BORETSInside the BORETS base: the daily life behind the athletes
August 30, 2026This documentary turns from the challenge format towards the residential training base in central Ukraine. The published outline moves from a shared evening meal and a house tour to conversations with Oleksandr Oliinyk, Anton Bereda and Kostya Zhyvanov. It gives context to the people who appear in the channel’s matches: they are part of a continuing training environment, not a cast assembled only for one confrontation.
Watch the ordinary routines alongside the training
The description presents a place where young athletes live, study, eat and train. Those everyday tasks matter because a training system exists within a schedule and a community. Notice how the film connects shared space, people and future plans rather than looking only for another spectacular exchange. Its opening reference to 2016–2026 frames a period of work, but the film should not be treated as a complete record of every stage or every student’s experience.
Listen to the team’s own account
The channel identifies the original speech as Ukrainian, with English subtitles available. Turning on captions helps follow the explanations beyond the visual tour. The description identifies Ievgen Skyrda as founder and head coach and places the familiar adult athletes within the history of the base. Keep biographical claims tied to what the film actually states. A childhood starting age described here is part of this story, not a universal recommendation that every child should train or live away from home at that age.
The environment behind one combined method
BORETS LAB links sambo, wrestling and jiu-jitsu through people who train together over time. This film is useful for understanding that human context before returning to the technical lessons or style comparisons. Public YouTube comments offer viewers’ own reactions, not verified evidence about the online school. After watching, separate what the team explains, what a viewer comments and what you infer. That keeps appreciation for the story grounded in its actual source.
From the YouTube description
Deep in central Ukraine there is a sports boarding school where boys arrive at 6–7 years old — and grow into some of the best grapplers in Eastern Europe. They live here, study here, eat here and train here, all year round — through everything our country is going through. The boys call it the Fight Castle — one look at the building and you'll see why. This film takes you inside for the first time. 🎙 You asked for real voices instead of AI — this film is in our real Ukrainian voices, with English subtitles. Turn on CC. BECOME PART OF BORETS LAB You don't have to just watch the result — you can help us keep building it. ▸ One-time support — hit Super Thanks under this video. ▸ Monthly support — join the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCshYNLvbpQg0nF3Czg3IHxA/join Your support helps us maintain and develop the base, provide food and gear for the team, run the daily training process, and travel to competitions. ▸ SUPPORT BORETS + COACHING Support the base and get closed Q&As, group online training breakdowns, and the ability to send your own questions straight to our team. Details on the membership page. If you believe places like this should exist — don't just watch this story. Help it continue. 🤝 PARTNERS & COOPERATION We are open to brands, media, sports organizations, foundations and seminar organizers: Telegram / WhatsApp: +380 50 889 86 42 CHAPTERS 0:00 — 2016 → 2026: ten years of work 0:50 — Plov night: a regular evening at the base 3:48 — House tour: where the team lives 8:40 — Meet the team: Oleksandr Oliinyk, Anton Bereda, Kostya Zhyvanov 15:18 — What we're building next WHO WE ARE FOUNDER Ievgen Skyrda — founder and head coach of BORETS LAB. 30 years on the mats: 15 in judo and sambo, 15 in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He built this club from a small-town gym into an academy of 800+ students and a residential base — and raised every fighter on this channel from childhood. Instagram: https://instagram.com/ievgen_skyrda BORETS LAB — a combat-sports ecosystem in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine: sambo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and freestyle wrestling, an academy with 800+ students, a residential sports base and the UBP youth league. The adult fighters from our style-vs-style videos — sambo vs BJJ, wrestling vs everyone — grew up right here. #bjj #sambo #wrestling #grappling #martialarts#documentary
What viewers say on YouTube
Recent public comments on this video, shown in their original language. These are channel comments, not reviews of a school subscription.