Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Where did wrestling originate from?

Wrestling originated in 708 BC when the first Olympic wrestling occurred. It originated in Rome and spread through the world including India, China, and through out the Middle East. There are hundreds of styles of wrestling world wide today,

with many nations having indigenous forms. Among these are GlĂ­ma wrestling in Iceland, Schwingen wrestling in Switzerland, and Cumberland wrestling in Britain. But there are four main forms of amateur competitive wrestling practiced internationally today: Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo wrestling and sombo wrestling. Judo is considered a separate sport at the Olympics. Sombo is a combination of freestyle and judo and is most popular in the republics of the former Soviet Union, but it has not yet been contested in the Olympics. Freestyle wrestling is similar to American collegiate style, or folkstyle wrestling. Holds are relatively unlimited, provided they are not dangerous, and can be applied to any part of the body. Greco-Roman wrestling limits holds to the upper body.

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