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Saturday, 4 February 2012

Olympic Wrestling – Styles

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and take downs, joint locks, pins and other holds. Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896, Athens. Since then, Summer Games wrestling has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except the 1900 Summer Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program.

Olympic Wrestling Styles

There are many different styles and forms of wrestling. Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo and sambo wrestling are the four main forms of wrestling practiced internationally. There are two Olympic wrestling styles that are included in Olympic program are freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Greco-Roman Wrestling

In Greco-Roman Wrestling, a wrestler may not attack his opponent's legs, nor use his own legs to trip, lift or execute other moves. The wrestler must wrestle from standing without the top of his head against his opponent’s chest. This is called passivity, and will result in a call of "CONTACT" by the official. The official will say "contact red" or "contact blue" before actually indicating passivity by holding an open palm hand in the air with the offenders color indicated. There is also a slight relaxation in not requiring a high arch by the attacker when a gut wrench is initiated on the mat, plus some modifications on hand attack when escaping.

Freestyle Wrestling

In freestyle Wrestling, both the arms and legs may be used to execute holds or to defend against attack. If legs are used as part of the attack by an aggressor, no points are scored and the wrestlers are returned to standing. Only one official needs to see the leg usage for the move to be nullified. If legs are used to prevent a move, the attacker receives whatever points are gained, a caution point or points, and choice of position. If a throw from standing is blocked, the attacker receives 2 points plus the position choice. If a move on the mat is prevented, the attacker receives 1 point plus choice. In either case, the offender receives a single caution.

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Olympic Wrestling - Basic Goals of Wrestling

Wrestling is a sport played between two players. The players fight unarmed with each other. In wrestling, a player is declared winner when he pins the opponent down. Wrestling was introduced to the Olympics' schedule as a men's event in the first modern Summer Games in 1896. Since then, wrestling has been held in every Summer Olympics except the 1900 Games. Women participated in the freestyle wrestling competition for the first time in the 2004 Summer Games.

Basic Goals of Wrestling

Wrestling technique is a combination of incredible strength, speed and training. Wrestling stylists generally work to take their opponents to the ground and control them there by utilizing clinches, locks, take downs, throws, and more. From there, the goals of what wrestlers do tend to depend on the style in question.

Sometimes wrestlers may have the goal of pinning their opponent. Other times, they may hope to end the fight utilizing a submission hold. The majority of wrestling styles can be defined by techniques such as clinching, take downs, take down defense, holding, and more. Additionally, some wrestling styles, such as catch wrestling, utilize submission holds or techniques meant to force an opponent to give up or face the consequences of a joint lock or choke hold.

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Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Olympic Wrestling History – Stockholm 1912

The fifth Modern Olympic Games were held from 5th May to 27th July at Olympiastadion, in Stockholm, Sweden in 1912. The Stockholm celebration of the Olympic Games was reduced to 10 weeks. By tradition, each host country is allowed to stage an event of their choice; after all they are laying on the games. In 1912 the Swedes introduced the modern Pentathlon and it was no surprise that they dominated the event.

A total number 14 sport, 102 events and there were 2407 athletes’ competed in the fifth Modern Olympic Games from 28 countries. For the first time participants came from all the continents symbolized in the Olympic ring. Women's events in swimming and diving were introduced in this Olympiad.

The fifth Modern Olympic Games, wrestling competitions were held from July 6th to 15th July 1912. A total of 170 wrestlers from 18 nations competed at the Stockholm Games. There were five wrestling events were contested and all for men in the Greco-Roman style.

Wrestling was conducted on three 5 x 5 meter mats in the Olympic Stadium, exposing the wrestlers to the hot sun throughout the matches. A small nearby enclosure was used as a reserve arena in the event of rain, and a few bouts did take place there. The bouts were in 30-minute rounds, with three judges. After each 30-minute round, the judges could declare a winner or order another round, with no limit to the number of rounds. In the event that neither wrestler was aggressive enough, the judges could declare both wrestlers to have lost (today called disqualification due to passivity).

The light heavyweight final between a Swede, Anders Ahlgren, and a Finn, Ivar Bohling, lasted nine hours and match was finally declared a tie. Since neither had gained an advantage over the other, no gold medal was awarded. Each received a silver medal.

The 1912 Olympics was the last time that gold medals were solid gold. Ever since, they've been silver with gold plating. The lists of medal winners in Greco-Roman style in all categories are given below.

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Gold medal winners were Kaarlo Koskelo, Emil Väre, Claes Johansson, Yrjö Saarela. Silver medal Winners were Georg Gerstäcker, Gustaf Malmström, Martin Klein, Anders Ahlgren, Ivar Böhling and Johan Olin. Bronze medal Winners were Otto Lasanen, Edvin Mattiasson, Alfred Asikainen, Béla Varga and Søren Marinus Jensen.

