes are a must.

• SILVER MEMBERSHIP (Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced wrestlers) Quarterly Training Cost (90 days): $ 300/qrtr. - Venmo, Zelle - SILVER MEMBERS receive basic membership privileges and the right to attend all practices except for COMPETITION TEAM PRACTICES, unless you actually do compete. (Optional) Technique Clinics, Scrimmages and Tournaments which we ourselves host may be offered at a discount. OCG encourages all Silver Members to purchase & wear the following Wrestling Headgear (approximately $40.00 - $45.00) and if they do not already have said headgear will buy said headgear for SILVER MEMBERS. OCG encourages all SILVER MEMBERS to purchase & wear knee pads and wrestling shoes are a must.

  Re: quarterly dues payments, we prefer to use VENMO, but we can also accept quarterly payments by check also. Unless otherwise stated by OCG Accounting, your quarterly dues payments are due on the 1st of every quarter. Any & all checks must be made out to: “Orange County Grappling - OCG” and handed to the Program Director.

• PLATINUM MEMBERSHIP (Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced wrestlers) Annual Training Cost (1yr.): $ 900.00 - pre-paid via Apple Pay, Venmo, Zelle. So in effect, each Platinum Member pays $75/mo. just in an upfront manner.

  PLATINUM MEMBERS receive basic membership privileges and the right to attend all public practices as well as receive FREE USAW Membership. (Optional) Private Lessons are $30/hr.. (Optional) Technique Clinics, Scrimmages and Tournaments will vary in cost. Re: payment, We prefer to use VENMO, but also can accept monthly payments by check make a payment via Apple Pay and Zelle. We prefer membership payment via VENMO, but also can accept check, Venmo or Zelle. All checks must be made out to: “Orange County Grappling - OCG”.

  Clinics, scrimmages, tournaments are usually on Saturdays (not included in above mentioned costs.

  We also travel to other CLUBS’ gyms to scrimmage, workout with other organizations.

  Pls. note electronic payments are preferred to check or cash for accounting traceability reasons (for ex., Apple Pay, Venmo, Zelle).

• Checks must be made out to: “Orange County Grappling - OCG”. You may direct all Accounting or Financial questions to: OCG Accounting.

• Or you may visit: www.oc-grappling.org/how-to-make-a-payment

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If you’re interested in learning Wrestling at light speed please consider taking Private Lessons either before you take Group Lessons or to supplement your Group Lessons.

“A harmless man is not a good man. A good man is a very very dangerous man, who has that under voluntary control, civilized and disciplined. Right? And who can use that in service of well let’s say of a family.”

~ Jordan Peterson

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FAQ

Are there OPEN Tournaments for me? Yes, regularly in the Spring through Summer Summer, AAU & USAW both run Adult Tournaments. For ex. USA Regional and National Tournaments please click here. We will also be holding our own local tournaments with OPEN division brackets at local High School as “tune ups” for these larger regional tournaments.

You will need either a USA Wrestling Card to compete in most of these but occasionally smaller organizations run Adult tournaments. To find out how to get your USAW Card and attach your membership to our cub please click here and scroll down the Section 3.

Definition of LUNATIC FRINGE : the members of a usually political or social movement espousing extreme, eccentric, or fanatical views. The term was first coined by Theodore Roosevelt, an avid wrestler prior to becoming president of our country.

Now, let’s cut to the chase. If you are looking for a place to roll at once in a while for free, we are not your destination. . Feel free to move on and keep rolling from gym to gym never being sure where you caught your last ringworm. If you are interested in training to compete and be revitalized by the sport, this could be your destination. Wrestling camaraderie even as an adult, is being part of something bigger than yourself again, forming friendships with other like-minded individuals who think pulling guard is for the weak, come with us. Train again to compete in Folkstyle, Freestyle and Greco-Roman in tournaments, we hold here at Santa Ana H.S. as well as up north like the California Open. Be part of the only Adult Wrestling Club in Orange County, with an all-girls program, a youth and high school program. Consider being part of a family of wrestlers of all ages again.

This is what we are. Wrestlers. We believe Wrestling is both a family sport and a blue collar sport, ie. you shouldn't have to pay an arm and a leg to do it, but everything worth anything comes with a cost.

While many BJJ dojos are charging a hundred to two hundred a month all over the Orange County, there are virtually no "Wrestling Only" venues. Wrestling's culture is being absorbed into BJJ, MMA and other martial arts which is not necessarily good for Wrestling. 

We are not the same as BJJ, Judo or MMA so why are we falling into their program? We are the word's oldest sport, our sport has never been driven by money or wealth and we deserve better.

Wrestling enrollment numbers in high school have been declining six (6) years in a row at last count. Why? Because their are too few leaders, adults still living the life, role models and citizens who wrestle. You can’t grow a sport from the sidelines.

So why not create an organization and environment where wrestling families can work out together?  Why is it only BJJ can do this? We say that's RUBBISH!! We are going to rebuild wrestling numbers one family at a time before it's lost and dropped by every high school in OC.

OCG is changing this by helping to not only assist existing WRESTLING FAMILIES but create new WRESTLING FAMILIES. We provide a safe, fun and dynamic environment where off-season high school, ex-collegiate and ex-high school and college wrestlers can bring their wives, children and themselves to one place to work out with other wrestlers. While your sons and daughters are working out why not get your own wrestling work out in? 

All we ask is four (4) things from our wrestlers.

1. Warm-up fully before going "live" and don’t go “live” on your first day for more than three (3) minutes if you haven’t wrestled in a while. You will regret it the following day.

2. Fill-out both our Waivers on www.oc-grappling.org/forms/ and email them in PDF Format to info@oc-grappling.org and turn in the originals to your Program Director or Coach. 

3. To Sign-Up for our Adult Wrestling Program, fill out the Form below.

4. VOLUNTEER TO HELP US RAISE FUNDS FOR THE CLUB AT OUR HOME WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS AND OTHER FUND RAISING WRESTLING-RELATED EVENTS.

Contact Info

general question tel#: info@oc-grappling.org & oc-grappling.org/contact

all financial or dues-related questions: ocysa.accntng@gmail.com

Financial Info

To Make A Payment for your membership dues, click here

If you have any financially related questions, forward your questions or concerns via email to: ocysa.accntng@gmail.com att. to: OCG Accounting.

Re: monthly & quarterly dues, please set-up Auto-Pay on your end each month so our Accounting Dept. does not have to remind you. Thanks in advance. :-)

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