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By the 17th century sumo wrestling had became a professional sport in Japan. From the samurai martial art jujitsu , judo , the other prominent Japanese wrestling style, was derived in the 19th century and became an international sport in the second half of the 20th century.

Wrestling occurred in several styles throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. The first recorded English match was held in London early in the 13th century.

In England and Brittany a form of jacket wrestling commonly called Cornwall and Devon see Cornish wrestling survives from at least the 4th or 5th century.

Wrestling as a martial skill was taught to the knights of the Holy Roman Empire , and wrestling instruction books appeared in manuscript before the introduction of printing and thereafter in print.

Mongolian loose wrestling, introduced to India after the Mughal conquest of , has survived in both India and Pakistan. Wrestling Article Media Additional Info.

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External Websites. In Greco-Roman style, it is forbidden to hold the opponent below the belt, to make trips, and to actively use the legs in the execution of any action.

Recent rule changes in Greco-Roman increase opportunities for and place greater emphasis on explosive, 'high amplitude' throws.

Pinning one's opponent to the mat is one way of winning. Freestyle wrestling is an international discipline and an Olympic sport, for both men and women.

This style allows the use of the wrestler's or his opponent's legs in offense and defense. Freestyle wrestling has its origins in catch-as-catch-can wrestling and the prime victory condition in this style involves the wrestler winning by throwing and pinning his opponent on the mat.

American high school and men's college wrestling is conducted under different rules and is termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling.

American women's college wrestling uses freestyle rules. Pankration, from the Greek words pan and kratos and meaning "all of power", is a world heritage martial art which was introduced to the Ancient Olympic Games in BC.

Modern amateur pankration is a form of mixed martial arts MMA that incorporates techniques from multiple systems.

Matches are fought with both grappling holds and by striking techniques. Alysh is a Turkic term for a Central Asian folk wrestling style which involves the wearing of jackets, trousers and thick belts.

Throughout the contest the wrestlers must retain their hold on each other's belt. For this reason it is also referred to as ' belt wrestling alysh' or 'alysh belt wrestling'.

The style originally mirrored the rules used before the use of wrestling mats, [15] and beach wrestling has been regarded as the oldest version of international competitive wrestling.

Wrestlers may also wear spandex or athletic shorts. The international rules have been modified in by UWW, with the current rules allowing wrestlers to score points via takedowns, pushing their opponent out of bounds, or bringing the opponent down to their back.

Folk wrestling describes a traditional form of wrestling unique to a culture or geographic region of the world that FILA does not administer rules for.

Examples of the many styles of folk wrestling, include backhold wrestling from Europe , Cumberland Wrestling and Catch-as-catch-can from England , kurash from Uzbekistan, gushteengiri from Tajikistan, khuresh from Siberia, Lotta Campidanese from Italy, koshti pahlavani from Iran, naban from Myanmar, pehlwani from India, penjang gulat from Indonesia, schwingen from Switzerland, tigel from Ethiopia, shuai jiao from China, and ssireum from Korea.

Folk wrestling styles are not recognized as international styles of wrestling by UWW. It is so called because the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil.

The wrestlers, known as pehlivanlar meaning "champion" wear a type of hand-stitched lederhosen called a kispetler , which are traditionally made of water buffalo hide, and most recently have been made of calfskin.

Unlike Olympic wrestling, oil wrestling matches may be won by achieving an effective hold of the kisbet.

Thus, the pehlivan aims to control his opponent by putting his arm through the latter's kisbet. If no winner is determined, another 15 minutes—10 minutes for the pehlivan category—of wrestling ensues, wherein scores are kept to determine the victor.

In recent years this style of wrestling has also become popular in other countries. Collegiate wrestling sometimes known as scholastic wrestling or folkstyle wrestling is the commonly used name of wrestling practiced by men at the college and university level in the United States.

This style, with modifications , is also practiced at the high school and middle school levels, and also for younger participants.

The term is used to distinguish the style from other styles of wrestling used in other parts of the world, and from those of the Olympic Games : Greco-Roman wrestling , and Freestyle wrestling.

Some high schools in the U. Junior varsity and freshman wrestling teams restrict competitors not only by weight, but also by age and the amount of wrestling a competitor can partake in.

For example, some junior varsity and freshman competitors are not allowed in tournament competition due to the amount of mat time a wrestler would accrue in a short time period.

Women's college wrestling in the U. A school chooses which athletic organization to join, although it may compete against teams from other levels and organizations during regular-season competition.

Professional wrestling is often concluded in a raised ring; akin to boxing. Professional wrestling was considered a genuinely competitive sport up until around the s, with occasional shoot matches still occurring well into the s and 40s.

Modern day professional wrestling, although advertised as contests , are actually exhibitions with winners generally pre-determined to increase entertainment value.

Professional wrestling has traditionally been based on catch wrestling holds, although earlier forms existed based on Greco-Roman wrestling in the 19th century.

Matches are highly theatrical, with dramatic stories such as feuds between the athletes developed and performed as part of build-up and promotion for matches.

Before its increase in popularity in the mid s, professional wrestling in the United States was organised as a cartel of regional monopolies, known as "territories.

A different style of professional wrestling evolved in the United Kingdom and spread across Western Europe where it was known as "Catch" in the non English speaking countries of mainland Europe.

Traditionally in this style, there was less use of storylines and angles to promote the matches which, for the most part, had the atmosphere of real wrestling competition.

In many countries such as the UK, this form of professional wrestling achieved mainstream popularity with television making household names of its stars, but later declined and was supplanted both on television and in wider culture by imported American wrestling.

Some promoters in the UK and to a lesser extent France and Germany still produce live shows in this style but face stiff competition from more American-styled rivals.

Japanese professional wrestling, also known as puroresu , is also treated more as a sport than the entertainment style of wrestling common in North America.

Techniques include use of amateur or shoot wrestling tactics in addition to hard hitting martial arts strikes and complex submission maneuvers.

This means that the wrestlers are more prone to injury. Mexican professional wrestling, also known as lucha libre , is a style of wrestling using special holds.

Most performers, known as luchadores singular luchador , begin their careers wearing masks, but most will lose their masks during their careers.