WHY WE EXIST
We’re on a mission to create the world’s best training facility for independent wrestlers. Combining Tom’s exceptional creativity in wrestling & background in martial arts with Claire’s knowledge of elite gymnastics & experience in sports coaching - our training space is a place where you can learn all the fight choreography & acrobatic skills you need to succeed in the world of Pro-wrestling.
PlayFight London was founded with a clear purpose: to build the wrestling school we always wished existed. We’re here to ensure that safety, structure and community are not obstacles to great wrestling. They are the foundation of it. Our training space is built on 3 key values:
Equality:
We provide equal & equitable opportunities for all our participants regardless of their protected characteristics. We make special & specific provision for the training & development of Women’s Wrestling through a programme of classes & workshops that deliver quality training to female & female-identifying wrestlers, as well as trans & non-binary wrestlers, delivering teaching in a way that is sensitive to the needs of non-cis male wrestlers.
Safety:
We ensure the safety & wellbeing of our wrestling trainees through strict adherence to concussion protocols, first aid provision, accident report logs, physical conditioning regimes & anti-discrimination & sexual abuse policies. Our training environment is free from sexual harassment & abuse of power.
We work to elevate the status of wrestling from ‘sports entertainment’ to performance art, while respecting the integrity, history & traditions of the practice. Our school is contributing towards reimagining wrestling as a respected contemporary art form for the twenty-first century.
Ambition:
