The Wrestling Dojo of EDH Grappling

     The Wrestling Dojo is a unique and innovative concept designed and developed by Eliot Kelly. The idea behind the system came from his experiences as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor and Martial Arts mentorship from 7th Degree West Coast Martial Arts Black Belt Gary Merlo. The system is designed with the idea of applying the spirit of MARTIAL ARTS towards the sport of WRESTLING.
      In general, wrestlers are told what they need to work on in practice and each team has some type of curriculum in place for the wrestlers to learn. However, what's missing is a system to help identify the current level of the practitioner, other than the number of years they have wrestled. The first step would be in creating a ranking system that reflects a wrestler's technical skill, experience, and dedication.
    Also, the spirit of Martial Arts is much more than simply the accumulation of knowledge. It has to do with the shaping of CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, and INTEGRITY. The Wrestling Dojo would provide the opportunity for students to apply what they learn on the mat off the mat. A ranking system that successfully incorporates the Martial Arts spirit will help the older/experienced students mentor the younger/newer students as well. As a result, building a sense of community and the spirit to help others in their progress towards success.
     Finally, The Wrestling Dojo would give wrestlers from multiple schools an opportunity get together, train, learn, and go back to their schools to win a State Championship. The more we can do to raise a community of wrestlers who want to 'make a difference' on and off the mat, the more success we will find at the higher caliber of wrestling.

Eliot Kelly

Creator of The Wrestling Dojo

(916) 595. 4064
EDH Grappling

Who are the Olympic Wrestlers for Team USA?

     Can you name these wrestlers? The men and women pictured above are the 2012 Olympic representatives for Team USA.
     At The Wrestling Dojo in El Dorado Hills, CA our wrestlers have been given the assignment of going out and finding the names and weight classes of these wrestlers. The project will be to pick one of these wrestlers and complete a small group presentation. For those of you who don't already know who is representing who in each weight, here is the list. Now, are you able you match these names up with the wrestlers picture above? If not we have some research to complete!
     Learning the names and weight classes of these wrestlers will not automatically make us better wrestlers. However, these are the wrestlers we want to learn from, emulate, and maybe eventually beat in competition! Let's think and look beyond to the highest levels to learn from and aspire to be the best we can be on and off the mat!

Henry Cejudo 2008 Beijing Olympic Gold Medalist 55kg

Greco-Roman
55 kg/121 lbs. - Spenser Mango
60 kg/132 lbs. - Ellis Coleman
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Justin Lester
74 kg/163 lbs. - Ben Provisor
84 kg/185 lbs. - Chas Betts
96kg/211.5 lbs.- RC Johnson
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Dremiel Byers

Men’s Freestyle
55 kg/121 lbs. - Sam Hazewinkel
60kg/132 lbs. -  Coleman Scott
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jared Frayer
74 kg/163 lbs. - Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln
84 kg/185 lbs. - Jake Herbert
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Jake Varner
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Tervel Dlagnev

Women’s Freestyle
48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Clarissa Chun
55 kg/121 lbs. - Kelsey Campbell
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Elena Pirozhkova
72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Stephany Lee

Eliot Kelly

 The Wrestling Dojo in El Dorado Hills, CA

For a Trial Lesson call: 916-595-4064