Hawaii Wrestling Academy

Hawaii Wrestling Academy delivers wrestling instruction and athletic mentorship at 98-025 Hekaha Street in Aiea, Hawaii. Situated on Oahu, the training school uses competitive wrestling as a vehicle to instill character, mental resilience, and physical discipline in youth practitioners. The academy provides focused developmental coaching for aspiring scholastic wrestlers and martial arts athletes across the islands. Instruction is directed by Coach Rob (John Q. Robinson), a USA Wrestling Silver Certified Coach and USA Wrestling, UWW, and FILA official with over 35 years of coaching experience, who formerly led wrestling programs at Waianae, Radford, and Mililani. The coaching staff features USA Wrestling Bronze Certified Coach Ku'u Robinson, USA Wrestling Gold Certified Coach Billy Wood, USA Wrestling Certified Coach Sean Kim, a former California state champion and high school All-American, Thomas Taflinger, and strength coach Mel Sanchez. Academy programs emphasize foundational grappling mechanics, takedown leverage, hand fighting, defensive sprawls, and match strategy. Training sessions structure technique breakdowns and live situational wrestling, equipping student athletes with practical athletic competence, disciplined work habits, and confidence on the mat.