Freestyle wrestling

Style of wrestling Freestyle wrestlingA freestyle wrestling match at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in March 2006FocusWrestling, GrapplingHardnessFull-contactFamous practitioners(see notable practitioners below)ParenthoodCatch wrestling and various other international wrestling stylesOlympic sportSince 1904 Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman. High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the United States are conducted under different rules and termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling. U.S. collegiate women's wrestling is conducted under freestyle rules. Freestyle wrestling, like collegiate wrestling, has its origins in catch-as-catch-can wrestling. In both styles, the ultimate goal is to throw and pin the opponent to the mat, which results in an immediate win. Unlike Greco-Roman, freestyle and collegiate wrestling allow the use of the wrestler's or the opponent's legs in offense and defense. According to wrestling's world governing body, the United World Wrestling (UWW), freestyle wrestling is one of the six main forms of amateur compet