A Beginner's Guide to Youth Wrestling

Wrestling as a competitive sport has been around for centuries. That makes sense, as wrestling doesn't require any specialized equipment other than your own body, and you don't need to organize an entire team of people to participate. All you need to wrestle competitively is a worthy opponent and some knowledge of the basic styles of wrestling. Of course, the more practice you have under your belt, the better off you will be, as well. People have used wrestling to establish dominance through competition at least since ancient Roman times, in the very first Olympics, and most likely even for centuries before that. Through all this time, these basic styles have actually changed very little. Greco-Roman Wrestling This is the most traditional style of wrestling fight fans which has been used in competitive arenas throughout the ages. Greco-Roman wrestling involves strictly upper body moves.

 You are not allowed to do things like sweep your opponent's legs out from under them; in fact, you are not allowed to even touch their legs. Upper body strength and maneuvers are the keys to victory in a Greco-Roman wrestling match. Spectators enjoy the throws involved with this type of wrestling. Freestyle Wrestling This is the type of wrestling which is much more dominant in today's realm of wrestling as entertainment for the masses. Pretty much anything goes in a freestyle wrestling match. Pins tend to happen quickly in this type of wrestling and the use of and attack on legs-or any part of the body-is allowed. Opponents are typically much more aggressive toward one another in freestyle wrestling than they seem to be in Greco-Roman wrestling.