AZWAY was founded in Arizona with the primary purpose of supporting and building the folkstyle wrestling community. We are part of the NUWAY (National United Wrestling Association of Youth) movement.
"Joining this type of organization allows you focus on the grassroots level of wrestling and invest back into your own state. Investing back into your own state is the back bone of this organization! We believe that for each and every state to become a strong and a stand alone state organization then you need to invest in the programs in your community at the youth, high school, and college levels. Our vision is that if we invest at the local levels first then we will become a stronger sport nationally." The NUWAY Mission
AZWAY's main focus has been, and will continue to be, two fold:
1) Development through local folkstyle competition, primarily in the form of hosting tournaments;
2) Growing and strengthening Arizona folkstyle wrestling through regional and national competition.
National competition is a big part of AZWAY. There are plenty of serious competitors in our state that will just get better and better by wrestling in out-of-state events. We will be taking teams to various out-of-state tournaments throughout the year. Furthermore, we will also be hosting periodic camps, clinics and tournaments throughout the year. We look forward to watching our Arizona wrestlers grow and develop through high quality year-round instruction. We will post upcoming events on our web site as well as on www.azwrestler.com.
We are currently working on filling our late spring and summer schedules. Tournaments will be posted on our News and Events link.
