Wrestling freestyle: Equipment and History

Equipment

Made of soft leather with no heels or studs.

Made of stretch material, it must be either red or blue.

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Action
Action: A referee''s command to the wrestlers to begin wrestling.
Arm control
Controlling the opponent''s arms.
Arm throw
A move in which a wrestler throws his opponent over his shoulder by holding the opponent''s arm.

Belly-to-back souple
A hold where a wrestler throws his opponent in a wide arc of movement while holding the opponent from behind.
Body lock
A hold in which a wrestler locks arms around the body of his opponent before taking him to the mat.
Body throw
A move in which a wrestler locks arms around the body of his opponent and throws him to the mat.
Bridge
The arched position a wrestler adopts to avoid his back touching the mat.
Bridge out
A move used to escape an opponent by rolling from a bridge onto the stomach.

Central circle
The small inner circle of the wrestling mat.
Central wrestling area
The circle on a wrestling mat between the central circle and the passivity zone.

Danger position
A position in which an opponent holds a wrestler''s back at less than a right angle to the mat.
Default
A win declared when the opponent is disqualified or injured too badly to wrestle, and does not appear when his name is called for the bout.
Double-leg tackle
A move in which a wrestler takes down his opponent by holding the opponent''s legs with his arm and tackling him.

Fall
Forcing an opponent''s shoulders to the mat for a touch to halt and win the bout.
Fleeing the hold
This is where a wrestler refuses to fight on the mat, and his opponent is given one point.
Fleeing the mat
This is where a wrestler leaves the mat voluntarily, and his opponent is given one point.
Freestyle
A form of wrestling in which wrestlers may use their arms, bodies and legs and may hold opponents above or below the waist.

Grand amplitude
A throw in which an opponent''s centre of gravity is higher than a wrestler who is trying to throw him.
Greco-Roman
A traditional form of wrestling in which wrestlers may use only their arms and upper bodies to attack and may hold only those parts of their opponents.
Gut wrench
A move where a wrestler rolls his opponent across him on his back while bridging.

Open
The referee''s command for a wrestler to change his position and adopt more open tactics.

Par terre
On the mat, as in the "par terre" position, the starting position in which one wrestler has his hands and knees on the mat and the other wrestler is kneeling beside him with two hands on his back; also called the referee''s position.
Passivity
Stalling; adopting a "negative" approach to a bout by appearing to avoid the action.
Passivity zone
The outer circle on a wrestling mat.
Pin
Another term for "fall".

Qualifying round
Bouts wrestled to obtain the ideal divisible number to begin the direct elimination.

Repechage round
Bouts wrestled by the losers against the two finalists during the competition to decide who wins one of the two bronze medals.
Round
Each bout is divided into three separate rounds lasting two minutes, with a 30-second break between each round. The wrestler who wins two rounds wins the bout.

Takedown
To take an opponent from a standing position to the ground.
Technical points
Points scored during the match
Technical superiority
A win declared in a bout when one wrestler gains a 6-point lead on the other.