Rules for Wrestling

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HVR Sports   wrestling 1 Rules for Wrestling

Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two (occasionally more) competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position. There are a wide range of styles with varying rules with both traditional historic and modern styles. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into other martial arts as well as military hand-to-hand combat systems.

Basic Rules:

There are two Olympic styles of wrestling, freestyle and Greco-Roman. With one key exception, the rules of the two styles are identical:

In Greco-Roman, a wrestler may not attack his opponent’s legs, nor use his own legs to trip, lift or execute other moves.

In freestyle, both the arms and legs may be used to execute holds or to defend against attack.

Freestyle is similar to the “folkstyle” wrestling popular in American schools and universities, but with different scoring and strategies. There are some major differences between the U.S. folkstyle wrestling and the international styles.

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