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Monday, 16 January 2012

Olympic Wrestling History – London 1908

Wrestling is a sport played between two players. The player’s unarmed men or women grappling to either subdue the other with a pin or fall or accrue enough points to win. Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in every modern Summer Games since 1896 except the 1900 Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program. At the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women’s events are in freestyle only and were organized first time in the 2004 Athens Summer Games.

The fourth Modern Olympic Games was held in London (Great Britain) in the year 1908 from 27 April to 31 October but was originally scheduled for Rome. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius prompted officials to move them to Great Britain. London was the first official Olympics where athletes marched into the stadium behind their respective national flags. A total number of 21 different sports featured, with 110 events with over 100 events and 2,008 athletes including 37 women. The level of competition was high but controversy and national rivalry still left a bitter taste on the Games.

Wrestling is one of the 21 sports and the wrestling competition was held on mats laid out in the infield of the White City Stadium from 20 to 25 July, 1908. There were 115 wrestlers of 15 countries. This was the first time that both the competitions Gréco-Roman and freestyle-type were held at the same Olympics and would not held again until 1920 Olympics. Favorites could really only be chosen in Gréco-Roman as, up until 1908, world and European championships had only been conducted in that class. The matches were the best of one fall, except for the finals and bronze-medal matches, which were the best two of three falls. Time limit was 15 minutes in catch-as-catch-can and 20 minutes in Gréco-Roman.

The Irish George "Con" O'Kelly had been British heavyweight champion in 1907, but had lost the 1908 title to Edward Barrett. At the Olympics, O'Kelly and Barrett met in the semi-finals and O'Kelly turned the tables with a quick fall.

Only Great Britain and Sweden entered wrestlers in both competitions Gréco-Roman and freestyle-type in 1908 Summer Olympic Games. The lists of medal winners in both competitions Gréco-Roman and freestyle-type in all categories are given below.

Gold medal Winners were Enrico Porro, Frithiof Mårtensson, Verner Weckman, Richárd Weisz, George Mehnert, Stanley Bacon and Con O'Kelly, Sr. Silver medal Winners were Nikolay Orlov, Mauritz Andersson, Yrjö Saarela, Aleksandr Petrov, William Press, John Slim, William Wood, George de Relwyskow and Jacob Gundersen. Bronze medal Winners were Arvo Lindén, Anders Andersen, Carl Jensen, Søren Jensen, Aubert Côté, William McKie, Arthur Gingell, Frederick Beck and Ned Barrett.

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Saturday, 14 January 2012

Olympic Wrestling History – St. Louis 1904

Wrestling is a sport played between two players. The player’s unarmed men or women grappling to either subdue the other with a pin or fall or accrue enough points to win. Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896, held in Athens. Since then, from the very first modern Summer Games wrestling has been held in every Summer Olympics except the 1900 Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program. At the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women’s events are in freestyle only and were organized first time in the 2004 Athens Summer Games. The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles or the FILA is the international governing body of wrestling.

The Third Modern Olympic Games were held in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States in 1904. The organization began to plan for its own sports activities, informing the Chicago OCOG that the Exposition intended to eclipse the Summer Games unless the games would be moved to St. Louis. Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic movement, gave in. there were 651 athletes took part from 13 countries and maximum number of athletes participated from United States.

In 1904 Games in St. Louis saw the introduction of freestyle wrestling, a faster-paced discipline that permitted the use of the legs to attack and defend above and below the waist. The Americans swept all seven divisions, but then again, there was no foreign competition.

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Thursday, 12 January 2012

Olympic Wrestling History – Athens 1896

Wrestling is a sport played between two players. The player’s unarmed men or women grappling to either subdue the other with a pin or fall or accrue enough points to win. In wrestling, a player is declared winner when he pins the opponent down. At the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women's events are in freestyle only. The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles or the FILA is the international governing body of wrestling.

Athens 1896 Olympic Wrestling

Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896, held in Athens. Since then, from the very first modern Summer Games wrestling has been held in every Summer Olympics except the 1900 Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program. Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling are the two disciplines in the Olympic wrestling event. Women participated in the Olympic wrestling for the first time in the history of Summer Games. Freestyle wrestling competition has been organized for women first time in the 2004 Athens Summer Games.

First Olympic Stadium Athens 1896

Wrestling History in Athens 1896

The 1986 Summer Games, the first Modern Summer Games were held at the newly reconstructed Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. There was no woman participant and most of the participants were Greek. In the 1896 Olympic Games there were fewer than 500 athletes representing 13 nations. 43 games were played in these 9 sports and wrestling was one of them. There was one unlimited weight class, but that didn't stop an agile 5-foot-4 German named Carl Schumann from winning the gold. He also won three gold’s in gymnastics.

