Wrestling facts for kids
Wrestling is a competition in which two people try to pin the other person to the ground during matches. The people who wrestle are called wrestlers. Striking is not allowed in wrestling. Wrestlers use throws, takedowns, and trips to get their opponents down to the ground. On the ground, they use holds and pins to control their opponent. Wrestling is a popular and effective base for fighters in mixed martial arts competitions.
Western styles of wrestling:
- Freestyle
- Greco-Roman (French wrestling)
- Collegiate (folk style) (USA)
International folk wrestling styles:
- Kuresh ( Central Asia)
- Guresh (Turkey)
- Sumo (Japan)
- Ssireum (Korea)
- Bekh (Mongolia)
- Chidaoba (Georgia)
- Kushti (India)
Related pages
Images for kids
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Detail of the Ancient Egyptian wrestling scenes in tomb 15 (Baqet III) at Beni Hasan.
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A Greco-Roman wrestling match in the United States
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Women's freestyle wrestling
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Anthony Gallton (left) vs Robert Teet (right) at the 2010 USA Wrestling Beach Wrestling World Team Trials
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Khuresh (Tuvan wrestling)
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The Ancient Greek version of MMA was called the pankration. Similar to modern MMA, it freely employed wrestling techniques.
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Jacob Wrestling with the Angel illustration by Gustave Doré (1855)
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See also
In Spanish: Lucha (deporte) para niños
