Saeed Esmaeli

Saeed Esmaeli was taught wrestling by his late father Amir Esmaeli, himself an Iranian national champion who has coached Bristol’s Olympic wrestling club for many years. During his competitive career in the 90′s, Saeed has won numerous freestyle wrestling titles in both: UK and Europe. The highlights of his achievements includes:

• winning numerous national and international tournamets, including European Freestyle Wrestling Championships & French National Freestyle Wrestling Championships;
• coaching GB Olympic team member, British champion and 2010 Commonwealth bronze medallist, Leon Rattigan;
• training one of the UK top pro-MMA teams: Trojan Free Fighters, including some of the most decorated UK fighters, like Ronnie Mann and Che Mills.

Saeed is an exceptional and highly experienced coach, who has retired from the competitive sport due to a training injury. He now concentrates on sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience with a new generation of wrestling competitors, helping them to achieve their maximum potential.

He’s classes are renowned all over the South West of England for their technical finesse and unparalleled attention to details. Combiner with a gruelling regime in fitness and conditioning this classes have a true potential for raising a new generation of wrestling legends.

During his distinguished coaching career, Saeed has produced not one but two GB Olympic team members and British champions, Leon Rattigan and Aman Sakhizadeh. One of them, Leon Rattigan, went on to win a Commonwealth bronze medal in October 2010, in Delhi (India). As such, he is now in a very strong position to be considered for a position of British representative to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

If you are interested in benefiting from Saeed’s knowledge and experience then do not hesitate to contact Team Nemesis or simply drop in to one of our training sessions. All sessions run in a relaxed and friendly environment and newcomers are always welcome. No previous wrestling experience is required.