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SMSP OLYMPIC WRESTLING PROGRAM can be defined in the folowing styles: Greco-Roman Greco-Roman is an international discipline and an Olympic sport. "In Greco-Roman style, it is forbidden to hold the opponent below the belt, to make trips, and to actively use the legs in the execution of any action." Recent rule changes in Greco-Roman increase opportunities for and place greater emphasis on explosive, 'high amplitude' throws.
Freestyle
Freestyle wrestling is an international discipline and an Olympic sport. "In free style, it is allowed to hold the legs of the opponent, to make trips and to actively use legs on the execution of any action." It is thought to have originated from English catch wrestling, and is currently the international style in which women participate in competition.
Grappling
Grappling is a wrestling style also called submission wrestling or “submission grappling” which consists of controlling the opponent without using striking, in standing position or on the ground after a throw, and to make him or her abandon thanks to immobilisation techniques such as locks. Grappling plays an important role in the practice of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and can be used as a self-defence technique. It brings together techniques from Freestyle Wrestling, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, folk American wrestling (catch-as-catch-can), sambo and judo. Grappling is also used to describe the skills used in mixed martial arts competitions, differing from the FILA definition. Only two international wrestling styles can be performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA (Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées or International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles): Greco-Roman and Freestyle. Greco-Roman and Freestyle differ in what holds are permitted; in Greco-Roman, the wrestlers are permitted to hold and attack only above the waist. In both Greco-Roman and freestyle, points can be scored in the following ways: Takedown: A wrestler gaining control over his opponent from a neutral position.
Reversal: A wrestler gaining control over his opponent from a defensive position.
Exposure or the Danger Position: A wrestler exposing his opponent's back to the mat for several seconds, also awarded if one's back is to the mat but the wrestler is not pinned.
Penalty: Various infractions (e.g. striking the opponent, acting with brutality or intent to injure, using illegal holds, etc.).
(Under the 2004-2005 changes to the international styles, a wrestler whose opponent takes an injury time-out receives one point unless the injured wrestler is bleeding.)
Any wrestler stepping out of bounds while standing in the neutral position during a match is penalized by giving his opponent a point. Our MMA program incorporates these two Olympic Wrestling Styles, focusing in the following combat methods: Clinch: Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling are trained to improve clinching, takedowns and throws. Ground: shoot wrestling, catch wrestling are trained to improve submission holds, and defense against them. These styles are also trained to improve and maintain ground control. Grapling: this consists of submiting & controlling the opponent without the use of striking. |