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Monday, 26 December 2011

Olympic Wrestling Rules - Pound for Pound

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and take downs, joint locks, pins and other holds. Wrestlers also have to memorize the numerous offensive and defensive moves. Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896, except the 1900 Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program. At the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women's events are in freestyle only.

Pound for Pound

The weight categories are usually referred to by the maximum kilograms allowed for each. Old boxing terms such as flyweight and bantamweight are considered outmoded. The classes for men are 55 kilograms (121 pounds), 60kg (132 pounds), 66kg (145.5 pounds), 74kg (163 pounds), 84kg (185 pounds), 96kg (211.5 pounds) and 120kg (264.5 pounds).

A woman can potentially face a considerably larger opponent in wider-ranging weight classes, classes 48 kilograms (105.5 pounds), 55kg (121 pounds), 63kg (138.5 pounds) and 72kg (158.5 pounds).

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Saturday, 24 December 2011

Olympic Wrestling Rules - Making the Rounds

Wrestling is a sport played between two players. The players fight unarmed with each other. In wrestling, a player is declared winner when he pins the opponent down. Wrestling is one of the most demanding athletic sports physically and mentally. Wrestling technique is a combination of incredible strength, speed and conditioning.

Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896, held in Athens. Since then, Summer Games wrestling has been held in every Summer Olympics except the 1900 Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program. At the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women's events are in freestyle only.

Making the Rounds

Olympic wrestling making the rounds are the following rules;

Symmetrical brackets be damned. The randomly determined six pools in each weight c category can be composed of three or four entrants, meaning that competitors in the smaller pools might have to square off in an extra qualifying round to reach the medal round. Also, with no seedlings, gold-medal favorites may very well battle early on. Pool competition features each grappler going round-robin against all others in the pool. The pool combatants earning the most points move on to the elimination round. The field then pares down to the semifinals, after which the losers vie for the bronze medal and the winners go for the gold.

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Olympic Wrestling - Match Play Rules

Wrestling is one of the original sports of both the ancient and modern Olympics, wrestling features two unarmed men or women grappling to either subdue the other with a pin (or "fall") or accrue enough points to win. At the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women's events are in freestyle only.

Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896, held in Athens. Since then, Summer Games wrestling has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except the 1900 Summer Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program.

Wrestling - Match Play Rules

The rules used in Olympic wrestling matches are given below.

Wrestlers face each other one meter apart at the start and go at it for three two-minute periods with 30-second breaks in between. If nobody scores a fall, the athlete capturing two of the three periods wins. The match extends into three-minute overtime if neither wrestler has scored three points. If neither wrestler reaches three points in the overtime, technical points are the first tie-breaker followed by the actual points score.

Wrestlers are expected to force the action, and they receive passivity warnings from the referee if they don't. A wrestler deemed passive is then at the mercy of his more active adversary, who is given the option of putting his opponent in the par terre (on the mat) position, which generally makes it easier to score points.

Friday, 23 December 2011

Olympic Wrestling - Competitions

Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896, held in Athens. Since then, from the very first modern Summer Games wrestling has been held in every Summer Olympics except the 1900 Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program. In the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women's events are in freestyle only.

Greco-Roman Competition

Olympic Wrestling - Competitions

Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded in seven weight classes for men in both Greco-Roman and freestyle, and four weight classes for women in freestyle. Each weight class finishes in one day, moving from randomly drawn preliminary pool matches, to scoring-ranked elimination bouts, to the medal round.

Greco-Roman Competition

In Greco-Roman emphasizes the upper body in that wrestlers may not attempt moves on an opponent's legs or use their own legs to initiate a trip or hold.

Freestyle Competition

Freestyle is as it sounds, allowing athletes to use both their arms and legs to attack an opponent above and below the waist.

Women Freestyle Competition

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International Wrestling Rules

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other holds. Wrestlers also have to memorize the numerous offensive and defensive moves. There are many different styles and forms of wrestling. Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo and sambo wrestling are the four main forms of wrestling practiced internationally.

International Wrestling Rules

The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles or the FILA sets rules for wrestling at the international level. Some of the rules followed at the international wrestling are given below.

The wrestlers are divided into groups during the wrestling competition. The groups are known as pools. The winner of each pool advances to the next round. The competitors at the wrestling competition are divided on the basis of their age and weight. The wrestlers must wear the special dress specified by the FILA during the competitions. The dimension of the mat, on which the wrestling bouts take place, is determined by the FILA in its rule-book. The mat should be properly marked during the competition for the players' convenience. One mat chairman, one referee and one judge are allotted during the competition to supervise the bouts. Generally, the wrestling bouts consist of two rounds of three minutes each. There is a 30 seconds interval between two rounds. The moves made by the wrestlers to pin their opponents down have to be as per the FILA rule-book.

