What is Wrestling?
{{main|sport}} [[File:86-ToughHold.jpg|thumb|Finale of the World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling, 2003]] {{sports}} '''Wrestling''' is a competition in which two people try to pin the other person to the ground during matches. The people who wrestle are called wrestlers. Striking is not allowed in wrestling. Wrestlers use throws, takedowns, and trips to get their opponents down to the ground. On the ground, they use holds and pins to control their opponent on the mat and attempt to turn them on their back. Wrestling is a popular and effective base for fighters in [[mixed martial arts]] competitions. Western styles of wrestling: *Freestyle *[[Greek wrestling|Greco]]-Roman (French wrestling) *Collegiate (folk style) (USA) International folk wrestling styles: *Kuresh (Armenia) *[[Karakucak Guresh]] (Turkey) *[[Sumo]] (Japan) *Ssireum (Korea) *Bekh (Mongolia) *Chidaoba (Georgia) *Kushti (India) *[[Oil wrestling]] (Turkey, and Bulgaria) ==Related pages== {{commonscat}} *[[Professional wrestling]] *[[Boxing]] *[[Judo]] [[Category:Wrestling| ]]