Wrestling
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Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, with
Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers shown in the center on an Ancient Greek relief of the pentathlon, c. 500 BC
Karajá ceramic statuette, wrestlers
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel illustration by Gustave Doré, 1855
Grappling
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Grappling is a fighting technique based on throws, trips, sweeps, clinch fighting, ground fighting and submission holds.
Wrestling
…Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment 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…
Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie, a high-profile 1951 bout between Masahiko Kimura and Hélio Gracie
Hawaiian State Grappling Championships, August 2004.
Ancient Egyptian wrestling
A Greek bronze statue from 2nd century BC depicting Pankration. The standing fighter is applying an armlock, a grappling technique. From the Staatliche Antikensammlungen in Munich.