Wrestling 101 is for anyone who wants to learn and understand the sport of wrestling. Here you will learn some wrestling terminology, parts of the mat, rules and scoring. Let's get started with a bit of wrestling history and the objective of the sport.
Wrestling is arguably the first form of human competition, and is even referenced in cave drawings. Olympic wrestlers were living legends in ancient Greece, and wrestling continues to be a popular Olympic sport. The popular style of wrestling in the United States is known as “Folklore” or “Collegiate Style” wrestling.
The objective in wrestling is to simultaneously pin both of an opponent’s shoulders to the mat for two seconds.