freestyle wrestling
Unchoreographed combat sport
Freestyle wrestling is one of the two main styles of competitive wrestling practiced internationally, alongside Greco-Roman wrestling.
Unlike Greco-Roman, which prohibits holds below the waist, freestyle permits leg attacks and allows wrestlers to use their legs offensively and defensively.
Wrestlers score points by executing takedowns, reversals, and exposure moves that put an opponent's back toward the mat.
The style emphasizes speed, agility, and the ability to attack both upper and lower body.
She won gold in freestyle wrestling at the Olympics.
Flat floor covering
- singletSleeveless athletic garment
- headgearCoverings for the skull
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- coachOne who instructs
training · sparring · drill · conditioning · weight class · weigh-in · stance · motion
Settle beyond doubt
hold · counter · escape · positioning · reversal · tie-up · leverage · underhook
Forced grounding maneuver
- double legTakedown grabbing both limbs
- single legOne lower extremity
- fireman's carryShoulder-mounted evacuation technique
- duck underStoop to pass below
Multi-round competitive event
- world championshipsPremier international title competition
- bracketSupport or category
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
finals · semifinals · qualifier · elimination · bout · upset · victory · defeat
American amateur wrestling style
- samboSlang for filled bread
- judoJapanese throwing discipline
- no-giGrappling without traditional uniform
- scholasticRelating to formal learning
collegiate · senior · cadet · junior
mat
Flat floor covering
coach · training · sparring · drill · conditioning · weight class · weigh-in · stance · motion · shot
clinch
Settle beyond doubt
pin · hold · counter · escape · positioning · reversal · tie-up · leverage · underhook · overhook
takedown
Forced grounding maneuver
- double legTakedown grabbing both limbs
- single legOne lower extremity
- fireman's carryShoulder-mounted evacuation technique
duck under · sprawl · hip toss · sweep · pancake · suplex · setup
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- world championshipsPremier international title competition
- bracketSupport or category
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
matchup · finals · semifinals · qualifier · elimination · bout · upset · victory · defeat · medal
folkstyle
American amateur wrestling style
- samboSlang for filled bread
- judoJapanese throwing discipline
- no-giGrappling without traditional uniform
scholastic · collegiate · senior · cadet · junior
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- wrestlingbody slam, takedown, pinfall, suplex, piledriver
- 1v1 sportsboxing, tennis, fencing, judo, karate
- Contact Sportsboxing, judo, rugby, American football, MMA
- grapplingsubmission hold, chokehold, arm bar, triangle choke, ankle lock
- martial artskarate, taekwondo, judo, kung fu, aikido
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Upper-body-only combat sport
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