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 on the mat and attempt to turn them on their back. 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 (Armenia)
- Karakucak Guresh (Turkey)
- Sumo (Japan)
- Ssireum (Korea)
- Bekh (Mongolia)
- Chidaoba (Georgia)
- Kushti (India)
- Oil wrestling (Turkey, and Bulgaria)
Wrestling Media
Detail of 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
Pala Pala, traditional wrestling sport practiced by the Bakweri people in the Fako Division of Cameroon
Greco-Roman wrestling match
Women's freestyle wrestling
Two collegiate wrestlers competing in a dual meet
Judo throw during competition
