Wrestling
Wrestling is a competition in which two people try to pin the other person to the ground during matches. The people who wrestle are called wrestlers. Striking is not allowed in wrestling. Wrestlers use throws, takedowns, and trips to get their opponents down to the ground. On the ground, they use holds and pins to control their opponent. Wrestling is a popular and effective base for fighters in mixed martial arts competitions.
Western styles of wrestling:
- Freestyle
- Greco-Roman (French wrestling)
- Collegiate (folk style) (USA)
International folk wrestling styles:
- Kuresh ( Central Asia)
- Karakucak Guresh (Turkey)
- Sumo (Japan)
- Ssireum (Korea)
- Bekh (Mongolia)
- Chidaoba (Georgia)
- Kushti (India)
- Oil wrestling (Turkey, and Bulgaria)
Wrestling Media
Detail of the Ancient Egyptian wrestling scenes in tomb 15 (Baqet III) at Beni Hasan, c. 20th century BC.
Wrestlers shown in the center on an Ancient Greek relief of the pentathlon, c. 500 BC.
Greco-Roman wrestling match
Women's freestyle wrestling
Two collegiate wrestlers competing in a dual meet
Judo throw during competition
Pankration, an ancient Greek martial art resembling MMA, and wrestling were two of the most popular sports at the ancient Olympics
