folkstyle
American school wrestling
Folkstyle is the form of wrestling practiced in American schools and colleges, distinguished from freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling by its emphasis on control and ground work.
A folkstyle match rewards holding an opponent down and turning them to expose their back: He wrestled folkstyle through high school before switching to freestyle.
Forced grounding maneuver
- pinPointed metal fastener
- escapeFlight from captivity
- reversalComplete change of direction
- matFlat floor covering
neutral · top · bottom · collegiate · scholastic · NCAA · high school · varsity
Following long-held customs
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- regionalRelating to an area
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
homespun · rustic · communal · pastoral · artisan · handcrafted · acoustic · ballad
takedown
Forced grounding maneuver
mat · neutral · top · bottom · collegiate · scholastic · NCAA · high school · varsity · bout
traditional
Following long-held customs
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- regionalRelating to an area
- indigenousOriginating in a region
grassroots · homespun · rustic · communal · pastoral · artisan · handcrafted · acoustic · ballad · heritage
folkstylefreestyle wrestling
Unrestricted grappling competition
Greco-Roman · Greco-Roman wrestling · freestyle · catch wrestling · professional wrestling
folkstylecosmopolitan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
standardized · formalized · globalized · professional · elite
style, folk, folklore, stylist, folksy, stylize, folksong, folklorist, folksinger