
GREENFIELD WRESTLING CLUB



Wrestling 101
Wrestling
is a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch
fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling
holds. The sport is genuinely competitive and fun to watch. A wrestling
bout is a physical competition, between two 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.
However, the youth and scholastic wrestling in the United States is known as Folkstyle wrestling, while the most popular type of wrestling in the world or "Olympic-styles", are known as Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling.
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