Olympic Wrestling – Equipment

Wrestling is a sport played between two players. The players fight unarmed with each other. In wrestling, a player is declared winner when he pins the opponent down. Wrestling is one of the most demanding athletic sports physically and mentally. Wrestling technique is a combination of incredible strength, speed and conditioning. At the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women's events are in freestyle only.

Olympic Wrestling – Equipment

Every wrestler wears a blue or red Lycra singlet, a combination of mid-thigh shorts and tank top all in one. It looks like a clingier version of a men's Coney Island bathing suit from a silent movie, but the singlet has an important purpose: to keep an opponent from grabbing it for leverage. In a tradition perhaps best left behind, the men must also carry handkerchiefs to wipe away bodily fluids, including blood. They usually tuck them into their jockstraps. Women's singlets have a more modest cut on top, and they are often accompanied by sports bras.

Women's Singlets

Wrestling shoes are snug-fitting high-tops, often made of synthetic mesh or leather uppers with gum rubber soles. Perhaps the most important footwear decision a wrestler makes is choosing between a split sole, in which separate pieces make up the sole under the heel and ball of the foot, which covers the entire bottom of the foot. A unisole provides full contact with the mat for better traction, while a split sole is said to decrease the weight of the shoe for perhaps better quickness.

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Olympic Wrestling – Introduction

Wrestling is a sport played between two players. The player’s unarmed men or women grappling to either subdue the other with a pin (or "fall") or accrue enough points to win. Wrestling technique is a combination of incredible strength, speed and conditioning. In wrestling, a player is declared winner when he pins the opponent down.

Wrestlers also have to memorize the numerous offensive and defensive moves. There are many different styles and forms of wrestling. Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo and sambo wrestling are the four main forms of wrestling practiced internationally. At the Olympic Games, the women's events are in freestyle only.

Currently, the men's Greco-Roman wrestling competition in the Olympics is divided in seven categories. These categories are less than 55 kg, 55-60 kg, 60-66 kg, 66-74 kg, 74-84 kg, 84-96 kg and 96-120 kg. The men's freestyle wrestling competition is also categorized in the same manner. Women compete in four categories in the Olympic freestyle wrestling competition. These categories are less than 48 kg, 48-55 kg, 55-63 kg and 63-72 kg.

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History of Wrestling

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other holds. Wrestlers also have to memorize the numerous offensive and defensive moves. There are many different styles and forms of wrestling. Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo and sambo are the four main forms of wrestling practiced internationally.

Wrestling has been popular throughout recorded history. Origins of the sport can be traced back 15,000 years to cave drawings in France. Early Egyptian and Babylonian reliefs depict wrestlers using most of the holds known to the present-day sport. In ancient Greece, wrestling occupied a prominent place in legend and literature; wrestling competition, brutal in many aspects, was the supreme contest of the Olympic Games. The ancient Romans borrowed heavily from Greek wrestling, but eliminated much of its brutality. During the Middle Ages wrestling remained popular and enjoyed the patronage of many royal houses, including those of France, Japan, and England.

Early American settlers brought a strong wrestling tradition with them from England. The colonists also found wrestling quite popular among the Native Americans. Amateur wrestling flourished throughout the early years of the nation, and served as a popular activity at country fairs, holiday celebrations, and in military exercises. Of the early American styles, only the catch-as-catch-can style survives, and it has evolved into the modern form of collegiate wrestling.

The first organized national wrestling tournament was held in New York City in 1888, while the first wrestling competition in the modern Olympic Games was held in 1904 in Saint Louis, Missouri. FILA were founded in 1912 in Antwerp, Belgium. The first NCAA Wrestling Championships were also held in 1912 in Ames, Iowa. USA Wrestling became the national governing body of amateur wrestling in 1983, and conducts competitions for all age levels.

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Saturday, 17 December 2011

Wrestling - Introduction

Wrestling is a sport played between two players. The players fight unarmed with each other. In wrestling, a player is declared winner when he pins the opponent down. Wrestling is one of the most demanding athletic sports physically and mentally. Wrestling technique is a combination of incredible strength, speed and conditioning.

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.Wrestlers also have to memorize the numerous offensive and defensive moves. There are many different styles and forms of wrestling. Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo and sambo wrestling are the four main forms of wrestling practiced internationally.

International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) is the governing body of Wrestling since 1921. Wrestling disciplines defined into two categories International wrestling disciplines and folk wrestling disciplines. According to the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, there are five current International wrestling disciplines acknowledged throughout the world. They are Greco-Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling, Grappling, Beach wrestling and Sambo.

Wrestling was introduced to the Olympics' schedule as a men's event in the first modern Summer Games in 1896. Since then, wrestling has been held in every Summer Olympics except the 1900 Games. Women participated in the freestyle wrestling competition for the first time in the 2004 Summer Games.

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