A folk wrestling style is any traditional style of wrestling, which may or may not be codified as a modern sport. Most cultures have developed regional forms of grappling.
Two wrestlers demonstrating a wrestling technique, 1913
Cornish wrestling in Cornwall, 2006.
Wrestlers on the traditional Naadam festival in Mongolia, near Ulan Bator
Yağlı güreş (Turkish oil wrestling) tournament in Istanbul
Wrestling is a martial art and combat sport that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves different grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins, and other grappling holds. Many different wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sports, and military systems. Wrestling is genuine competition; professional wrestling is athletic theatre.
Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers shown in the center on an Ancient Greek relief of the pentathlon, c. 500 BC.
Statuette Karajà, wrestlers
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel illustration by Gustave Doré, 1855