Wrestling

Wrestling for most is a very enjoyable experience. Most understand there is a certain amount of "Playing to the crowd" however in the main it is a thrilling sport to be a fan of as well as enjoy being an amature Wrestler.

Wrestlers are very toned and fit. This is through dedication and training sometimes seven days per week to stay in shape. For the amature it is a way to keep fit as well as get rid of some frustrations we may have built up within.

To Wrestle we need to have the correct equipment and safety gear. The Professionals make it look all so easy, but this is years of practice and training. Some of their moves and manouvers should be left to the Pros...

As a fan travelling to the arena and watching the pros makes it all worthwhile as i love to the see the pro wrestlers in action. It takes some time to understand the rules and terminology for wrestling.

Learning wrestling terminology can be easy if you're committed to learning about the sport. Once you learn the terminology it will make watching the sport of wrestling that much more enjoyable. To get started with a basic vocabulary of wrestling terms, follow these points.

• Master the names of the basic types of amateur wrestling, the kind you'll see at high school and college matches and in the Olympics. In Greco-Roman wrestling, opponents are limited to using their arms and upper bodies, and may only apply holds above the waist. In freestyle (sometimes called folkstyle) wrestling, opponents can use arms and legs, and can apply holds both above and below the waist.
• Identify the basic action. A wrestling match, or bout, consists of three rounds; in the Olympics, they're 2 minutes each, with 30-second rest periods in between. The goal of the wrestler is to bring the opponent's shoulders to the mat and keep them there for a particular duration.
• Learn your way around the ring.
• In amateur wrestling, legal moves can generally be grouped into holds or locks (in which one wrestler controls another's movement) and throws (in which one wrestler lifts another off the mat to change position). (Body slams, a highlight of pro wrestling, are illegal in amateur wrestling.) Both holds and throws can be used offensively or defensively.

Hints & Tips
Watch Olympic wrestling matches or attend high school or college meets to get the best exposure to wrestling terms in action.Pro wrestling is a completely different world. Although pro wrestling is built on basic wrestling moves and terminology, it also draws heavily from entertainment and drama, with "storylines" and opponents classified as good guys and villains.