04/14/2026
🔥 Quick Weekend Recap – Premier National League Wisconsin was AWESOME! ⚡
We rolled deep with a group of 8 athletes, squeezing it in between VA Beach Nationals and the US Open in Las Vegas next week.
First off — EVERY single one of the 8 competed at a brand-new level and showcased skills they’d never shown in competition before.
That’s always the goal: to perform and reveal a new you — constantly being renewed. Read Romans 12:2
Over time, that’s exactly how real transformation happens. 💪
Of our 8 travelers:
✅ 7 finished Top 8
✅ All wrestled 6–10 matches against the best programs in the country (UWW weights)
Not bad for a little club in Alabama — with no built-in partners and coaches who “don’t care” (IYKYK 😂).
Many of our kids finally got to get their hands on nationally ranked opponents in live competition. That experience is rare and priceless.
For kids coming up in Alabama or any non-traditional wrestling state, it’s tough to know what’s right.
Too many voices shouting directions, selling FOMO, or planting doubt just to recruit your athlete and build their own “group of hammers.”
That’s exactly why we started Ironclad. We've seen the cycle many times with different characters in 25 years. (actually had a crazy revelation when recapping some of this dark history yesterday. Another story for another time)
We exist to give kids in our state (and across the country) real access to the Truth. Nothing matters more.
I don’t care what T-shirt you wear or what tribe you’re in — seek the best answers. Seek Truth. Then go do and become everything you’re capable of through this sport.
This is our ethos. This is our WHY.
We’re not here to tear others down. Our aim is to keep things above the line, tho there is temptation to when you know the story behind the curtain. Frankly, most of it would be dismissed as bias or fall under selfish ambition).
Instead, we’re here to invite everyone to be better — and to help wrestling families avoid the mistakes we made, including getting taken advantage of by those who pretend to know more.
I believe wrestling clubs are a lot like churches: you should visit more than one. Ask questions. Seek understanding. Discover the Truth for yourself so you can test what you’re being told. The Good Book says you will know them by their fruit. Who do you want pouring into your kid?
If there’s a better way, we’ll take it. This is the Narrow Way we’ve found after 25 years of stepping on a few land mines. (Read Matthew 7:13-14 ESV)
Super proud of this crew. We'll continue to leaad, grow and Coach whoever shows up in an authentic way. Fortunately for you, in the face of several false rumors that have been coming back to us, I've decided to start back documenting our journey more publicly.
Good luck to all of you out there grinding! Thats athletes, coaches and parents alike.
If we can help your family in any way — training, advice, or just honest answers — let us know. Drop a comment or shoot us a message.
— Coach Jake
205.793.6089
In-person training: www.ironcladwrestling.com
Online training access: www.ironcladmethods.com
