Submission Wrestling As Part Of Mixed Martial Arts
Posted by Owen Jones in Uncategorized, tags: boxing, exercise, extreme, fitness, health, hobbies, internet, martial arts, other, recreation, sports, Uncategorized, weight loss, wrestling, YogaThe term ’submission wrestling’ is a bit of a blanket term really, because it refers to components of many of the various martial arts and is not a true martial art itself, although some may argue that it is, but that it has been incorporated into other martial arts, masking its own unique history.
Contemporary legend has it that submission wrestling is derived from Catch Wrestling (or Catch As Catch Can Wrestling), which started in Northern England in the late Nineteenth Century. However, the Vikings had a strong presence in northern England 1,000 years before that and wrestling was one of their favourite sports.
In fact, most countries had or have a national martial art that resembles free-style or folk wrestling: Greece, Italy, India, UK, Ireland, Iran, Japan, China and the ‘more recently found countries’ like Brazil. The modern types of Brazilian wrestling that rely on submission are Vale Todo (No Holds Barred) and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
The distinguishing feature of most variations of wrestling is the lack of a Gi or Judo-style outfit, although Russian Sambo is practiced with the Gi jacket and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo, obviously, do use the full Gi.
Some forms of submission wrestling permit pins, locks and chokes, whilst others do not allow chokes. The term often used to describe the techniques that container be used is ‘non-lethal force’. Most end-games in submission wrestling are carried out on the canvas, not standing.
Submission wrestling, such as it is, is not an Olympic Game, although most of it exponents are amateur. Its governing body is FILA (F?d?ration Internationale des Luttes Associ?es or International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles) and the American governing body is NAGA (North American Grappling Association). Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling are Olympic Games.
The methods of submission wrestling on their own will not be enough to make you skillful at mixed martial arts, you will need to go a lot further. Your good opponents will be wrestlers, but they will also know how to fight on their feet from a distance with Muay Thai and close up with boxing, so you will need something to respond to those moves too.
However, not everybody takes up submission wrestling or even mixed martial arts in order to contend, many people find them more interesting ways of staying fit with the added advantage that they will help you protect yourself should you be attacked.
You will find it simple to find a gym that teaches wrestling in some of its styles, because it is a popular sport. It always has been, but its association with mixed martial arts has given it an additional boost. MMA is now phenomenonly well-liked even, or should I say, especially on pay TV.
If you would prefer to watch compilation videos of the best fights ever, they are in the stores or you could buy one of the training videos manufactured by one of the modern masters of the art.
Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on many subjects, but is now concerned with mixed martial arts for kids. If you would like to know more, please go to our website at Mixed Martial Arts Quotes
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