Wrestling
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Wrestling
Wrestling (pronunciation: /ˈrɛs(ə)lɪŋ/) is a combat sport involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. The sport can either be theatrical for entertainment (see professional wrestling), or genuinely competitive.
Etymology
The term wrestling is of Old English origin, derived from the verb wrǣstlian, meaning "to grapple or struggle."
Related Terms
- Grappling: A general term that covers techniques used in many disciplines, styles and martial arts that are practiced both as combat sports and for self-defense. Grappling most commonly does not include striking or the use of weapons.
- Professional wrestling: A form of wrestling that combines athletics with theatrical performance. It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title-match combat sport.
- Amateur wrestling: A variant of wrestling practiced at the collegiate and secondary school levels in the United States. This style, with modifications, is also practiced at the high school and middle school levels, and also among younger participants.
- Freestyle wrestling: A style of amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world. It is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games.
- Greco-Roman wrestling: A style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908.
- Catch wrestling: A classical hybrid grappling style and combat sport. It was developed by J. G. Chambers in Britain c. 1870.
- Judo: A modern martial art, combat and Olympic sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the objective is to either throw or takedown an opponent to the ground.
- Jiu-Jitsu: A martial art and combat sport system that focuses on grappling with particular emphasis on ground fighting.
- Sumo: A competitive full-contact wrestling sport where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Wrestling
- Wikipedia's article - Wrestling
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski