The History of Wrestling

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The History of Wrestling

• From the Greek Legends to Steroid Addicted
  Lunatics

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Ancient Olympics
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Ancient Olympics

• The first Olympic wrestling match occurred at the
  Olympic games in 708 BC. Wrestling was highly
  valued as a form of military exercise.
• Punches, biting, tripping, and eye gouging were
  not permitted. No weight classes existed but boys
  did not wrestle men.
• Milon of Croton

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Types of Early Wrestling

• Orthia pale (Upright and Proper Wrestling)
• This is like real wrestling by today's
  standards
• (Greco Roman)
• Kato pale (Ground Wrestling) Comparable to UFC
  by today's standards

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Wrestling in the Middle Ages

• Wrestling in the Middle Ages changed from its
  times in the Ancient Olympics. The wrestling
  itself turned into a barbaric sport.
• The King of Britain was challenged by the King of
  France to a match, which he lost to his great
  disgust.

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Modern Olympics

• Scandinavians ruled the wrestling world from 1908
  1948. In these years the matches did not have
  a time limit so the matches could and sometimes
  did go on for hours. One such match went on for
  six hours with the score 1-1 and finished in a
  draw. Both athletes were too exhausted to
  continue when the referee decided to call the
  match.

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Modern Olympics Continued

• 1952 1980 saw the Germans and Soviets
  dominating the world in wrestling.

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In 1980 the U.S. Catches Up

• Beginning in the1980 Olympics, rules for time
  were changed.
• These rule changes made a large impact on how
  wrestlers trained and the teams that began to win
  because of the change.

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In the 84 Olympics the US dominated the
competition. In the 88 Olympics the Soviets
took over at the top and in the 92 and 96
Olympics the US was again on the top.
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College Wrestling

                    

• When talking about college wrestling, all you
  need to know is Dan Gable.

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Professional Wrestling (Not Really)

• Sorry to burst your bubble, but professional
  wrestling such as WWE (formerly WWF) is not real.
  It is overgrown former athletes that learned how
  to act.

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SUMO

• Sumo is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan's
  national sport. It originated in ancient times as
  a performance to entertain the Shinto Gods. Many
  rituals with religious background are still
  followed today.

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Types of Wrestling

• Greco-Roman - In Greco-Roman, a wrestler may not
  attack his opponent's legs, nor use his own legs
  to trip, lift or execute other moves.
• Points are scored by throwing your opponent to
  the ground.

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Types of Wrestling

• Freestyle and Folkstyle - Freestyle is similar to
  the "folkstyle" wrestling popular in American
  schools and universities, but with different
  scoring, match procedures, and strategies.

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Folkstyle Wrestling Scoring

• Takedown
• 2 points 
• A takedown is earned when a wrestler brings
  his opponent to the mat, with restraining
  control, from the neutral position.

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Folkstyle Wrestling Scoring

• Reversal
• 2 points
• A reversal  is earned when a wrestler, from
  the bottom position, gains control of his
  opponent, placing him in the top position.

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Folkstyle Wrestling Scoring

• Near Fall
• 2 or 3 points
• A near fall is earned by forcing your
  opponent's shoulders within four inches or 45 of
  the mat.  If the shoulders are held in this
  position for at least 2 seconds, 2 points are
  earned. If held for5 or more seconds, 3 points
  are earned.

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Folkstyle Wrestling Scoring

• Pin
• A pin ends the match. When one wrestler
  controls the other and holds their shoulders down
  on the mat for 3 seconds the match ends.

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Equipment
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Equipment
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Thats all for now

• Thank you for your time! I hope that some time
  you will go and support your schools team.