Overview
Kids Wrestling develops takedowns, control and balance with championship-level coaching — one of the best foundations a young athlete can build.
It teaches grit and composure, builds full-body strength and coordination, and instills the work ethic that carries over to school and life.
Wrestling is the least forgiving thing on the youth timetable and that is precisely its value. There is no equipment to hide behind and no way to coast through a round — a child either moves or gets moved. Most kids find the first month genuinely hard, and the ones who stay tend to carry something out of it that is difficult to teach any other way.
It is also the best physical base a young athlete can build for anything else. Wrestlers arrive in other sports already strong through the hips and back, already comfortable with contact, and already used to competing while tired. Coaches in every other sport in this building would rather be handed a wrestler than almost anyone else.
Why train Kids Wrestling
No equipment, no standing off. A child either moves or gets moved, and they find out which within about thirty seconds.
Strong hips and back, comfortable with contact, used to competing tired. It makes every other sport they try easier.
Being held down and having to think clearly anyway is a rare thing to practise at that age, and it does not stay on the mat.
Our wrestling coaches have produced national champions and coached at Olympic level. Their records are on the coach cards, not just asserted here.
Weekly schedule
3 sessions a week, pulled live from the full timetable so this page cannot fall out of date. Nothing needs booking and there is no term to join — if it is on the grid, turn up.
| Day | Classes |
|---|---|
| Mon | 5pm Kids Wrestling |
| Tue | 5pm Kids Wrestling |
| Fri | 5pm Kids Wrestling |
Who you’ll train with
The coaches below compete in Kids Wrestling — these are not classes covered by generalists between their own sessions. Each card carries the record it is claiming, so you can judge it rather than take our word for it.
Bernard has been coaching for over 12 years at the club and high school level. Winning over 8 regional championships and City of Toronto Championships, along with a Provincial 3rd place club finish representing Xtreme Couture in 2019. Bernard personally has been named Toronto District School Board Coach of the year, having started a program at West Humber Collegiate and building it to a point where the school is recognized as a top 3 wrestling program in Ontario (OFSAA). Bernard is fully certified within the provincial and national wrestling association. He has also developed National and Provincial champions at Xtreme Couture. His goal is to one day bring home an Olympic champion that is bred at Xtreme Couture.
Arely Torales has embraced the sport of Wrestling. In her 4 years of competition, she has competed at the highest level and was victorious against a national gold medalist. She fell in love with the sport and has aspirations of representing Canada internationally. As Xtreme Coutures kids program coach, her goal is to positively impact the life of your child through Wrestling by teaching fundamentals and techniques and to lay a strong foundation of knowledge and skills.
Juan Carlos Vargas Torres is the head coach of the adult Wrestling program at Xtreme Couture. Coach Carlos wrestled in Mexico as a youth and in his teenage years went on to wrestle in Europe. Carlos continued his wrestling journey and began coaching, where his passion continues in helping those that want to learn the sport and participate at a competitive level.
Your first week is on us
Claim your free 4-day pass — full access to everything under our roof: MMA, group fitness, and the gym floor. No experience required, all levels welcome.
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