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In the present day who doesn’t knows about the world famous fighting art of wrestling?? Wrestling today is one the most famous and popular forms of fighting art and is the only one which has managed to gain so much of spectatorship the world over in so very less time. So lets us gain some knowledge about wrestling so that next time we sit watching it then instead of just cheering up the wrestlers we also know what is happening and how is happening?? So basically an act of physical engagement between two disarmed persons in a posture of a fight is called wrestling. Here one wrestler tries to outdo the other by taking control of the opponent or taking advantage of him/her. The act of outdoing the opponent by taking over control involves leverage, clinching, locking and holding. Though wrestling is one such fight oriented sport which is quite different than others forms like karate, taekwondo and judo etc. because compared to all these wrestling has a higher level of order when it comes to fights, however techniques capable of causing a serious injury or damage are still avoided. The basics of wrestling are quite close to that of self defense and military hand to hand combat systems. Wrestling styles as such are famous the world over and one of the most styles is the amateur wrestling which has also been an Olympic sport for over more than hundred years now.
International disciplines (non-folk styles) Wrestling rules and regulations have been defined by the FILA and are broadly divided into two main categories as such which are Folk wrestling disciplines and international wrestling disciplines. In this article we shall talk about the international wrestling disciplines acknowledged throughout the world and assigned by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles which has specified five basic styles under this category as such which are followed the world over. In the present day there are five current International wrestling disciplines. These are: Sambo Sambo is a wrestling style in which martial art that originated in the Soviet Union in the 20th century is performed. In other words it is an act of "self defense" mechanism without the use of any kind of weapons. The sambo wrestling style has been influenced by various techniques borrowed from sports which involves mainly from the two international styles which are that of Greco-Roman and freestyle to judo, jujutsu and the other is European style of folk wrestling along with style of fencing. As such sambo wrestling has similar rules to those of the competitive judo including a variet6y of leglocks and defense holds adopted from various national wrestling styles in Soviet Union however restricting the chokeholds. Freestyle Another Important international wrestling discipline freestyle is also an Olympic sport. Well in freestyle wrestling wrestlers are allowed to hold legs of the opponent in order to make trips and also so that using legs the wrestler can easily control the opponent by executing the action by the use of legs only. In the present day freestyle is the international style of wrestling for women can and is initially believed to have evolved from the English catch wrestling. Leaving aside these two main styles there are three more styles which involve: GRECO-ROMAN BEACH WRESTLING GRAPPLING |
