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Collegiate Wrestling, also known as "folkstyle" wrestling, is a style from the United States that incorporates many different wrestling techniques from different styles into one. Lucha Libre, Mexican style of pro wrestling. Huka-huka, style of wrestling practiced by the indigenous Yawalapiti people of the Amazon basin.
Styles of folk wrestling, traditional styles of wrestling, which may or may not be codified as modern sports. Most cultures have developed regional forms of grappling . Subcategories
Half nelson. Power half nelson. The half nelson is referred to by most coaches as being the easiest pinning hold in folkstyle wrestling, and is very commonly used.The half nelson is done using only one hand, by passing it under the arm of the opponent and locking the hand on the opponent's neck.
Collegiate wrestling, commonly referred to as folkstyle wrestling, is the form of wrestling practiced at the post-secondary level in the United States. This style of wrestling is also practiced at the high school , middle school , and elementary levels with some modifications .
Schwingen (from German schwingen "to swing"), also known as Swiss wrestling (French lutte Suisse) and natively (and colloquially) as Hosenlupf (Swiss German for "breeches-lifting"), is a style of folk wrestling native to Switzerland, more specifically the pre-alpine parts of German-speaking Switzerland.
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes referred to as folkstyle wrestling and commonly known as simply wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. It has often been labeled the "toughest sport in the world" because of the physical conditioning, mental preparation, complexity, and intense ...
It was popular across Britain and abroad, becoming the primary influence on catch wrestling, through which it is an ancestor of freestyle wrestling, American folkstyle wrestling, Brazilian luta livre, Japanese shoot wrestling, and associated styles like mixed martial arts and theatrical professional wrestling.
Mitchell Owen Mesenbrink (born 2003) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms. [1] In freestyle, he claimed a bronze medal at the U23 World Championships in 2024, and at the U20 World Championships, he claimed a gold medal in 2023 and a silver medal in 2022.