Types of wrestling

Types of wrestling

Folk wrestling

Freestyle wrestling 

Greco-Roman wrestling

Wrestling is a type of combat sport that uses grappling techniques such as clinch fighting, throws, joint take downs, pins and other grappling locks. Professional wrestling emerged in the 1860's and 1870's during the post Civil War America. Wrestlers such as Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan and The Rock are one of the most known wrestlers in the world. 

Wrestling improves balance, reflexes, strength endurance and agility and today we are going to learn about the three types of wrestling

Folk wrestling

Freestyle wrestling 

Greco-Roman wrestling

Folk wrestling or collegiate wrestling: This is practiced mostly in high schools and colleges. It puts more emphasis in controlling your opponent. It focuses mainly on changes in control by taking an opponent down to the mat. Escaping from reverse control or turning an opponents back on the mat are all scoring situations. 

There are many subcategories in folk wrestling some of which include alysh which is an upright wrestling style, butlong which is a sport played during town and provincial feasts , buno which includes standing throws, control locks, joint manipulation, striking, take-downs etc, Canaria wrestling. Other types of wrestling include catch wrestling, collar and elbow wrestling etc

Skills in folk style of wrestling:

The opponent is hold in the back for two seconds

You have to lock your hands with the opponent while trying to pin and take down your opponent but not while riding. 

To finish a match fast, you should be a technical superiority and beat your opponent by 15 points. 

You may also lose the match by stalling or fleeing the mat. 

Some of the most known folkstyle wrestlers include Cael Anderson from Iowa in 1999 to 2002, Yogiro Uetake from Oklahoma in 1964 to 1966, Kyle Dake from Cornell in 2010 to 2013 and many other competitors. 

Freestyle wrestling: This is the type of armature wrestling practiced from around the world. In 1904 Olympic programme games in St Louis, this was the first time when freestyle wrestling was used. Some of the best freestyle wrestlers include Dan Gable in 1971 to 1972, kurt Angle 1995 to 1996, J'Den Cox 2016 to 2018.

Freestyle wrestling is divided into categories such as divided into six main age categories including schoolboys , cadets, novice, juvenile, juniors and seniors. 

Skills in freestyle wrestling

In freestyle wrestling, you can do anything while you are on the bottom besides trying to get turned. (Par Terre) 

In freestyle the opponent is hold in the back for one second. 

You may lock your hands during the competitions. There is no clasping. 

You can end the match fast with technical superiority by beating your opponent with 6 points. 

Greco Roman wrestling, graeco Roman wrestling, classic wrestling is a type of wrestling that emphasizes throws because a wrestler doesn't use trips to take an opponent on the ground. In 1866,it was registered by the modern Olympic games in Athens with one heavy-weight bout, and this is when it became popular in the 20th century. It is divided into categories including schoolboys, cadets, juniors and seniors. 

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin from Soviet Union and Russia with gold medals in 1998, 1992 and 1996 and silver in 2000, 5 Vincenzo Maenza from Italy who won gold in Los Angeles Olympics of 1984 and Petar Kirov of Bulgaria. 

Skills of Greco Roman Wrestling: 

Greco for its any holding between the waists. 

It is not permitted in Greco to use the legs as offensive and defensive weapons. 

Fleeing a hold on greco wrestling is regulated because wrestlers cannot hold their opponents on the waist. In Greco wrestling, the wrestlers take turns going into the Par terre position at the end of each period. 

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