Wrestling Fundamentals: New Starters 4-week Course
Fridays 7.30-9.30pm · 4 WEEKS · EVERY MONTH · WOOLWICH SE18 · £180
If you've ever wanted to clad yourself in spandex, throw yourself through a table, or feel the electricity of performing in front of a live crowd — this is where you start.
No experience. No required fitness level. No age limit. Just book in and show up.
Starts Every First Friday of Every Month
🕖 Fridays 7:30 – 9:30pm
📅 4 sessions · one per week
📍 PlayFight London, Woolwich SE18
👥 Small group · max 12 students
FULL COURSE · 4 sessions included · £45 per session
£180
Places fill fast. Courses run monthly.
WORRIED ABOUT...
"I've never done anything like this"
Good. Neither had most of our students. The New Starters course is built from the ground up for complete beginners — we start with the very basics and go at a pace that works for everyone.
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"I'm not fit enough"
Everyone has to start somewhere! Our New Starters course gets your body ready for wrestling. All fitness levels welcome — modifications are always available. After 4 weeks you’ll be feeling fitter.
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"Won't I get hurt?"
The first thing we teach is how to fall safely. Every progression is designed to put your safety first. PlayFight has the best equipped studio in the UK — safety isn't a bonus here, it's the foundation.
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"Am I too old / wrong body type?"
Wrestling is for every body. Our students range from 18 to 40+, from every background and fitness level. This is a body-positive space — full stop. We just want you to get more confident while having fun.
4 Weeks Real Skills
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Body Basics & Safe Falling
Basic rolls
Conditioning your body for the demands of wrestling
Concussion prevention and neck strengthening drills
Ring orientation
Moving around a wrestling ring
Understanding space and your own body in motion -
Movement, Footwork & Contact
Non-verbal communication with a partner
Push and pull dynamics — the physics of wrestling
Calibrating appropriate levels of physical contact Understanding "knowledgeable touch"
Building trust with a training partner -
Strikes & Bumps
Simple grappling techniques and holds
Basic technical wrestling sequences
Your first bumps in the ring
Kinaesthetic feedback and pain signal awareness
The "dance" of wrestling — learning to read your partner -
Putting It Together
Combining techniques into basic sequences
Building the confidence to progress
Review and celebration of your progress
Next steps — Introduction to Grade One pathway
You’ll Surprise Yourself
Four weeks sounds short. But the transformation our students go through in this course — physically, mentally, socially — is remarkable every single time.
Wrestling training does something no gym class can. It builds the kind of confidence that comes from learning to trust your body, trust another person, and do something that looked impossible two weeks ago.
📅 BEFORE THE COURSE
→ Never set foot in a wrestling ring
→ Nervous about contact and falling
→ Unsure if this is really "for me"
→ Don't know anyone in wrestling
→ Wondering if you're the right body type
⭐ AFTER 4 WEEKS
✦ Moving confidently around the ring
✦ Falling and bumping safely
✦ Working sequences with a partner
✦ Part of a community of performers
✦ Ready for Grade One
What People Are Saying
★★★★★
I came in terrified — I'd never done any sport in my adult life. By week two I was rolling across the mat and loving every second of it. The coaches make you feel safe at every single step of the way.
CHARLIE.
New Starters → now Grade Two · 2 years in
★★★★★
I was 35 when I started. I thought I'd missed my window. Four weeks later I was doing things I genuinely thought were impossible for my body. Best decision I've made in years.
DANIEL.
Started at 35 · Now performing at shows
★★★★★
The New Starters course is the perfect on-ramp. Nothing is rushed, nothing is assumed. By the end of week four I felt genuinely ready for Grade One — and couldn't wait to start.
Dejaurn
New Starters → Grade One Graduate
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4 × 2-HOUR SESSIONS
Every Friday for four weeks. Two hours of coached, structured training — from warm-up to cool-down — all included in your course fee.
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ALL EQUIPMENT PROVIDED
Just bring yourself, water and workout gear. All mats, pads, and equipment provided. You train in our 16ft show ring. Get the boots and knee pads on your way into Grade One.
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COACHES YOU CAN TRUST
Before any PlayFight coach leads a session, they complete first aid training, concussion awareness certification, and our annual in-house coach education programme.
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CLEAR PATH TO GRADE ONE
Complete the course and you'll have everything you need to step confidently into Grade One sessions — the world's only formal wrestling grading system..
New Starters is
Step One.
Complete the course and you're ready to step into Grade One — the start of the world's only wrestling grading system. From there, Grade Two, Three and for the dedicated few, our Pros Class awaits.
Got Questions?
We've Got Answers
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Yes — all students complete a PAR-Q health form and a movement assessment before their first session. These are available on our website and help us make sure we're coaching you appropriately from day one. Links are in your booking confirmation.
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Life happens. Please let us know as early as possible via bookings@playfightlondon.com. Each course builds on the previous week, so we'd encourage you to make every session if you can — but we'll always do our best to support you if you have to miss one.
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You'll be ready to join our Grade One sessions — Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Grade One follows a structured syllabus working towards your Grade One grading, part of the world's only formal wrestling grading system.
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We're at Unit 3, Submarine Cable Depot, Warspite Road, London SE18 5NX — about 10 minutes' walk from Woolwich Elizabeth Line station. Use What3Words: alien.bump.clear. Street parking is available on Warspite Road.
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We don't offer drop-in spectator sessions, but we'd love to give you a tour. Email bookings@playfightlondon.com and we'll arrange a time that works.
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Start?
The next course starts the first Friday of the month. Courses sell out. The sooner you book, the sooner you're on the mat.
Questions? Email bookings@playfightlondon.com